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nannyde 04:10 AM 09-17-2011
This can get really dangerous to you if you do any kind of physical putting her back to nap movements.

She's figured out to say "you are hurting me" to get your physical response to her to lessen.

When you have a kid who is physically resisting their resistance can cause enough force that you could end up with her claiming she is hurt or her rikashaying (sp) downwards once you let go of her.

At this point she knows that she gets to get up and carry on and there is NOTHING you can do about it. It keeps happening because she fully understands with your touch, body language, words, facial expressions etc. that you can't do anything at all about her doing what she wants.

She knows the kiddie version of "you can't term". She gets that you must allow her to do as she wishes and she wishes to have an adult play with her constantly and be able to have the excitement of interfering with the other kids at nap.

She's so excited about being able to take over this room and you that she is the happiest little girl in the world during nap. She's hit the JACKPOT of situations and she is digging it.

There is NOTHING you can do about it. There's no techniques to use. Even if you agreed to provide one to one adult playing... whatever you could possibly come up with will be boring to her compared to what she is doing now. She won't settle for "sit at the table and paint, do play doh, read books".... she has had hyper frenetic raise hell and get an adult to "chase" after her every movement. Anything you calmly do with her will fail.

She's just got ya and there's no way out. If the Director refuses to term then you have to allow her to decide what goes on at nap for herself, you, and the others. There's no other way.

Please please keep your hands off of her completely unless you are protecting her from immediate harm and harm of the other kids. This situation could lead to her having some injury because of the force of her pulling, pushing, running away from you while you have your hands on her even when they are gentle hands that mean no harm.
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