How Old is Too Old?

I have a 4yo who is always telling other kids what toys they can and can’t play with. She will tell them “you can’t play with that because it’s...

[Reimel61]

I have a 20 month old who only wants to take the other older childrens toys that they are playing with. She won't get interested in anything unless she's...

i'm a teacher's assistant in the 2's room at my daycare and have been for about four months now. i'd like to think i have a good grasp on who my kids...

[LostMyMarbles]

Imagine, a peaceful setting. 5 children happily coloring their project. Makers are a plenty, laugher, happiness, and then...then a shrill LOUD MMMMMMIIIIIIIINNNNNNNEEEEEE...

[daycarediva]

Of course this child is 2. Pretty verbal. It is the most extreme case of the mine's I have ever seen though.

Another child's Mom comes...

I have a 4.5dcg whom I am concerned with some behaviors she has. I don't know how to explain it except that she wants to have everything. She will sneak...

[mamamanda]

Dcg 22 mo is very territorial. She hoards whatever she is playing with and says, "that's mine" in a mean tone whenever ds 14mo gets close to...

[preschoolteacher]

I'm dealing with a bad case of the "mine!"s with my two year olds. I read nannyde's advice on saying 'no mine" and "leave it"....

[LoraJenkins]

I had a new 18 month old DCB start this week and I got a big surprise. The new DCB is adjusting a LOT better than I had expected. No issues with naps,...

[Msdunny]

I need advice, please. I have a 16 month old DCB. All the other children are 3 or 4 years old. The problem I am having is that the 16 month old goes...

[meganlavonnesmommy]

I'm going crazy! I have 3-2 year olds in my group. I know the "mine" stage is totally normal. But its driving me nuts. It's all day, about everything,...

I have a new boy that started Dec 5th - he is three yrs old and all my established kids DO NOT like him AT all..they scream, whine, cry anytime this boy...

[2ndFamilyDC]

For as long as I have been doing daycare (22 Years) I still can not understand how a small childs mind works when it comes to this. A kid is playing...

[cheerfuldom]

Right now my group is very young and I spend a good part of the day just changing diapers, warming milk, spoon feeding, etc. I have 6 kids total including...

[christinaskids]

I have a two year old little girl here that was actually my first daycare child. She is very cute and the only child to very young parents. The problem...