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Okay, so how do you do it? FYI, they are about 1.5 and 3 yo. I have till this afternoon so lots of time to figure it out. :) I've been going over and over this in my mind and just can't "see" it. Oh, and apparently I like my " "'s todays. :love:
I know there won't be many rules, so I'm thinking things like: 1. Food/drinks only in the kitchen or at the dinning room table. 2. No hitting, biting, spiting, etc. 3. Be kind to each other. 4. I don't know. :rolleyes:
I know these would be different than those we had for the teen placement, especially because we have so much more control over the day to day activities. So saying bed time is as X, you must make your bed every day, etc. doesn't apply. Is it just something that we should implement and stay on from the get go and forget a "list"? Should we just do the things and hope they pick up on it?
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Just make a short list and don't worry if they can't read it. My rules are treat everyone well, only happy hugs( no physical violence), and keep our things clean. They may change depending on the age of kids and I try to use positive language instead of negative( don't do this, don't do that) The 3 yr old is old enough to understand the rules and when the rules are broken, you just remind them of the rule and they get the consequence of breaking the rule.
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Don't forget to use your manners. Please, thank you, Yes ma'am, No sir...
And mostly at these ages its a matter of teaching them the rules. Lots of reminders.
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When we had a bunch of toddlers here, we posted a big sheet of paper on the fridge with illustrated rules. A big smiley face for "Be Nice", a picture of a big mess next to the rule that said "Clean up your own messes" and there were others, but after a while I realized those 2 rules summarized almost everything. LOL!
I think it's so much better with that age to point to the fridge and say "Are you being nice?" than it is to read off a list of all the things they did wrong.
We also had an illustrated list of our typical schedule for the day, because they would ask every 5 minutes "What are we doing after this??"
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One idea is to take photos of the child doing positive behaviors and post them on the fridge as the rules.
-eat at the table
-put toys away
-be nice
-be safe (on the stairs)
This is also can be done for the schedule.
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Okay, so how do you do it? FYI, they are about 1.5 and 3 yo. I have till this afternoon so lots of time to figure it out. :) I've been going over and over this in my mind and just can't "see" it. Oh, and apparently I like my " "'s todays. :love:
I know there won't be many rules, so I'm thinking things like: 1. Food/drinks only in the kitchen or at the dinning room table. 2. No hitting, biting, spiting, etc. 3. Be kind to each other. 4. I don't know. :rolleyes:
When I taught 2 year olds, I had the class come up with the list of rules. I wrote down what they wanted and we reviewed the rules. Within days they knew the "rules" and could even point to the correct sentance. I'm not suggesting they could read the letters, but they cared about their "words" and noticed where their words were placed.
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