What Part Of "No Yelling, There Are Kids Still Sleeping!" Do They NOT Understand?!

[sahm2three]

I let the SA's up after an hour of quiet and let them go outside, but they continue to scream after I tell them repeatedly. I told them all that tomorrow they may just all stay in bed until every little is up! UGH!

[MsMe]

My SA are doing really well this summer so far......

This is my 7th summer and everyother one I have been ready to quit by now.

This year I really laid down the law (not that I didn't in summers past).

I told them they would have to earn their SA rights. They were treated just like teh littles and as the 'good' days have gone on they get more freedom.

It took one day of preschool activies w/ a 1/2 hour of reading for EVERYONE each time an activity got out of control (they totaled 3 hrs of reading that day) and another day when they lost a trip to the pool for being sassy to my partner on my morning off. I got the bad report and the pool trip was cancelled and a VERY structured naptime with no free choice replaced it.

They have been (almost) perfect since.....lets hope it holds out all summer...we are just at the start.

[youretooloud]

Stick with the consequence tomorrow...

But, then make them think up ways to keep busy without making noise. Have them brainstorm together and write down their ideas. Then you can all work on it together.

Also, implement a "You wake em, you entertain em" rule. It's fun for a day... but, after a few days of playing with a toddler for the entire afternoon gets old right away. By the end of the week when they KNOW you will drop a 15 month old in the middle of their monopoly game, they learn to keep each other quiet after that.

[SilverSabre25]

Stick with the consequence tomorrow...

But, then make them think up ways to keep busy without making noise. Have them brainstorm together and write down their ideas. Then you can all work on it together.

Also, implement a "You wake em, you entertain em" rule. It's fun for a day... but, after a few days of playing with a toddler for the entire afternoon gets old right away. By the end of the week when they KNOW you will drop a 15 month old in the middle of their monopoly game, they learn to keep each other quiet after that.

bolding mine

literally LOL'd at that one. heh, heh, heh, sweet revenge, eh?

[MsMe]

Stick with the consequence tomorrow...

But, then make them think up ways to keep busy without making noise. Have them brainstorm together and write down their ideas. Then you can all work on it together.

Also, implement a "You wake em, you entertain em" rule. It's fun for a day... but, after a few days of playing with a toddler for the entire afternoon gets old right away. By the end of the week when they KNOW you will drop a 15 month old in the middle of their monopoly game, they learn to keep each other quiet after that.

I also ask the kids to "make a plan" for nap time. it really cuts out on the "I'm bored" "we don't know what to do"

[Preschool/daycare teacher]

Stick with the consequence tomorrow...

But, then make them think up ways to keep busy without making noise. Have them brainstorm together and write down their ideas. Then you can all work on it together.

Also, implement a "You wake em, you entertain em" rule. It's fun for a day... but, after a few days of playing with a toddler for the entire afternoon gets old right away. By the end of the week when they KNOW you will drop a 15 month old in the middle of their monopoly game, they learn to keep each other quiet after that.

Hahaha! I love it! I just envisioned a group of children gathered around a Monopoly Game Board, and you sitting a 15 mo old down on top of the board, right on top of their houses and cars, money, etc. :::: I can just see their faces! That would be the last time they dared make even a peep during an activity they were involved in!

[Meyou]

Follow through on the threats! After trial and error and hair pulling on my part I now give my schoolagers, including my own three girls, one chance to listen during DC hours especially when the babies are sleeping. They DO NOT find it fun to play alone or nap with the little ones for an afternoon and it only takes one afternoon a summer to get them in line.