Dcb3 at pick up told his mom that I yelled at him and got mad at him today.
I most definitely did not yell, I just told him he couldn't...
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I just started a new dcb who's 3 today. When he gets angry or doesn't want to do something he strips his clothes off. When he's REALLY upset he takes...
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I am going to be trying a new preschool program and like many others it is 2-3 yr olds and then 4 & 5 yr olds, well I have both, which one would you...
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We have a just turned 3 yo dcb who has been with us for about 5 months. He is the youngest, we have one 3.5 dcg, one 4.5 dcb, and 5 just turned/or almost...
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Last week when I took a few of my DCks to the pumpkin patch i met a fellow provider who had a few kids the same ages as mine (2 & 3yrs) but she also...
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My dcg is a few days past 2. She is smart as a whip, and we do a lot of casual things with colors, counting, and have started some with the alphabet....
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What are providers' thoughts on potty training and diapering? It used to be that children were commonly potty trained by age 2, but nowadays parents...
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I run a home childcare and care for ages up to3 at this time. They seem to be starting to be a bit more ready to learn letters, etc...at what age do... -
I have a 3yo girl who has been potty trained for a year. At what age should she be able to wipe herself? The mom expects me to wipe her. My other 3yo... -
I did SA only care for four years and this year I'm doing infant only care.
I just spent the afternoon with the infant, an 18 month old,... -
One of my biggest struggles with starting my in home was trying to do centers with a variety of ages. I don't like having to keep them seperated because...
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My degree, and experience is in elementary ed. Decades ago, I worked at the university pre-school, but even then, I worked with the older kids. I have...
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My son just turned 3 last week. However his daycare still has him in a 2 year old class room.
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This is something I am considering with the bunch that I have. Just wouldn't be sure how to go about it.
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This weekend I got to spend some time with my husbands family. While I was there, we got on the topic of... -
I have in my care a 3 year old, a 2 year old, a 18 months old, 8 months old and 10 week old. All of the kids are at different stages of play and I'm...
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I take my 12year old niece to school every morning and often pick her up at the end of the day. I was wondering should i ask her mom to enroll her into... -
Good morning. I'm not sure where to go with this question so I thought I would start here. My 14 month old is at a center style daycare. He is still in...
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2 weeks ago I created a lovely "baby zone" for my toddlers. It is an 8x11 area on one end of my playroom, with a patio door view of the outside....
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I keep reading that you should have pictures at eye level for your children to see. I have toddlers and anything I put on wall that is within reach becomes...
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If so, is it a canned one, or do you make on up? Does anyone have one mostly appropriate for toddlers? I used to use High Reach Kids years ago, and...
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I have a 9 month old boy in my daycare. He's been with me since he was about 3 months old. He just started sitting up at @ 8 months old. I try every... -
I have mainly 2 and 3 year olds. I'm sure everyone knows how short their attention span is
I have also noticed that they need me to entertain them...
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We had a rainy day last week, and I saw the Beauty and the Beast was on the Disney Channel. I turned it on, and everyone nicely sat down to watch it.... -
I have two children who just turned 3 or will soon turn 3 and are bored with the toys.
What toys do your 3 year olds love? I have blocks... -
I reopened a year ago after taking two years off, I have things set up differently this time around than I did last time. Our house has a livingroom... -
Do any of you take your older children with you to play? I had one dck today and my 2 kids...8yr son and 4 yrs old daughter. Needless to say..I got B***hed... -
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Was wondering what you guys do with this age group used to older kids but know I have all little ones and I seem to be stuck on what I should...08-03-2011, 01:26 PM -
Any suggestions? I have 4 kids that are all 4 or about to be 4 next month. I've added in a 2 year old (a young 2, as in just turned 2 last month). She's... -
What do you do with the bigger kids when you are getting the younger kids ready or changing? They are ready to go out right away when they are ready... -
I know we have a post started about book shelf but here is another question.
VERY rarely do any of the toddlers (if you recall the bulk of my kids... -
DCG will be 4y this month and lately has been taking forever to do stuff (always has but it's worse lately). So today after nap she refused to pick up... -
I normally only take 2-5y but I've had a few inquires asking if I will take their 18-20 month old. Normally I say they have to wait but times have been...
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I have been filling out my huge packet of questions to register my daycare and I am stuck on one last question. Guess I don't know exactly what they... -
So the interview I'll be having in about 2.5 hours is for a 5 year old girl. What do 5 year old girls like? Barbies? I don't have many toys for above... -
I have a computer in my daycare room for the preschoolers to use (they get 15 minutes a day if they want it during free play). THey are interested in...
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I an attempt to grow and learn together without politics I wanted to share something I reference often. Can you find yourself in there? I am textbook,...
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So I am permitted to care for children aged 6 months though 10 years. I am being totally blonde here....so once the child turns 11, I don't have to count... -
I know I can have up to 6 including my own, no more than 3 kids under age 2. When do my own children stop counting in my numbers? Is it six? (I really...
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I run a preschool program from my home. Going on my second year. Most of my kids are 2.5-4.5 yrs old.
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Do you have any handouts on this that perhaps you can give me an idea of whats educational appropriate for these two age levels? I want to see if I am...12-30-2010, 08:55 PM
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Stamps...they do love to stamp stuff. Sometimes I just put butcher block paper at the table and let them go to town, stamping away.
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should a 5 yr old be able to put together a 25 piece puzzle (you know the dora big size ones) because today the dcb sat forever trying to figure it out...
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should children know how to zip their coats up or put their shoes on. I have 5 yr olds who can't do either, and i know at school the teachers don't do...
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Last Christmas was the first year I did a dvd of the whole year of the kids here at daycare. It was so cool, the parents LOVED it. Here's my question....
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At what age do you expect a child to know what "be quiet" or "shhhh" means?
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I have an almost 4 yr dcg. In the past 2-3 weeks she has wet herself while napping and her mom says she's been doing it during the night too. Plus,...
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Do yours play with toys? I'm having a hard time finding anything that they will play with...****n around and act crazy yes, they do that. Scatter the...
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Right now all of my dck are 3's because I do a preschool program. I'm taking my friend's 18 month baby a few mornings a week shortly, as a favor to her....
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I have about 5 kids during the day. One of them is 1/2 day Kindergarten the rest are full time. I have 3 kids that are 15 months, 18 months, and just... -
Here school is year round with two weeks off every three months. I only take full time children so I don't typically watch any children over 5. Also... -
Does everybody else have an age group they have a harder time disciplining than other age groups?
For me, I think it's the toddlers. I... -
Do you think this would interested 3-5 year olds? Right now I teach 5 and I think I'm leaning towards bigger kids...but would this be ok? Or too babyish?...
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Hello everyone,
I just opened my in home childcare and as of right now, I have just me as the only "staff". I have a 3, 4, 5,... -
I know all kids learn at different levels. But, I have a dcb who will be 4 in Dec. He does not know his ABC's, numbers, the only color he knows is blue,...