Very active 8 month old

[cara041083]

I have an 8 month old that Is basically one step away from walking. I have daycare in my living room and then they nap in my spare room. This 8 month old is:
-Constantly pulling her self up on other kids by there hair
-constantly taking toys
-constantly laying and sitting on the other kids
-constantly taking the babies bottle or binki

I have her from 6:30 am -4:30pm. I don't have the space to put her in a pined area and if I put her in a play pin she screams all day long. I am always telling her "no no we don't ........" I have never had such a young one that is so active. I mean this baby is very advanced and smart for her age, but she is basically the daycare bully. The parents are having a hard time at home as well. At this age is there any thing I can do or do I just let it be and keep saying "no no"

[Controlled Chaos]

I think bully is an unfair word. She is a baby and months away from understanding inappropriate behavior. I have a similar 8 month old in my care and it is challenging but I use it as an opportunity to teach the older kids some conflict resolution. I teach them to offer baby a different toy if she wants theirs, to use their words to ask me for help, to set up big kid things on a table where baby can't reach. Maybe a more structured schedule alternating baby's play, snack and rest with theirs for a while to give everyone more space?

[cara041083]

I think bully is an unfair word. She is a baby and months away from understanding inappropriate behavior. I have a similar 8 month old in my care and it is challenging but I use it as an opportunity to teach the older kids some conflict resolution. I teach them to offer baby a different toy if she wants theirs, to use their words to ask me for help, to set up big kid things on a table where baby can't reach. Maybe a more structured schedule alternating baby's play, snack and rest with theirs for a while to give everyone more space?

I should't of used the word bully. I didn't mean it to sound like she was a bully, I ment it as she is constantly messing up everyone's stuff and pulling there hair. I know she doesn't know better. I should have worded it differently. I will try some of your suggestions I also think I will set her up her own lil play area on the other side of my coffee table (kind of divide the room up) that way everyone has there space and she can move about.

[Heidi]

I know you didn't mean "bully" like that

I say the same about my 13 month old. He's not an intentional bully. He's a baby, but he's just such a little turkey! He sees something, he gets it. He wants to sit on a chair, he does. So what if there's another kid in there already? Unfortunately, here it's gotten him bitten a few times because my other dcg, 19 months, does NOT like it when he invades her space. Working with them is my current "project"...

I don't use a lot of equipment, but I think breaks in an exersaucer or pnp are perfectly ok. If she cries, she cries. She can't always have what she wants, and she doesn't HAVE to like it. Just make sure it's not her bed (use a different pnp somewhere else), and maybe try making it part of a larger routine. I am a big user of little transition songs for toddlers. So, make up a funny little song for "baby zone" time, and then another little one for when you are ready to get her out. After a few days, if you're predictable, she'll adapt.

I would do that when you can't be right there, like making a meal or changing someone else's diaper.

[Heidi]

I should't of used the word bully. I didn't mean it to sound like she was a bully, I ment it as she is constantly messing up everyone's stuff and pulling there hair. I know she doesn't know better. I should have worded it differently. I will try some of your suggestions I also think I will set her up her own lil play area on the other side of my coffee table (kind of divide the room up) that way everyone has there space and she can move about.

You mean put the coffee table on it's side?

[Controlled Chaos]

I should't of used the word bully. I didn't mean it to sound like she was a bully, I ment it as she is constantly messing up everyone's stuff and pulling there hair. I know she doesn't know better. I should have worded it differently. I will try some of your suggestions I also think I will set her up her own lil play area on the other side of my coffee table (kind of divide the room up) that way everyone has there space and she can move about.

Sorry, I just spent the morning explaining to preschoolers why 8 month old doesn't get timeouts and why 5 month old isn't using her inside voice . I didn't mean to chastise you for using the word bully.

It is hard. Bleh...that's all I got