Hi all - I am doing latchkey childcare for the first time this year.... would love any advice/wisdom from the veteran moms out there.
I have 3 boys and 1 girl who cannot seem to agree on ANYTHING they'd like to do. They are multiple ages (1st up to 5th grade) and levels of development. The girl begins each day by complaining and asking the boys to stop what they are doing so that they can all play something together ("non-boy" games). In a scenario like this, do I just tell her to do her own thing? Or force the boys to participate in a group activity that might make them unhappy? When I try the group approach, I see a lot of bickering over what game to play, the rules of the game, etc. Many times the group activities end in tears and frustration.
I've tried taking a more 1 on 1 approach with the girl, diverting her attention to crafts, coloring, etc that she and I can do together, but I can tell she's bored and wants to play with the boys.
Any advice? Or is this type of bickering just par for the course and I should just get used to it ? Thanks in advance.
I have 3 boys and 1 girl who cannot seem to agree on ANYTHING they'd like to do. They are multiple ages (1st up to 5th grade) and levels of development. The girl begins each day by complaining and asking the boys to stop what they are doing so that they can all play something together ("non-boy" games). In a scenario like this, do I just tell her to do her own thing? Or force the boys to participate in a group activity that might make them unhappy? When I try the group approach, I see a lot of bickering over what game to play, the rules of the game, etc. Many times the group activities end in tears and frustration.
I've tried taking a more 1 on 1 approach with the girl, diverting her attention to crafts, coloring, etc that she and I can do together, but I can tell she's bored and wants to play with the boys.
Any advice? Or is this type of bickering just par for the course and I should just get used to it ? Thanks in advance.
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