I recently posted about my 16 month old daycare boy who is crying all the time over wanting everything to be HIS way. With him, he wants to walk around with food (which is a big no no as you all know) he gets up and I tell him to sit down while he is eating. He will go back and sit down, but the second my back is turned he is up again. If I sit with him, he will try to get up and I tell him to finish eating before he gets up. He will then make his body stiff and scream to the top of his lungs. Well, I am sorry that makes you upset, but this rule applies to EVERYONE including you my little prince 
The way I do my daycare, I use only my family room for my daycare. It is very large and has it's own bathroom. Of course I have a lot of really wonderful toys ranging from painting, coloring, puzzles, blocks, riding items, dolls, kitchen center, truck and cars, balls, games, and much more. With the other children, they play content during group time, but not my prince. He stands at the baby gate and demands to roam the "family part" of my house. He has been here two weeks and has already broken my expensive gate and its door leading into the kitchen. He will run and push it, which knocks it down. Now, it is lose and does not stay up if you barely hit it. So I blocked off the gate with kids size toy shelves (it is safe
) so he will try to move the shelves and stand there and scream wanting out. Once, he got over the gate while I was changing diapers and just wondering around SMILING!!! Are you serious?!?!
I will not let him have a bottle or blanket all day. Not only is he too old, it is against regulations, and a safety issue. He keeps tripping and falling over this stupid blanket!!!!
I have been doing daycare for over 20 years and never had a child that did not give in after their 2 weeks!!! But he is relentless!
He eats, he sleeps, and when he is outside he does not cry. A few days this week he did stop crying about everything and started playing, but he pulls peoples hair and takes toys away from them. When I tell him no that hurts he looks at me and lets out a loud scream. Not I am sad type of scream but more like he is cussing me out! I know that sounds silly, but that's how it feels. NEVER has a tear let him eye during his screaming and crying. NEVER! He cried for 4 hours straight till he went to sleep and I do mean no stopping for even a second.
I took the advise on here and tried a crying chair, which by the way is a really good idea. But, I have to physically put him in the chair and he will make his body stiff and flat out refuse. To keep him in the chair would be me haivng to physically hold him in it which I do not want to do.
So today, I decided I am going to flat out ignore him, no eye contact, no talking to him NOTHING. So, he is standing right in front of me as we speak SCREAMING at me without one tear holding his hands up at me to pick him up. Well, am I mean? Because I will divert my attention to a well behaved child and not pick him up nor look or say anything to him. I think he wants that negative attention! You cannot give him positive attention because he looks at you and will make a face like GROSS and he will say EWWWW. Before when he cried he never stood in front of me and screamed but walked around. It is like he is trying to get some reaction from me.
I told him mom that he drinks out of a big boy cup here and he must sit down while he is drinking and eating. She gives him a bottle because he throws the cup and her and will not stop crying until he gets the bottle. Well, you throw your big boy cup here and you will lose it until you sit down and drink like the other children.
My ears are ringing and it is testing my very ability to stay cool and continue to ignore him. I wish just from 5 min. you were my child my little prince! LOL
So, I took the bottle, blanket, restrict you from walking around in the house area (due to safety reasons and it not being regulated as the daycare room is), and ignore your naughty screaming! So, am I a mean bad provider? I am questioning myself that I am being mean to this child!
_Please, any suggestions??? ANY!!!!
Pamela - Blue Skies Butterflies Edu-Care

The way I do my daycare, I use only my family room for my daycare. It is very large and has it's own bathroom. Of course I have a lot of really wonderful toys ranging from painting, coloring, puzzles, blocks, riding items, dolls, kitchen center, truck and cars, balls, games, and much more. With the other children, they play content during group time, but not my prince. He stands at the baby gate and demands to roam the "family part" of my house. He has been here two weeks and has already broken my expensive gate and its door leading into the kitchen. He will run and push it, which knocks it down. Now, it is lose and does not stay up if you barely hit it. So I blocked off the gate with kids size toy shelves (it is safe

I will not let him have a bottle or blanket all day. Not only is he too old, it is against regulations, and a safety issue. He keeps tripping and falling over this stupid blanket!!!!
I have been doing daycare for over 20 years and never had a child that did not give in after their 2 weeks!!! But he is relentless!
He eats, he sleeps, and when he is outside he does not cry. A few days this week he did stop crying about everything and started playing, but he pulls peoples hair and takes toys away from them. When I tell him no that hurts he looks at me and lets out a loud scream. Not I am sad type of scream but more like he is cussing me out! I know that sounds silly, but that's how it feels. NEVER has a tear let him eye during his screaming and crying. NEVER! He cried for 4 hours straight till he went to sleep and I do mean no stopping for even a second.
I took the advise on here and tried a crying chair, which by the way is a really good idea. But, I have to physically put him in the chair and he will make his body stiff and flat out refuse. To keep him in the chair would be me haivng to physically hold him in it which I do not want to do.
So today, I decided I am going to flat out ignore him, no eye contact, no talking to him NOTHING. So, he is standing right in front of me as we speak SCREAMING at me without one tear holding his hands up at me to pick him up. Well, am I mean? Because I will divert my attention to a well behaved child and not pick him up nor look or say anything to him. I think he wants that negative attention! You cannot give him positive attention because he looks at you and will make a face like GROSS and he will say EWWWW. Before when he cried he never stood in front of me and screamed but walked around. It is like he is trying to get some reaction from me.
I told him mom that he drinks out of a big boy cup here and he must sit down while he is drinking and eating. She gives him a bottle because he throws the cup and her and will not stop crying until he gets the bottle. Well, you throw your big boy cup here and you will lose it until you sit down and drink like the other children.
My ears are ringing and it is testing my very ability to stay cool and continue to ignore him. I wish just from 5 min. you were my child my little prince! LOL
So, I took the bottle, blanket, restrict you from walking around in the house area (due to safety reasons and it not being regulated as the daycare room is), and ignore your naughty screaming! So, am I a mean bad provider? I am questioning myself that I am being mean to this child!
_Please, any suggestions??? ANY!!!!
Pamela - Blue Skies Butterflies Edu-Care
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