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Hello everyone! I'm glad I've found this awesome forum!!
I need some tips.
I have an almost 4 years old boy in full time care, that I find hard to deal with. He is overly attached to his Mom, who babies him as much as she can, letting him have and do whatever he wants.
He comes in at 6.45 each morning screaming bloody murder, and won't stop for at least an hour, constantly asking for Mommy. At first I've tried to comfort him, then I've tried to re-direct him towards something else (a game, toy...), still he completely shuts down, and cry, cry and cry... for the past few days I changed strategy, and I'm using the "crying corner" where he can stay until he is done whining; I tell him that he can come and join us when he is done crying. I ignore him, since everytime I try to talk to him, he screams even louder. Today he cried for one hour and 20 minutes, then he fell asleep for 4 hours. Then he woke up,a nd cried for another hour, then fell asleep for 2 more hours.
He also cries for everything else, I can say nothing to him without upsetting him - if he has to go in time out, it's another two hours of whining, and screaming show - (I'm not yelling, or being nasty to him... but there are rules that everyone has to follow).
His behavior is influencing the other kids, making them cranky by his constant crying.
He doesn't eat anything, saying that he is full, but he asks for cookies at all the times.
I've came to realize that at home is not used to being told what to do, and he doesn't have consequences for bad behavior; he is not a violent, or bad kid, but I have the feeling that he at home he gets whatever he wants by whining and crying; well, in my house doesn't work like that, and I think he is having an hard time dealing with structure, and discipline.
I need some tips.
I have an almost 4 years old boy in full time care, that I find hard to deal with. He is overly attached to his Mom, who babies him as much as she can, letting him have and do whatever he wants.
He comes in at 6.45 each morning screaming bloody murder, and won't stop for at least an hour, constantly asking for Mommy. At first I've tried to comfort him, then I've tried to re-direct him towards something else (a game, toy...), still he completely shuts down, and cry, cry and cry... for the past few days I changed strategy, and I'm using the "crying corner" where he can stay until he is done whining; I tell him that he can come and join us when he is done crying. I ignore him, since everytime I try to talk to him, he screams even louder. Today he cried for one hour and 20 minutes, then he fell asleep for 4 hours. Then he woke up,a nd cried for another hour, then fell asleep for 2 more hours.
He also cries for everything else, I can say nothing to him without upsetting him - if he has to go in time out, it's another two hours of whining, and screaming show - (I'm not yelling, or being nasty to him... but there are rules that everyone has to follow).
His behavior is influencing the other kids, making them cranky by his constant crying.
He doesn't eat anything, saying that he is full, but he asks for cookies at all the times.
I've came to realize that at home is not used to being told what to do, and he doesn't have consequences for bad behavior; he is not a violent, or bad kid, but I have the feeling that he at home he gets whatever he wants by whining and crying; well, in my house doesn't work like that, and I think he is having an hard time dealing with structure, and discipline.
- yeah, it was a little late when I post that... I apologize...
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