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daycarediva 03:53 AM 06-24-2016
Originally Posted by Josiegirl:
I have a train whistle that brings all chaos to a halt immediately.
This is the reason why parents say I look like a gym teacher. Whistle, running shoes.

Originally Posted by EntropyControlSpecialist:
I pick the rowdiest, loudest child and have them come work on an activity at the table. I then pick 3 of the other ones that are being rowdy to come work at the table. We discuss "calm down" a lot here. We can have fun, we can be silly, but we can't be crazy and loud because then no one can hear each other.
This is what I do, too. Transitions are the worst, or when they are just getting crazy during free play. Towards the last week with one child (I termed) I just had her sit at the table during every transition because she could NOT handle it and would get wild and it was driving me crazy. Screaming at the top of her lungs, laying on people, throwing shoes, squirting her water bottle on the floor.

She would sit at the table with a table top activity while everyone else danced or quickly followed directions.
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