That's My Name Don't Wear It Out..

[WImom]

Anyone else ever feel like saying this to their daycare kids? UGG! Please help me stop all the tattling. I have four 3/4y old girls that constantly tattle on everything and everyone. They also interrupt me constantly at circle time, story time, etc.

I could really use some tips to stop this because whatever I’m doing already is not working and they are driving me nuts!

[GretasLittleFriends]

There are some other threads about tattling. I'm too tired (and lazy) to go look them up and link them.

Something you could try is to have a special tattle thing (stuffed animal or something) for the girls to tattle to. My rule (generally) is as long as nobody is bleeding, you don't really need to tell me. My favorite was I had a girl, 7, who would tattle indirectly. "Greta, is it ok if Bobby climbs on the roof of the playhouse?" Knowing full well Bobby is not supposed to climb on the roof of the play house. Sally and Bobby would both get to sit in time out, Bobby for climbing on the roof, and Sally for tattling. It got so out of hand from Sally sometimes that I would put her in time-out and choose to ignore what Bobby was doing, assuming he wasn't a danger to himself or someone else.

As for the interrupting, I would (constantly) remind them that it isn't polite to interrupt people. I would likely just chose to ignore it and keep reading/talking/teaching if possible. I may consider giving them a "taste of their own medicine", but as a last resort.

[beachgrl]

I drew a big ear on a poster and introduced them to "mr ear", we would talk about what things they should let their teacher know and everything else they could tell mr ear... Let me tell you it was hysterical many times when the kids woul go talk to mr ear and tellnon ea other for such silly stuff! This was when I taught pre k butni just found him in my stuff when looking for my fall BB stuff and thought I might try him out with thev3yr old who tells on the baby for EVERYTHING! Lol

[sharlan]

There are some other threads about tattling. I'm too tired (and lazy) to go look them up and link them.

Something you could try is to have a special tattle thing (stuffed animal or something) for the girls to tattle to. My rule (generally) is as long as nobody is bleeding, you don't really need to tell me. My favorite was I had a girl, 7, who would tattle indirectly. "Greta, is it ok if Bobby climbs on the roof of the playhouse?" Knowing full well Bobby is not supposed to climb on the roof of the play house. Sally and Bobby would both get to sit in time out, Bobby for climbing on the roof, and Sally for tattling. It got so out of hand from Sally sometimes that I would put her in time-out and choose to ignore what Bobby was doing, assuming he wasn't a danger to himself or someone else.

As for the interrupting, I would (constantly) remind them that it isn't polite to interrupt people. I would likely just chose to ignore it and keep reading/talking/teaching if possible. I may consider giving them a "taste of their own medicine", but as a last resort.

That sounds like one of my 8 yos. He got water on me (a few drops splashed from the water table), he's splashing me ( swimming in the pool), he hit me with a ball ( wiffle ball hit from 10 ft away), he got on the swing when it was still my turn (uh, you left the swing), he crashed into me (uh, you cut him off). The 2 littles rarely tattle, they just retaliate.

[Heidi]

I drew a big ear on a poster and introduced them to "mr ear", we would talk about what things they should let their teacher know and everything else they could tell mr ear... Let me tell you it was hysterical many times when the kids woul go talk to mr ear and tellnon ea other for such silly stuff! This was when I taught pre k butni just found him in my stuff when looking for my fall BB stuff and thought I might try him out with thev3yr old who tells on the baby for EVERYTHING! Lol

That's a cool idea. Simple, but effective!

[meganlavonnesmommy]

I teach my group to tell the person who is doing it, not me.
It teaches them verbal and social skills.

"Ms. X, Sally isnt sharing"
"If Sally isnt sharing, then you need to tell Sally, not me"

Unless they are bleeding, or in danger, I dont get involved.

[WImom]

I've been doing all this except for the ear for weeks now. I must have slow learners... I will get a tattle ear set up this weekend

Thanks!

[Hunni Bee]

I pretend to throw a tantrum when they wont stop tattling.

"He's looking at me"

"She breathed on me"

"She picked up a microscopic crumb up off the floor "

or my favorite "He's telling on me!"

[Meyou]

My problem with my name isn't the tattling, it's just that they say it before every.single.thing.they.all.say.to.me.all.day.long. I can only hear it so many hundred times a day before my eye starts to twitch and I start to cringe.

[WImom]

My problem with my name isn't the tattling, it's just that they say it before every.single.thing.they.all.say.to.me.all.day.long. I can only hear it so many hundred times a day before my eye starts to twitch and I start to cringe.

Yep, that's how it is here and then my own kids come home from school and it changes to mom all night long.
I wish they would just say what they want without my name included in it.