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Dcg/4 next month had an exceptionally hard time coming back after her three day weekend. She was miserable all week and BY FAR the 'worst offender'. I sent her home Tuesday for behavior (hit 3 times within 45 minutes of arrival,1 before sitting down to eat and 2 at breakfast) It is in my policy to send home for 3 instances of aggression. Mom wasn't happy, and gave the standard excuse of relatives visiting, late night, didn't nap, allergies bothering her, yadda yadda. I just nodded and said see you tomorrow.
Wed she ripped a book at story time. The kids each pick a book. Dcg was mad that hers wasn't being read first, grabbed the book out the pile next to me and tore it. I sent to TO and added the charge to her invoice. I also emailed Mom about it. She responded and was understanding, but asked "How was it possible she ripped it right in front of you?" Like I have octopus hands and can hold a book up with a 2yo on my lap and prevent her from grabbing a book. She also hit once and then I had her shadow me the remainder of the day.
Thurs she woke up about 20m early from nap. I gave her a board book and stuffed animal and asked her to sit quietly until nap time was over. I left the room to continue prepping snack and emptying the dishwasher, then heard her singing on the monitor. I went in, and she was sitting on her pillow singing our 'hand' song, loudly, with the claps included. Of course woke up 3 other kids. I told them to lay down and that nap was almost over. Took the animal and book away from dcg and reminded her to be quiet, went back to my snack prep. Came back in to wake the kids 5 minutes later and she was sitting on her pillow again. I woke the other kids, they all started picking up their pillows and blankets and putting them away. Then they lined up to potty/wash hands. Dcg refused to budge. I came in and told her to please get up, she refused. I got all of the other kids seated with snack, then went back in. She told me she had to potty and I said GO POTTY. She still refused to get up and yelled "YOU TOLD ME TO STAY ON MY MAT!" I said "Nap is over, get up and go potty." She then PEED ON HER PILLOW. I honestly don't know if it was an accident or not, this dcg has been here over a year, never had an accident before.
I emailed Mom.
Today she was soooo sassy, which I can handle, but then she was donkey kicking in the air, and "accidentally" kicking kids. I warned her, then put her in TO several times.
Right before pick up, she donkey kicked a little table/stand, it has shelves on both sides and two in the middle and is made of MDF. It is child height as a table and the kids use it for EVERYTING. It wasn't expensive or anything originally (around $75?), but I would love another one like it and haven't been able to find one. I sent her to TO. After TO I had her get her shoes on and sit on the carpet near the door. She put her shoes on and went right to the table and kicked it SO HARD it broke. This table is 10ish years old, and has stood up to a move, being in my dd's room for a few years, and then the last 4 years of 6 preschoolers. It is not able to be repaired. Kids were all like
and they started helping me take everything off of it and finding places for everything. Dcg's Mom comes in as she is in TO screaming that she hates me, hates (names each dck individually). I explain to Mom what happened and she makes dcg finish her TO. She ended up having to pick up dcg and carry her out.
She paid the updated invoice with the book, but I feel like she should pay for a replacement table, too. I WILL have to find something similar this weekend. As I said, we use it for EVERYTHING, and I wanted another one as is since it's so well used.
It IS in my policies that any intentional destruction is the responsibility of the parent to replace/repair.
....and dcg is not typically this off the wall. A little sassy, occasionally pushes, but nothing at ALL like this.
WWYD?
Wed she ripped a book at story time. The kids each pick a book. Dcg was mad that hers wasn't being read first, grabbed the book out the pile next to me and tore it. I sent to TO and added the charge to her invoice. I also emailed Mom about it. She responded and was understanding, but asked "How was it possible she ripped it right in front of you?" Like I have octopus hands and can hold a book up with a 2yo on my lap and prevent her from grabbing a book. She also hit once and then I had her shadow me the remainder of the day.
Thurs she woke up about 20m early from nap. I gave her a board book and stuffed animal and asked her to sit quietly until nap time was over. I left the room to continue prepping snack and emptying the dishwasher, then heard her singing on the monitor. I went in, and she was sitting on her pillow singing our 'hand' song, loudly, with the claps included. Of course woke up 3 other kids. I told them to lay down and that nap was almost over. Took the animal and book away from dcg and reminded her to be quiet, went back to my snack prep. Came back in to wake the kids 5 minutes later and she was sitting on her pillow again. I woke the other kids, they all started picking up their pillows and blankets and putting them away. Then they lined up to potty/wash hands. Dcg refused to budge. I came in and told her to please get up, she refused. I got all of the other kids seated with snack, then went back in. She told me she had to potty and I said GO POTTY. She still refused to get up and yelled "YOU TOLD ME TO STAY ON MY MAT!" I said "Nap is over, get up and go potty." She then PEED ON HER PILLOW. I honestly don't know if it was an accident or not, this dcg has been here over a year, never had an accident before.
I emailed Mom.
Today she was soooo sassy, which I can handle, but then she was donkey kicking in the air, and "accidentally" kicking kids. I warned her, then put her in TO several times.
Right before pick up, she donkey kicked a little table/stand, it has shelves on both sides and two in the middle and is made of MDF. It is child height as a table and the kids use it for EVERYTING. It wasn't expensive or anything originally (around $75?), but I would love another one like it and haven't been able to find one. I sent her to TO. After TO I had her get her shoes on and sit on the carpet near the door. She put her shoes on and went right to the table and kicked it SO HARD it broke. This table is 10ish years old, and has stood up to a move, being in my dd's room for a few years, and then the last 4 years of 6 preschoolers. It is not able to be repaired. Kids were all like
and they started helping me take everything off of it and finding places for everything. Dcg's Mom comes in as she is in TO screaming that she hates me, hates (names each dck individually). I explain to Mom what happened and she makes dcg finish her TO. She ended up having to pick up dcg and carry her out. She paid the updated invoice with the book, but I feel like she should pay for a replacement table, too. I WILL have to find something similar this weekend. As I said, we use it for EVERYTHING, and I wanted another one as is since it's so well used.
It IS in my policies that any intentional destruction is the responsibility of the parent to replace/repair.
....and dcg is not typically this off the wall. A little sassy, occasionally pushes, but nothing at ALL like this.
WWYD?
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No words of advise but man oh man she's a little tyrant isn't she? I agree, a simple 3 day weekend shouldn't cause all this. Maybe it'll take a few days to get back into routine and catch up on sleep?
) She's blaming you for not supervising her child well enough instead of being upset at her kid's bad behavior. 
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