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with a kid who always says "I'm going to tell" he's 5. I know its a game he plays to get his way, but I'm so sick of hearing it a million times a day from him.
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One of the biggest things I learned watching shows like nanny 911 and such, is a reward system for the behaviors you want.
Maybe a jar system, every time he does something that good, he gets 1 ________ (not sure what to use, sticker, button, penny?) and every time he says it, he loses 1 or 2. The jar system works better on your own kids because you can give them money so they can go to the store on fridays and buy something.
Could do a poster, or magnet system, everytime good put the magnet up. everytime bad, remove 1 or 2. But they have to have a goal to work towards, and be able to visualize the loss due to bad behavior.Comment
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If he's telling on you, I would say, "go for it!"
If he's saying it to the daycare kids, I would have him tell it to the tattling turtle. I don't know who it was here who came up with that...but it works like a charm.Comment
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In a classroom I used to have of preschoolers when they came to me to tattle, I would immediately ask if they had blood. If the answer was no, I told them to go tell the president. We had a picture on the wall of the current president and they would go and tell the president. Usually the offending child went as well and defend their position to the president...
. They got bored of it pretty quickly.
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OHHHH what is the tattling turtle?!?!
Mine don't say the I'm telling too much, but they TATTLE all the time.
Please tell me tattling turtle.
I may try that instead of the reward system i mentioned.Comment
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Someone else on the board posted it awhile back...
You get yourself a turtle or a tiger or a something else that begins with T and when they start, you direct them to the "tattling turtle." I have also heard of another provider who hangs an ear on the wall and tells them to tell it to the ear! LOL!
A few times of talking to the turtle seems to cure it for the 4 and above crowd.Comment
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Yup I have the tattling turtle and it works wonders. I'd much rather deal with a screaming child than a tattling child, it just gets on my nerves and to me is the equivalent of nails scratching a chalkboard.
It can be anything really I just chose a turtle because it starts with the same letter as tattle. You can have a tattling turtle, tattling tiger, tattling tadpole, tattling turkey, tattling tuna, tattling tapeworm ... whatever. Actually it doesn't have to even start with a T. For Halloween we had a tattling pumpkin so we could be festive in October and it was just a plastic jack-o-lantern about the size of a soccer ball. Designate a space for it (mine is in a basket right next to our crying corner) and anytime a DC kid wants to tattle on someone refer them to the tattling [enter name of object here]. I tell my littles that tattling turtle is always there when you need him and he's a great listener and he will never interupt or tell anyone your secrets. I tell them that the only times that they can "tattle" to me is if someone is in danger.Comment
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tell who? his mom? i'd say, "i'll tell her for you," and then whatever it was he was going to "tell" about - i would tell his mom with him standing there to hear it. it won't be as fun if he knows you'll tell first and don't care.Comment
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I have a Micky mouse and his big old ears are perfect. I just say go tell mickey. Lol. We tried the t words but Mickey had big ears. Lol so he won out.
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