I have a 3 1/2 year old DCG who has up and down behavior while in my care. There are days she will just sit and cry for up to 30 minutes at a time and refuses to speak when I ask what is wrong. She throws toys and then laughs when I tell her that it is not safe to throw things. She kicks toys when I tell her she needs to take a break and sit by herself when she says mean things or treats others poorly.
Some days she is great and plays so nicely and then other days she does not listen at all and does things as mentioned above.
Whenever I talk to DCM about the behaviors, she always has an excuse. Some have been, “I think she is going through a cognitive growth spurt” “Her allergies must be bothering her. That always makes her really irritable”. “I wonder if she is missing baby brother” (he was home sick one day). And the list goes on.....
How do you nicely tell a parent to stop giving excuses for their child’s bad behavior and start teaching the child there are consequences for bad behavior?
Some days she is great and plays so nicely and then other days she does not listen at all and does things as mentioned above.
Whenever I talk to DCM about the behaviors, she always has an excuse. Some have been, “I think she is going through a cognitive growth spurt” “Her allergies must be bothering her. That always makes her really irritable”. “I wonder if she is missing baby brother” (he was home sick one day). And the list goes on.....
How do you nicely tell a parent to stop giving excuses for their child’s bad behavior and start teaching the child there are consequences for bad behavior?
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