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featuring Parenting Advice, Child
Care and Child Raising Advice. Sara
not only has children and grand
children, but also has a degree in
Psychology, a masters degree in
Family Counseling and was a family
specialist in Lousville, Ky for more
than 10 years.
featuring Parenting Advice, Child
Care and Child Raising Advice. Sara
not only has children and grand
children, but also has a degree in
Psychology, a masters degree in
Family Counseling and was a family
specialist in Lousville, Ky for more
than 10 years.
Dear Sara answers parenting and child raising
questions from readers, new columns are
posted on Mondays and Thursdays, this column
was published May 18, 2009
Dear Sara,
I have a 4 year old daughter who
will be 5 in September and lately it’s
been a job in itself to get her to
listen. It has been on and off for
months where she is taking “spells”
of kicking , screaming, hitting and
even throwing things at the daycare
providers.
We have tried time out, taking
things away and talking to her and
nothing seems to get through to her.
I am a first time parent and
everyone I have talked to just keeps
telling me they don’t know what to
recommend. She acts this way
sometimes at home as well, but
mainly at daycare.
I have talked to her doctors and
they are saying it is regular
tantrums and she will grow out of
them. If this is so, how do I get her
to behave long enough to go to
daycare?? I really hope you have
some suggestions.
Christina
Dear Christina,
It sounds like you are more effective
in your parenting than the daycare is
in providing appropriate discipline.
Some children find out that they can
get what they want by having a
tantrum.
Kids figure out fairly quickly that if
something works, then do it again to
see if they can control the situation
again. It doesn’t take long for them
to gain the upper hand and get their
own way.
Maybe you should have a talk with
whoever is in charge at daycare to
see if they follow through with
appropriate discipline techniques. You
might even want to spend some time
observing at your day care to see
how they handle your daughter’s
behavior.
A four year old isn’t verbal enough to
tell you what is going on at daycare,
so acting out may be the only way
that she can let you know that
something is wrong there. The
problem could be that something is
wrong there.
It could be that another child is acting
out and hitting her or taking her toys
or one of her caregivers is behaving
inappropriately. This is another good
reason to ask if you can spend some
time observing.
Keep up with your good parenting
techniques at home and if you find the
daycare center is lacking, then it’s
time for a change to a new one.
Sara
questions from readers, new columns are
posted on Mondays and Thursdays, this column
was published May 18, 2009
Dear Sara,
I have a 4 year old daughter who
will be 5 in September and lately it’s
been a job in itself to get her to
listen. It has been on and off for
months where she is taking “spells”
of kicking , screaming, hitting and
even throwing things at the daycare
providers.
We have tried time out, taking
things away and talking to her and
nothing seems to get through to her.
I am a first time parent and
everyone I have talked to just keeps
telling me they don’t know what to
recommend. She acts this way
sometimes at home as well, but
mainly at daycare.
I have talked to her doctors and
they are saying it is regular
tantrums and she will grow out of
them. If this is so, how do I get her
to behave long enough to go to
daycare?? I really hope you have
some suggestions.
Christina
Dear Christina,
It sounds like you are more effective
in your parenting than the daycare is
in providing appropriate discipline.
Some children find out that they can
get what they want by having a
tantrum.
Kids figure out fairly quickly that if
something works, then do it again to
see if they can control the situation
again. It doesn’t take long for them
to gain the upper hand and get their
own way.
Maybe you should have a talk with
whoever is in charge at daycare to
see if they follow through with
appropriate discipline techniques. You
might even want to spend some time
observing at your day care to see
how they handle your daughter’s
behavior.
A four year old isn’t verbal enough to
tell you what is going on at daycare,
so acting out may be the only way
that she can let you know that
something is wrong there. The
problem could be that something is
wrong there.
It could be that another child is acting
out and hitting her or taking her toys
or one of her caregivers is behaving
inappropriately. This is another good
reason to ask if you can spend some
time observing.
Keep up with your good parenting
techniques at home and if you find the
daycare center is lacking, then it’s
time for a change to a new one.
Sara