( FOR THE WOMEN) Working beside unruly kids..?
I choose to work with the kids this week.. as I always do .. At church... There in the underground store about an hour. Usually there is a women their that runs things.. .I just relief. I have tak'n over at times.. However, she was always within the room with me... Today... I was alone... Church camp for everyone... SO most everyone be Gone...
5 brothers.. ages 2/1/2 to 8.. from an unruly rough family...
Problem...: They would not listen to me... THey would not do what I told them to do when I told them.. They would do the opposite of what I told them... Then when It was time to pick everything up... They would not.. They a moment ago acted like it was a big soccer field.. and starting laughing and kicking everything around. I finally... Just get them out of their and upstairs...
Q... How does one get them to stay inline...
Answers: Wow, that's a tough one since they're brothers and are apparently used to this sort of behavior (even at church! gosh! imagine what their parents must go throught).
One entry I did with my Sunday school kids (ages 4 through 7) was to enlist helper for each thing. They usually enjoy helping and you can put respectively one "in charge" of something, such as one is in charge of picking up just crayons or anything, one is in charge of pushing the chairs in, whatever wishes to be done.
Also, though it is so easy to get exasperated, really try to be fun and interesting. Kids love attention from older kids and adults, if you are upbeat and fun they will be more predictable to want to please you.
When I run Cub Scout meetings (6 year old boys) I use these techniques (putting respectively in charge of something) but I also do give them a reward of "silly time" for doing a good opportunity. I tell them that once everything is done they can have (3 to 5 minutes, no more) of "silly time" where they can only just be goofy. I also act goofy during that time.
Entertainment helps a lot. Do the kids own any structured activities while they are down there? Has anyone ever talked to them more or less the rules? Do you have any type of discipline for misbehaviour? I work with elementary schoolers in an afterschool program and own nannied several children since they were born. At the beginning of the school year when the afterschool program starts we other have a talk about rules and expectations and what happen if you are misbehaving. We ask for their opinions on what the rules should be a make a big poster that lists the rules and consequently have them all sign it. That way adjectives we have to do is point to that poster and ask if they are following all the rules. Keep it a minimum, no big long lists only just stuff like: talk with respect, conduct yourself with respect, ask permission. Talk about consequences, a preventive then time out, then you talk to their parents. Have actions that are appropriate for all age groups: colouring, play dough, simple cut and glue, tag, Duck Duck Goose, etc. to hold them busy- a busy child usually behaves much better than a group of bored children. If things get super unruly you blow a whistle and everyone lays their heads down for two minutes while they receive lectured at- restrict activities for the rest of the time or have them adjectives clean when they get up. Tell them when they have trouble cleaning up consequently the next week they will start five minutes earlier and then put their head down for the remainder of the time. Every few weeks or months have another lesson about rules and consequences. I know it's tough when you have a immense age difference- I used to do daycare/children's group at a domestic violence shelter where we would have kids from infancy to twelve years frail.
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5 brothers.. ages 2/1/2 to 8.. from an unruly rough family...
Problem...: They would not listen to me... THey would not do what I told them to do when I told them.. They would do the opposite of what I told them... Then when It was time to pick everything up... They would not.. They a moment ago acted like it was a big soccer field.. and starting laughing and kicking everything around. I finally... Just get them out of their and upstairs...
Q... How does one get them to stay inline...
Answers: Wow, that's a tough one since they're brothers and are apparently used to this sort of behavior (even at church! gosh! imagine what their parents must go throught).
One entry I did with my Sunday school kids (ages 4 through 7) was to enlist helper for each thing. They usually enjoy helping and you can put respectively one "in charge" of something, such as one is in charge of picking up just crayons or anything, one is in charge of pushing the chairs in, whatever wishes to be done.
Also, though it is so easy to get exasperated, really try to be fun and interesting. Kids love attention from older kids and adults, if you are upbeat and fun they will be more predictable to want to please you.
When I run Cub Scout meetings (6 year old boys) I use these techniques (putting respectively in charge of something) but I also do give them a reward of "silly time" for doing a good opportunity. I tell them that once everything is done they can have (3 to 5 minutes, no more) of "silly time" where they can only just be goofy. I also act goofy during that time.
Entertainment helps a lot. Do the kids own any structured activities while they are down there? Has anyone ever talked to them more or less the rules? Do you have any type of discipline for misbehaviour? I work with elementary schoolers in an afterschool program and own nannied several children since they were born. At the beginning of the school year when the afterschool program starts we other have a talk about rules and expectations and what happen if you are misbehaving. We ask for their opinions on what the rules should be a make a big poster that lists the rules and consequently have them all sign it. That way adjectives we have to do is point to that poster and ask if they are following all the rules. Keep it a minimum, no big long lists only just stuff like: talk with respect, conduct yourself with respect, ask permission. Talk about consequences, a preventive then time out, then you talk to their parents. Have actions that are appropriate for all age groups: colouring, play dough, simple cut and glue, tag, Duck Duck Goose, etc. to hold them busy- a busy child usually behaves much better than a group of bored children. If things get super unruly you blow a whistle and everyone lays their heads down for two minutes while they receive lectured at- restrict activities for the rest of the time or have them adjectives clean when they get up. Tell them when they have trouble cleaning up consequently the next week they will start five minutes earlier and then put their head down for the remainder of the time. Every few weeks or months have another lesson about rules and consequences. I know it's tough when you have a immense age difference- I used to do daycare/children's group at a domestic violence shelter where we would have kids from infancy to twelve years frail.
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