One of the Kids Hit Me..

[LovetheSun]

Have this happen to you? One of the kid (4years old) hit me twice in a day. He couldn't care less for the time out. His stomps his feet and screamed "no". There is no particular issues at home these days as far as I know.

I am not ready sure how to handle it and especially because the other saw.

[nannyde]

Ummm if one of these kids put their hands on me they would be gone that minute. I've done child care for over three decades and never ONCE had a kid get violent with me.

I'm not from the mindset that kids hit adults. If he hit me it would be clear he was out of his ever lovin mind.

Tell his parents to get him under control and get out now.

[Unregistered]

I would term immediately

[Unregistered]

Ummm if one of these kids put their hands on me they would be gone that minute. I've done child care for over three decades and never ONCE had a kid get violent with me.

I'm not from the mindset that kids hit adults. If he hit me it would be clear he was out of his ever lovin mind.

Tell his parents to get him under control and get out now.

what she said

[Nurse Jackie]

my first thought was after he picked himself off the floor the first time he hit me it wouldn't have been a second but I guess you can't do that in a daycare setting ::. I personally wouldn't except that he'd have to go

[LovetheSun]

So most of you would terminate? If it happen again, I will have no choice..

I find it so hard to do specially since we run a preschool program I know is hard to find an open space in a other school at this time of the year.

[bklsmum]

At that age I would absolutely term. They know better.

[nannyde]

So most of you would terminate? If it happen again, I will have no choice..

I find it so hard to do specially since we run a preschool program I know is hard to find an open space in a other school at this time of the year.

That's a good thing for his parents. Not so good for you. Are you saying that it would be hard to fill his slots?

[Unregistered]

I would term, because he will probably start hurting the other children.

[Unregistered]

We have that same problem at our daycare, I got kicked in the face by a child and have yet to receive an apology!!!

[NightOwl]

That kid needs to go. Have one stern discussion with him and his parents. Make it clear that you will not tolerate being abused by a child who knows better. One more incident and he's out immediately.

[Unregistered]

So most of you would terminate? If it happen again, I will have no choice..

I find it so hard to do specially since we run a preschool program I know is hard to find an open space in a other school at this time of the year.

How can you continue when he has no respect for you? It will only get worse.

[Thriftylady]

That kid needs to go. Have one stern discussion with him and his parents. Make it clear that you will not tolerate being abused by a child who knows better. One more incident and he's out immediately.

I agree. The parents need to put an end to this. If he did it to you, he likely has done it to others and it has not been dealt with. If you term and his parents can't find another place for him, that is their problem not yours.

[Josiegirl]

I thought of this topic today. Right after the moment a long term dcg, also 4 yo, hit me. She's a very defiant strong-willed temperamental thing. We were outside playing and one of the other little girls' mommies came and knocked on the gate. 4 yo dcg insisted on opening it and I said why don't we let N open it since it's her mom? 4 yo dcg is the boss here. I really don't know why I need to be here. Well, she started screaming at me and I brought her away from the gate. After I said goodbye to the other dcg, I turned and was 'helping' 4 yo to sit down at the picnic table so I could talk with her. My goodness, you'd have thought I was killing the poor child. Then she hit me. I could tell it was going to be an 'off' afternoon for her anyways right from the moment she sat down at the lunch table and was mean to everybody.
Counting the months left. She starts full time prek in the fall and it will not come soon enough. She does not like sharing me with other kids or letting other kids do anything. Everything is a battle with her.

Anyways OP, I can certainly empathize with you. Hope your hitter gets better.

[Controlled Chaos]

How can you continue when he has no respect for you? It will only get worse.

It would depend on the child, the age and the circumstance for me. A hit it not an automatic term for me. If the child was in the middle of a tantrum and I was a causality and not the target - that would matter. If this child had no history of behavior issue, I would conference with parents, but it wouldn't be a one strike situation.

BUT if a child had a history of behavior or defiance issues and was escalating, then a hit would be my cue dck needed a different environment.