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My group is 4-5s. Whenever this one boy arrives all the girls squeal as if Justin Bieber has just walked in. The boys all want to be his best friend. He loves the attention, is a big attention seeker toward his peers and is always clowning around. Daily there is a fight about who gets to sit by him. One boy walks around with his arm around him possesively half the time. Even when he's behaving just fine, all the fighting over him is disruptive. Does anyone else have a "star" like this in their group?
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The celebrities around here are my special needs kids' home health nurse and physical therapist...the kids go nuts when they come (they're SO good to my daycare kids!). One 2.5 yo comes in often and asks "XXXXXX coming today?". The nurse gives them syringes and gloves to play with and they take her stethoscope, oximeter, and anything else they can grab and give themselves and each other exams while she's here. The PT will lie on the floor working with a baby while he has a 2 year old riding on his back pretending to be a cowboy. I know a lot of daycares don't tolerate therapists coming into their homes (and I do understand why-it is extra work), but I enjoy these visits because of the visitors themselves-they break up the day and they're very exciting to the kids (the other therapists are nice to the kids, but the PT and nurse are extra special). -
I had one, and he aged out and went to school out of district.
Not a problem with the KID, but with everyone else surrounding him. He was kind to everyone, so I always used him as my positive example. He was also 'cool', cool clothes, new cool dances and songs, etc. In my case, the imitating worked in my favor as his behavior was great BUT the 'fighting' over him was RIDICULOUS. Someone always crying if not chosen to be his buddy at centers, etc. :
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For real now though- he's big into local theater (at 6!) and just did the Beauty and the Beast and played Chip, and before that he was little Simba in the Lion King. When he's famous I have lots of signatures on lots of pictures he has made for me.Comment
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That is really cool! It's a great opportunity for the DCK's too that aren't actually receiving the services to not only get to be part of it but to be included so young. I can see this being a huge influence as to their thoughts/feelings about inclusion and special needs kids in their future!
The more normal and acceptable it is for kids early on, the more normal and acceptable it is for the rest of their lives!
I wish more kids had the opportunity to experience something so cool!
I have only been in the position of "hosting" therapists on a few occasions and I did decline but for specific reasons having nothing to do with the the extra work etc it can create....(it had more to do with the parent but that's a whole other thread/topic for discussion....!)but I think it's fantastic that you are able to make this such a positive experience for everyone! 
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Sounds SO much like my situation! I try to handle it gracefully but it's so annoying. This boy is still here but I could totally see him on stage some day.I had one, and he aged out and went to school out of district.
Not a problem with the KID, but with everyone else surrounding him. He was kind to everyone, so I always used him as my positive example. He was also 'cool', cool clothes, new cool dances and songs, etc. In my case, the imitating worked in my favor as his behavior was great BUT the 'fighting' over him was RIDICULOUS. Someone always crying if not chosen to be his buddy at centers, etc. ::
For real now though- he's big into local theater (at 6!) and just did the Beauty and the Beast and played Chip, and before that he was little Simba in the Lion King. When he's famous I have lots of signatures on lots of pictures he has made for me.Comment
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It IS cool for the children, and they DO learn a lot about abilities/disabilities. They see the kid with Cerebral Palsy as a peer, and see nothing "wrong" with him. They get their Synagis shots here, and all the kids see it happen. They see the medications administered, nebs, tube feedings, etc., and it's nothing strange to them. I love that my kids don't fear or avoid medical stuff or the kids who receive services here. A majority of my kids have physical, mental or emotional "disabilities", and while it's WAY more work, it's also WAY more fulfilling for me (and my day is RARELY boring!). I didn't set out to be the "special needs daycare", but it's the reputation that I gained, and these kids need a place to go when other providers are scared to take them (my twins were so fragile that they literally could have died any minute when I first took them).That is really cool! It's a great opportunity for the DCK's too that aren't actually receiving the services to not only get to be part of it but to be included so young. I can see this being a huge influence as to their thoughts/feelings about inclusion and special needs kids in their future!
The more normal and acceptable it is for kids early on, the more normal and acceptable it is for the rest of their lives!
I wish more kids had the opportunity to experience something so cool!
I have only been in the position of "hosting" therapists on a few occasions and I did decline but for specific reasons having nothing to do with the the extra work etc it can create....(it had more to do with the parent but that's a whole other thread/topic for discussion....!)but I think it's fantastic that you are able to make this such a positive experience for everyone! Comment
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