Originally Posted by EntropyControlSpecialist:
If you haven't changed anything at daycare, ask Mom/Dad/Guardian if anything has changed at home (Ex: Working more, parent out of town on business, just very busy, etc.). Usually, when something changes at home the child changes at daycare.
We used to have a tantrum prone child. Full on kicking, screaming, head bashing against the floor. 
The only thing that works is calmly getting in the child's face on their level, signing and saying, "Please stop!" and then asking, "Do you need to go to hula hoop time?" if they do not stop. We ask a child to do something once. If it is not done or starting to be done within 5 seconds then they are placed in hula hoop time. Children do not wait for us to raise our voice, get a stern look, etc. They know we mean business the first time we ask.
If the child continues to tantrum in hula hoop time, then so be it. Ignore it. I promise you that ignoring it does work. If you are carrying on like you don't notice, then they aren't getting what they want ... attention.
Hula Hoop Time: We have a large hula hoop that the child sits in if they are misbehaving. They are allowed 1 toy or 1 book and can exchange it, but if you are in hula hoop time you are alone and without friends and it is just oh so sad.
I like the hula hoop idea. How do you get the kids to leave the hula hoop alone otherwise? My kids have them for outdoor play and I'm worried it would be a battle to get them to leave it alone indoors.
Idk...he is just really hard to transition from one activity to the next. Even if he has ample reminders that this is what we will be doing. If he isn't ready to leave, have lunch, do a project, have rest time (this is a huge one lately!), go to the bathroom..... It's a full on tantrum....
