behavioral issues

Daycare Solutions for Problems at Pickup Time

November 30, 2011

Tweet Tweet Some daycare owners may experience behavioral problems at pick up. The children may behave until their parents arrive and then they feel they do not have to listen or begin doing unacceptable things when the parent shows up.  What to do? We asked the OwnADaycare Facebook fans how they handle issues with discipline [...]

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Separation Anxiety in Your Home Daycare or Preschool

October 24, 2011

Tweet Tweet Separation anxiety is a stage of development in which children become anxious, nervous, or scared upon separation from a parent and is normal in preschool and daycare. Children may cry and cling to parents at daycare center drop-off time, need a carry a security item throughout the day, and/or cry at pick up time. [...]

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How to Handle Temper Tantrums in Daycare

October 19, 2011

Tweet Tweet Every adult has dealt with this embarrassing situation: You’re in the grocery store or doctor’s office, or a nice restaurant. Your child or a child in your family daycare wants a toy or goodie that he can’t have. He wants to open a door or drawer he shouldn’t or grab an expensive, fragile [...]

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How to Handle Bullying in Daycare Part 2

August 22, 2011

Tweet Tweet Bullying is an issue in many daycare center and preschool environments. One aspect of daycare jobs includes keeping children safe and behavioral issues in check.   In a 3-part interview, Dr. Warren Seiler, child and adolescent psychiatrist and author of Battling the Enemy Within: Conquering the Causes of Inner Struggle and Unhappiness [Victory Laine [...]

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How to Handle Bullying in Daycare Part 3

August 22, 2011

Tweet Tweet Bullying is an issue in many daycare center and preschool environments. One aspect of daycare jobs includes keeping children safe and behavioral issues in check.   In a 3-part interview, Dr. Warren Seiler, child and adolescent psychiatrist and author of Battling the Enemy Within: Conquering the Causes of Inner Struggle and Unhappiness [Victory Laine [...]

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How to Handle Bullying in Daycare Part 1

August 18, 2011

Tweet Tweet Bullying is an issue in many daycare center and preschool environments. One aspect of daycare jobs includes keeping children safe and behavioral issues in check.   In a 3-part interview, Dr. Warren Seiler, child and adolescent psychiatrist and author of Battling the Enemy Within: Conquering the Causes of Inner Struggle and Unhappiness [Victory Laine [...]

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How To Control Biting in Daycare

July 8, 2011

Tweet Tweet Biting in daycare is a common occurrence and a concern among daycare providers and parents. We interviewed Dr. Carl G. Arinoldo, parenting expert and author of Essentials of Smart Parenting: Learning the Fine Art of Managing Your Children, to get some help. Dr. Carl Arinoldo explains why children bite and how biting can [...]

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Shyness in Preschool Children or Children in Daycare

February 7, 2011

Tweet Tweet Today, children are sometimes pressured to be sociable and perform on cue. However, some children are naturally shy, quiet, reserved and a bit anxious. Shyness is an inherited trait which many people don’t realize. Daycare providers and daycare business owners must be aware of the cause of shyness in children and learn how [...]

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Daycare Dilemma: What to Do When Children Cry During Nap Time

November 5, 2010

Tweet Tweet A common issue raised by daycare providers is that children in their care cry specifically during naptime. Some child care providers don’t know why the children are crying and how to handle it. When a child is crying during naptime it can be disruptive to other children at rest. . It can be [...]

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What Daycare Providers Want Parents to Know Part 2

August 20, 2010

Tweet Tweet We asked our OwnADaycare Facebook fans who are daycare owners, to reveal information they would love to anonymously convey to parents. This information is helpful not only for parents who send their child to daycare, but also will help new daycare owners create and enforce policies for their daycare business. Advice fell into [...]

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