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CeriBear 07:40 AM 04-15-2018
Originally Posted by Snowmom:
I would address it when it happens.

"We don't say ___ here."

It's kind of like the play guns at my house. So many kids make pretend guns out of blocks. I don't like it so it's not allowed here. I will tell the child "you may be able to do that at home, but not while you are here. Make something else, like a building or a fort."
This is exactly how I handle situations like this too. I have a 4 year old boy who likes to say “ shut up” when another child says something he doesn’t like. I tell him “we don’t say shut up here.” If he is saying shut up because another child is using potty words or being mean I encourage him to say “ stop that” or “don’t say that” instead.

Same thing with the guns. I know some of the kids are allowed to play guns at home but I personally don’t like it and neither do some of the other parents. If a child starts to make guns out of blocks or legos I redirect them into making something else. It usually works and if not I have them move to another center.
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