Playroom Rules?

[thetoddlerwhisper]

I have a set of parents that don't seem to want to know when I have had to address behavior issues. I have yet to figure out how to get my point across without causing myself to feel like I'm bothering them. My dh says it's because parents don't want to hear it but I would want to know.

I feel like if they harm another child and there is a mark im gonna tell them rather they care or not. dcps and the director have a copy of the note signed by me and dcp. and it goes in their file. that way if it becomes to big of a problem the parent can't say "i was aware there was a problem"

[JLH]

Mine are all between almost 2 years and 5 years old. We don't have written rules anywhere but the ones that we correct them for regularly are, no jumping on couch, no running inside, no climbing, no throwing, no hurting friends, and everyone 2 and a half and older helps clean up toys. Sometimes it takes an hour to get the mess clean though so I'd love to figure out a better way so it doesn't make our preschool program run late all the time.

[daycarediva]

It's ok if it doesn't hurt people or things....

and
No running in the playroom
Butts on the chairs at mealtimes
Manners

I get them to tell me their plan, and then we set limits on the play, so the limits change. Most of my kids will even say "I am going to ________. What is my limit?" If they aren't doing it yet (new kid and just 2yo) I say "What is your plan?" and then set the limits "Ok, we can play dinosaur in THIS area. We still need to use our inside voices, so quiet roars, please."

I found that broad general rules did not always apply in each situation. I let go some kids with the most behavioral issues and find that I can allow the other kids a little more freedom.

I went from a NO THROWING ANYTHING, EVER rule to 'you may throw this, (soft things) in this area'. Since no kids will ruin it by throwing everything everywhere.

My kids also get ONE warning, and then that activity stops. I am super specific "If you do X again, you won't be able to Y." then I follow through.

[Imagination's Creations]

It's ok if it doesn't hurt people or things....

and
No running in the playroom
Butts on the chairs at mealtimes
Manners

I get them to tell me their plan, and then we set limits on the play, so the limits change. Most of my kids will even say "I am going to ________. What is my limit?" If they aren't doing it yet (new kid and just 2yo) I say "What is your plan?" and then set the limits "Ok, we can play dinosaur in THIS area. We still need to use our inside voices, so quiet roars, please."

I found that broad general rules did not always apply in each situation. I let go some kids with the most behavioral issues and find that I can allow the other kids a little more freedom.

I went from a NO THROWING ANYTHING, EVER rule to 'you may throw this, (soft things) in this area'. Since no kids will ruin it by throwing everything everywhere.

My kids also get ONE warning, and then that activity stops. I am super specific "If you do X again, you won't be able to Y." then I follow through.

I love your limit rule!

[Maria2013]

I'm just curious to see how many rules you have in your play room?

1) Inside we Walk... the running, jumping, spinning, climbing, is for outside only

2) Put Everything back where you found it, before taking a new toy

3) Be kind and respectful (this rule alone covers all )

4) you can take anything you can easily reach, the rest of the things you must ask for

I think that's it!

[kendallina]

We don't really call them rules and they don't really have consequences (so to speak), we just have ways that we need to behave in order to all get along.

Walking inside
No taking toys (we ask if we can use something)
No hurting others

They are allowed to take toys anywhere in the room and they have to clean up one thing before moving onto something else. I have all 3-5 yr olds right now, so after staying on them about the cleaning up for the first few weeks of school, they're usually pretty good about it. Of course, we do a whole classroom clean up at the end of free play, though.