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From: Mary
Date: 20 Jun 1997
Time: 14:58:39
Remote Name: 1cust33.max22.orlando.fl.ms.uu.net
I haven't seen any new letters for Dealing with an angry child. I was wondering how some of you were doing. I've been thinking that maybe sometimes they show their anger because that's the only way they know how. We are in the summer program in my school and we have some new children. One particular child is very physical. He will put his foot out to trip someone when someone walks by. This really bothered me. I need to keep the environment safe for all the children. So I explained to him that if someone were to do it to him, they would be sitting in a chair. That's what I do. I just put them in a chair and tell them when they are ready to talk to let me know. I always write down during the day some things I see that the children may be doing that they shouldn't be. This way the next day on line time I discuss it with them using words they understand. Like I would tell them how precious each person is and how important it is to be kind to one another. Then I might go on to say a few things that might hurt someone and include putting a foot out to trip someone could cause another person to get hurt. Does this help anyone. I hope so. I know somedays I come home with another new problem that I need to address the next day. Believe it or not I do love helping them learn and grow. It is such a challenge.