Why are kids soooo needy!!

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  • lilcupcakes09
    New Daycare.com Member
    • Nov 2011
    • 223

    Why are kids soooo needy!!

    One of my dcg's-age 6 is such an attention hog! I have never in my life cared for a child who needs me every second of the day! She is an only child a home and I think she is used to this at home. Constantly calling my name, over and over until I answer her, totally over dramatic about EVERYTHING, and needs direction throughout the day on what to do or is always complaining "I'm bored". I have come to learn I really like my dc boys!
  • cheerfuldom
    Advanced Daycare.com Member
    • Dec 2010
    • 7413

    #2
    Originally posted by lilcupcakes09
    One of my dcg's-age 6 is such an attention hog! I have never in my life cared for a child who needs me every second of the day! She is an only child a home and I think she is used to this at home. Constantly calling my name, over and over until I answer her, totally over dramatic about EVERYTHING, and needs direction throughout the day on what to do or is always complaining "I'm bored". I have come to learn I really like my dc boys!
    no, its not girls that are like this....its spoiled kids. she's not needy in the fact that she "needs" anything, she just has years of all eyes on her. She needs a gigantic lesson in "go play" instead of all the interaction and accommodation. by the time you get this ironed out, she will be going back to school. I'm sorry, I know some school agers are really hard and the reason is that they have had bad habits ingrained in them. Most kids will want that one on one attention constantly and it is up to mom/teacher/provider to teach them that they cant have that all the time, that they are fine and even having fun on their own or with the other kids. Sometimes my 4.5 year old tries this and if she just goes on and on, I tell her "no more questions, go play" and rinse and repeat over and over. She can save her questions for daddy you can tell your daycare girl to write or draw out everything she wants to talk about with her parents so she doesnt forget but that for now, she has to go play.

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    • Heidi
      Daycare.com Member
      • Sep 2011
      • 7121

      #3
      Originally posted by cheerfuldom
      no, its not girls that are like this....its spoiled kids. she's not needy in the fact that she "needs" anything, she just has years of all eyes on her. She needs a gigantic lesson in "go play" instead of all the interaction and accommodation. by the time you get this ironed out, she will be going back to school. I'm sorry, I know some school agers are really hard and the reason is that they have had bad habits ingrained in them. Most kids will want that one on one attention constantly and it is up to mom/teacher/provider to teach them that they cant have that all the time, that they are fine and even having fun on their own or with the other kids. Sometimes my 4.5 year old tries this and if she just goes on and on, I tell her "no more questions, go play" and rinse and repeat over and over. She can save her questions for daddy you can tell your daycare girl to write or draw out everything she wants to talk about with her parents so she doesnt forget but that for now, she has to go play.
      Yep...I have an 8yo dcg who was 2nd shift for a while (an exception I made). Her little bro (8 months) screamed for 3 weeks solid, and she kept telling me how bored she was.

      My answer was "If you are bored, that is your problem to solve. God gave you a brain to figure that out, and there are enough materials (pointing out some choices) here to keep you busy. It is NOT my job to entertain you".

      Then I had a talk with mom, telling her the same thing. Mom said "yeah! she does the same thing at home, I hate that!" I told them both that if she kept it up, the next step is that both mom and I would "find" her things to do. Sweeping, dusting, etc. I never heard those words again!

      As for the million questions: How about giving her 5-10 "coupons" per day. If she has a question, she has to pay you a coupon. When she uses them up...no more questions. That will teach her to budget her coupons for important stuff, in a fun way. You can even let her buy stickers or something with any leftover coupons at day's end.

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      • Meyou
        Advanced Daycare.com Member
        • Feb 2011
        • 2734

        #4
        Bored kids unload the dishwasher or do other chores here. It's amazing how quick they get over being bored and find something to do.

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