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  • Nebula
    Daycare.com Member
    • May 2013
    • 149

    #16
    Originally posted by Maria2013
    might sounds harsh but If my kids are old enough and know the rules whatever doesn't get put back in its spot it disappears magically for indefinite time::

    I had that problem in the kitchen, the rule is: you can make a mess playing, but you must return everything where you found it and leave the spot clear for the next child....they know the rules but some days they like to test them and they drop dishes/food and leave it for me to clean up
    well I do clean up but remove things and when they ask me what happened to _____ ? I explain the rule over you don't put it back, you don't get to play with it for a while

    that works for me, my daycare is always clean and organized
    LOL Love it. When I worked in a regular center, I was in charge of the after schoolers. Legos were notorious for being left behind and never picked up..... so one day I got wise, and stopped fighting with them to pick them up (talking 6-12 year olds) and well, whatever legos were left behind went in a bucket... a couple of months down the road they literally had like 5 or 6 lego pieces, and the kids finally noticed. They kept saying "The lego pieces are missing". And I used child psychology , that the legos probably got lonely and went to find a hiding spot. Worked wonders, I would give back 1-2 pieces a week, and by the time all the pieces were returned- never again did a single piece get left behind.

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    • MNMum
      Daycare.com Member
      • Jul 2011
      • 595

      #17
      I've found ways to get the daycare kids to pick up after themselves...can anyone help me with my husband? and schoolagers of my own...
      MnMum married to DH 9 years
      Mum to Girl 21, Girl 18, Boy 14.5, Boy 11

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