Ugh.
Your whole day was like that, apparently, resistance to everything, full-on aggression towards other kids, even kids much older and larger than you. I’m not really sure what was going on, but obviously we had quite a chat that night about how hitting is wrong.
And then again, the next morning, when I dropped you off, I gave you a hug and said, “Be good, okay?”
“Ok.”
“Listen to your teachers.”
“Ok.”
“Don’t hit people.”
“Ok.”
Of course when we picked you up the interrogation commenced:
“How was your day? Were you good? Did you listen? Did you hit anyone?”
“No,” you assured us, “I d’int hit anyone.”
I knew the indoctrination was reaching max capacity when I asked you, over pancakes to begin the weekend, “So what do you want to do today, bud?”
“…not hit anybody.” you replied.
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I always say a little prayer before dropping off my kids at school, a playdate, or a birthday party.
"Dear God, If there is to be any hitting or biting today, I'd rather my kid be the be the recipient, not the perp. Amen."
Kids.
We had the same issue at my sons daycare this week too. So frustrating. And every night and morning the rest of the week we asked him what he wasn't going to do that day.
We started the mantra: "Nice hands, nice feet, nice mouth" I would repeat it over and over the whole drive to day-care and have him repeat it with me once we got there. IDK if he just grew out of it, or if it worked, but I'm going to take the credit for it. :)
Wow, your kid is easier to convince than mine. We've had rotating time outs here for oh, about the last two years because someone is always punching someone else in the face.
Oh, bless! I teach kindergarten and just shake my head ruefully when someone is having a rough day...they're just so darn regretful afterwards, but it's like they can't help themselves...like it's something they have to get out of their system. My own kids have lots of days like this, where they look at me like, "I know it was wrong, but I just can't help it sometimes!"...lots of hugs on those days. And we like to read "The Very Grouchy Ladybug" by Eric Carle on those days, too!
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