Louise0208
28-06-2011, 05:26 PM
My newest mindee (just turned 3) cannot walk anywhere, he has to run run run!!! as fast as he can, no matter how short the distance....im saying stop running etc all the time & its begining to wear me down.
hes still not able to 'dodge' people/furniture/walls yet & he collides at least 10 times a day (our sessions are only 2 hrs long :p ) he has never hurt himself, we have never had tears on his behalf but all the other children have bruises & bleeding lips from the collisions.
i always give him warnings that next time he will have to sit in time out to calm down & iv always followed through but he doesnt take a blind bit of notice....within seconds hes off like a rocket again! its soo unsafe as my house is big enough but doesnt have lots of open space. i dont want to add stair gates on every doorway as its not fair to my kids & the other kids in my care that know not to run through the house.
i cant take him out as i have 3 pick ups within the time hes here though he has full & free reign of the garden & all the outdoor toys (which he loves).
i have tried occupying him all the time but unless its not 100% active then hes just not interested, he WONT (under any circumstances) craft, colour, paint, sit around the table for group activity.
any ideas to slow him down?
hes still not able to 'dodge' people/furniture/walls yet & he collides at least 10 times a day (our sessions are only 2 hrs long :p ) he has never hurt himself, we have never had tears on his behalf but all the other children have bruises & bleeding lips from the collisions.
i always give him warnings that next time he will have to sit in time out to calm down & iv always followed through but he doesnt take a blind bit of notice....within seconds hes off like a rocket again! its soo unsafe as my house is big enough but doesnt have lots of open space. i dont want to add stair gates on every doorway as its not fair to my kids & the other kids in my care that know not to run through the house.
i cant take him out as i have 3 pick ups within the time hes here though he has full & free reign of the garden & all the outdoor toys (which he loves).
i have tried occupying him all the time but unless its not 100% active then hes just not interested, he WONT (under any circumstances) craft, colour, paint, sit around the table for group activity.
any ideas to slow him down?