RedDragon
04-08-2008, 01:35 PM
I am finding it a bit hard going today. I've got 5 Mindees and 1 of my own (another 2 of my own upstairs but they are older/no trouble whatsoever).
I don't know if I am doing something wrong but I am really fed up of having to say things more than once:
e.g. all walking together in twos - Me: (in loud voice) "Stop here everyone we are about to cross the road" - 2 children carry on walking oblivious for ages.
We go into a shop Me:"All stand here together while I buy the milk" - as soon as I say that all children start walking round the shop in different directions touching things.
I am finding too that the children who normally get on - as soon as another child arrives for the day 1 of them is pushed out (2 is company 3 is a crowd I suppose), it confuses the child who was in favour 5 minutes earlier and makes my job very difficult.
:panic:
I'm not the type to let things go and make sure everyone is happy/things are fair/no one is hurt/unfairly treated etc but by the end of the day I am exhausted.
It's not as if we don't do interesting things - I really think about what things the children will like to do - today for example we went to my friends (Childminder) house and played in garden, then had lunch, then walk around shops, then home - did colouring/DS game for a little while, played with a farm set, outside to play badminton............................
I feel that I am constantly saying things over and over and that the children are not using the equipment/toys for what they are meant for - so I'm constantly "nagging".
In general they are a great bunch - no nasty behaviour etc but I'm not enjoying it today :panic:
I don't know if I am doing something wrong but I am really fed up of having to say things more than once:
e.g. all walking together in twos - Me: (in loud voice) "Stop here everyone we are about to cross the road" - 2 children carry on walking oblivious for ages.
We go into a shop Me:"All stand here together while I buy the milk" - as soon as I say that all children start walking round the shop in different directions touching things.
I am finding too that the children who normally get on - as soon as another child arrives for the day 1 of them is pushed out (2 is company 3 is a crowd I suppose), it confuses the child who was in favour 5 minutes earlier and makes my job very difficult.
:panic:
I'm not the type to let things go and make sure everyone is happy/things are fair/no one is hurt/unfairly treated etc but by the end of the day I am exhausted.
It's not as if we don't do interesting things - I really think about what things the children will like to do - today for example we went to my friends (Childminder) house and played in garden, then had lunch, then walk around shops, then home - did colouring/DS game for a little while, played with a farm set, outside to play badminton............................
I feel that I am constantly saying things over and over and that the children are not using the equipment/toys for what they are meant for - so I'm constantly "nagging".
In general they are a great bunch - no nasty behaviour etc but I'm not enjoying it today :panic: