Lil Miss Know It All

[Laurel]

Just a funny side note! I had a gate that denied access to the entry area of my center. It was a gate with a door that opened and closed, you know, the kind you mount right to the doorway and is kinda permanent. Well....it broke one day in the middle of our day, so we had to improvise with a fun "invisible gate" game. The little toddlers would just automatically stop where the gate used to be! Many kids still raised their foot to step over the frame!::
I never bought a new gate. The invisible gate still works great. ::::::
We do have to give reminders occasionally like "wait for your friend to come in behind the invisible gate." And occasionally new kids are baffled by this strange invisible gate. But they get it once they are shown where the invisible gate is located. ::

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Love it!

Laurel

[Leigh]

I can understand this completely. I do believe that there is not a one size fits all form of discipline.

I have had kids that no matter how proactive I was they never grew in a positive direction. I had one kid that I had to resort to one and done for the day. It took a good solid 3 months for the kid to get it and he is now one of the better behaved kids here.

I don't know how you do it working with foster kids. My heart is too weak for that it takes a strong person. Kudos to you for that.

Aww....:hug:. Actually, foster kids are very rewarding and loving little ones. I love to see them grow even from the damage their parents have done to them. It is a complete JOY to see a kid come out of his shell of anger and fear and turn into a "normal" kid. I have a therapist here at least weekly who helps with ALL of the kids (not just fosters), and it helps having sessions in a comfortable environment. It's hard (these kids can make you tear your hair out some days), but it's completely worth it.

[daycare]

Aww....:hug:. Actually, foster kids are very rewarding and loving little ones. I love to see them grow even from the damage their parents have done to them. It is a complete JOY to see a kid come out of his shell of anger and fear and turn into a "normal" kid. I have a therapist here at least weekly who helps with ALL of the kids (not just fosters), and it helps having sessions in a comfortable environment. It's hard (these kids can make you tear your hair out some days), but it's completely worth it.

I bet it is so rewarding. I could only imagine the work that goes into it. Like I said, takes a strong person to do that.

Must be nice to have a therapist come by to help you out with the kids. I would love someone to help me with those decisions.