MissTinkerbell
10-01-2011, 03:07 PM
I look after M aged 4. She comes to me at 8am along with her 15 month old brother, goes to preschool at 9am and I pick her up at 12. She stays until 5pm and 4pm on a Friday.
My big problem is persuading her to do something other than want to watch CBeebies. As soon asshe has finished her lunch she asks to watch her programmes. When I say no, weare going to do X this afternoon or I thought you'd like to choose something to do, her bottom lip drops and she'll say she's tired or she doesn't feel well or something similar.
In September I didn't mind her watching TV because she'd just started preschool 5 mornings a week and looked shattered on arrival home at mine and all she wanted to do was flop on the sofa with books or the TV.
However over the last 6-8 weeks I've been trying to prise her away from the TV and restrict it to going on at 2.30 when her brother has her bottle until we go out for school pick up at 3.05 - gives me chance to tidy up as well.
She is not happy with this. I've tried offereing her all the activities/ toys that I know she likes and even when I give her the choice she chooses something, plays with it for 5 minutes and then says she's too tired to play and wants to watch her magic programmes.
I have spoken to mum about this and mum does not mind the fact that she wants to watch TV. Now I don't mind on a Friday afternoon but do not want this happening for the other 3 afternoons I have her. Is it case that she's been busy all morning at preschool and really can't be bothered in the afternoons?
What would do?
My big problem is persuading her to do something other than want to watch CBeebies. As soon asshe has finished her lunch she asks to watch her programmes. When I say no, weare going to do X this afternoon or I thought you'd like to choose something to do, her bottom lip drops and she'll say she's tired or she doesn't feel well or something similar.
In September I didn't mind her watching TV because she'd just started preschool 5 mornings a week and looked shattered on arrival home at mine and all she wanted to do was flop on the sofa with books or the TV.
However over the last 6-8 weeks I've been trying to prise her away from the TV and restrict it to going on at 2.30 when her brother has her bottle until we go out for school pick up at 3.05 - gives me chance to tidy up as well.
She is not happy with this. I've tried offereing her all the activities/ toys that I know she likes and even when I give her the choice she chooses something, plays with it for 5 minutes and then says she's too tired to play and wants to watch her magic programmes.
I have spoken to mum about this and mum does not mind the fact that she wants to watch TV. Now I don't mind on a Friday afternoon but do not want this happening for the other 3 afternoons I have her. Is it case that she's been busy all morning at preschool and really can't be bothered in the afternoons?
What would do?