21 Month Old Being Strapped In At Preschool

[saved4always]

I agree with what all the other providers here have said. Lunch time is a very hectic time at a child care center. All the children are anxious to get their lunch in front of them. And they are usually very vocal about it. At our center, the children each bring thier own lunch. If there is only one teacher, she has to unpack each lunch, open packages, open drinks, help some children eat, etc. If there is a child who refuses to stay in thier seat, that same teacher has to follow that child to get them back to the seat while still trying to serve all of the children. And one child getting away with leaving the table leads to anarchy . They all are up and misbehaving... imo, it is the way of toddlers to follow whoever is being the naughtiest.

I think it is awesome that your provider purchased a chair to help your son transition to the big kid table. As long as they are using it only for food times, I think it is fine. If they are putting him in it during play times and music, etc., then it would definitely be an issue. In this case, it sounds like they are just trying to make sure all of the kids get to eat thier lunch without your son helping himself to someone else's lunch or taking his own lunch away from the table.

[crazydaycarelady]

I think you are making a mountain out of a molehill. Plus you need to consider that at childcare they are feeding and tending to a group of children where at home you only have to take care of one child. If you don't want your child to have to use the seat then you should teach him to sit well at the table at home also.

[grandmom]

Sometimes I use a similar chair. I have several of them, and parents often ask where I got them because they are so great.

Sometimes, I excuse the child from the table if they get up. They only get excused a couple times before they learn to stay seated at the table. Meaning, they wash their hands and go play. They are finished eating.

[Lorna]

You should remove the highchair booster chair at home. If you can work on him sitting and staying in the chair for a meal then the school will be able to.

[mmd99]

Common behavioral problems in toddlers and young children you need to know

A nice and short article about common bevioral problems in children:

http://yourchildrencare.blogspot.com/2013/02/common-behavioral-problems-in-toddlers.html