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Dcb, 5, throws huge fits if he gets in trouble.... yelling, kicking, grunting.... he just won't sit and calm dowm. It lasted 2 hours today!!! I'd what else to do besides call dcm to pick up.
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I am not sure there is a lot you can do. You need DCM to help you on this one. She can do things at home if he has a bad day with you. The only other thing you can do is some sort of reward system if he doesn't do it. -
I had a dcb who did that(he's one of my SA's now so I don't see him very often). OMG he'd throw books around, he'd get so mad at me because I expected him to do things.
Him going to Kindergarten solved the problem.
Good luck, I have no advice. Very difficult kind of child.
He's always been difficult for me and probably always will. Until his little sister(who acts just like him sometimes) starts school FT, then they'll be history.
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is it possible for you to find out what is setting him off before it happens?
EX. I call it the ticking time bomb. I have a child that I know once I say we are going to clean up and transistion to ______________________he will flip out and scream cry out of control for a good period of time. Now that I know this, I do all I can to make sure I don't create a bomb that will eventually explode.
So now when we have a few minutes left I will got to dcb and say we are going to get the playdough out next and play at the art tables, would you like to help me set it up. He's also 5 and very capable of setting things up. So I choose he sets up while the others clean up and he loves it. We have been able to almost completely rid of the tantrums by being proactive about it.Comment
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Example
He hits someone, I tell him to take a time out, he yells and throws a fit for hours...Comment
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I wouldn't let it happen! If he hasn't calmed down in 10-15 mins I would be calling parents for pick up immediately! I do not tolerate throwing of toys or hitting period when they are old enough to know better! 3 strikes your out, you cannot keep him knowing he may hurt another child.Comment
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This sounds like a child I had in my daycare,tried to deal with his behavior for over a year. Finally had enough as I just could not help him, he needed more then I could give him,decided to term. Mom was not happy with me as I was transporting him and his sister to a preschool twice a week, so now she had no one to take them so I put her in a pickle as to get them to preschool. Which I felt bad about doing. I think that he maybe has Asberger's,had many of the signs, but the parents refused to see it.
I live in Minnesota,by any chance are you in Mn also, just sounds like the DCB I had and termed.Comment
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By the way, You need to term this DCB now. His behavior is very disturbing for a 5 yr old and he may lash out at another child or even you.
The parents of this child need to know what he is doing,if you have not already informed them of this and THEY need to do something about his behavior at home,maybe get him some help of some kind, but you don't need a child like this in your daycare.
The best thing I did was to term this child!Comment
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This. At 5, I wouldn't even entertain that type of behavior.
And while I may get slammed, I don't think it's my job to put up with that. My job is to watch children and keep them safe while their parents are working, period. I am not a special needs provider and I won't pretend for once second that I am.Comment
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Personally, I'd term. I just don't have the willingness to work with brats anymore, regardless of why they do it.
If terming isn't an option, then you might consider a time-in, where the two of you sit together and discuss the situation, or having him stay with you while you work.Comment
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I've decided to do a probationary period. If the child continues the behaviour dcm or dcd will pick up. The threat of calling them seems to be a deterrent. I'm done with this! It's too much for me and I'm not gonna stress about this crap anymore. Dcm and dcd can figure dcb out, it's not my job.Comment
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