Currently i am caring for 21 month Twins boy and girl, 21 month dcb (yes they are 7 days apart) and i also have a 2 month old baby girl and a 4.5 dcb. My SA children are great and basically care for themselves/each other ( my daughter takes care of sancks and such for them she is 12.5) i also have my ds who is 10 and the SA girls ar 8 and 6 and have been here since they were 4 and 6 so they kniw the drill, you know.
That being said, all my day time children are wonderful, seriously, i just termed an almost 3 dcb who i have had since he was 13m, he had developmental issues and became too violent with the other children. I also had lost a 4 dcb in January to go to preschool. I took in the baby and then the twins (which i was very aprehensive about after my last difficult group) but it turned out great, my only problem now is.........
What do i do with this young group all day?
The 4 dcb seems completely left out, the twins are not developmentally ready to do much arts and crafts, ( they are not sure how to even color yet) my other 21m dcb does great with arts and crafts but he has been here since he was 12m. And the baby is on her own schedule.
I get lunch, snacks, and nap done on time (most days) but i feel like the rest of the day is basically free play which is not what my schedule says..... Should i just change my schedule to mostly free play and diaper changes, we have to include adult led activities also, is getting blocks out for them or singing songs throughout they day enough adult led activity time?
What should i be doing with this group? I feel like im good to make it through the day as it is. I know they are great children but it is a lot of work......
That being said, all my day time children are wonderful, seriously, i just termed an almost 3 dcb who i have had since he was 13m, he had developmental issues and became too violent with the other children. I also had lost a 4 dcb in January to go to preschool. I took in the baby and then the twins (which i was very aprehensive about after my last difficult group) but it turned out great, my only problem now is.........
What do i do with this young group all day?
The 4 dcb seems completely left out, the twins are not developmentally ready to do much arts and crafts, ( they are not sure how to even color yet) my other 21m dcb does great with arts and crafts but he has been here since he was 12m. And the baby is on her own schedule.
I get lunch, snacks, and nap done on time (most days) but i feel like the rest of the day is basically free play which is not what my schedule says..... Should i just change my schedule to mostly free play and diaper changes, we have to include adult led activities also, is getting blocks out for them or singing songs throughout they day enough adult led activity time?
What should i be doing with this group? I feel like im good to make it through the day as it is. I know they are great children but it is a lot of work......
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