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I regret to inform you that your child has been acting like a two-year-old.
This isn't any blame on her part - she is, after all, turning two in a week! - but the other children don't understand why she's snatching their toys and smacking them and all.
Now, I realize that one can't stop all bad behaviour, and that it's simply not possible to have your eye on all your kids all the time... but you appear to just have one child. Perhaps you can turn around from the fascinating stamps and crayons table (and really, how many greenyorange acorns can you fit on one piece of paper? The world may never know) and sit in such a way that your back isn't facing your child at all times? And maybe you could sit slightly closer than you are? I know it's a small room, but it's not that small. There really is no need for you two to be on opposite sides of it.
Oh, and if she screams (or if another child screams), could you maybe go find out what's wrong? Standing up and glancing at her doesn't really cut it, especially when she's the one in the wrong. Sure, you've ascertained that she's not injured, but what about the babies she's playing with? Are we all supposed to give your kid a time-out for you? I mean, I will - but I'd rather not.
On that note, your child is mostly pre-verbal. Asking her "what's wrong" when she's whining, fussing, throwing a tantrum, and repeatedly trying to leave... well, good luck with that. You might try asking me, or any of the other adults here at this program. It's fairly obvious to all of us what's wrong with your kid. It's the same thing that's wrong with all the two-year-olds. That's why they leave before the second half of the program. They go home to take their naps. Your child is clearly not immune to naptime. She's also not happy. And she's not really old enough to sit down and make a reindeer puppet with everybody else.
Because she's two. (Almost.)
You're her dad. You take care of her. Nobody should have to step up and tell you to watch your own kid. (And when they do - this is your cue to start watching your kid. Do you know how badly you have to have messed up to get Lisa to tell you off for it? That woman never has an unkind word for anybody!)
This isn't any blame on her part - she is, after all, turning two in a week! - but the other children don't understand why she's snatching their toys and smacking them and all.
Now, I realize that one can't stop all bad behaviour, and that it's simply not possible to have your eye on all your kids all the time... but you appear to just have one child. Perhaps you can turn around from the fascinating stamps and crayons table (and really, how many greenyorange acorns can you fit on one piece of paper? The world may never know) and sit in such a way that your back isn't facing your child at all times? And maybe you could sit slightly closer than you are? I know it's a small room, but it's not that small. There really is no need for you two to be on opposite sides of it.
Oh, and if she screams (or if another child screams), could you maybe go find out what's wrong? Standing up and glancing at her doesn't really cut it, especially when she's the one in the wrong. Sure, you've ascertained that she's not injured, but what about the babies she's playing with? Are we all supposed to give your kid a time-out for you? I mean, I will - but I'd rather not.
On that note, your child is mostly pre-verbal. Asking her "what's wrong" when she's whining, fussing, throwing a tantrum, and repeatedly trying to leave... well, good luck with that. You might try asking me, or any of the other adults here at this program. It's fairly obvious to all of us what's wrong with your kid. It's the same thing that's wrong with all the two-year-olds. That's why they leave before the second half of the program. They go home to take their naps. Your child is clearly not immune to naptime. She's also not happy. And she's not really old enough to sit down and make a reindeer puppet with everybody else.
Because she's two. (Almost.)
You're her dad. You take care of her. Nobody should have to step up and tell you to watch your own kid. (And when they do - this is your cue to start watching your kid. Do you know how badly you have to have messed up to get Lisa to tell you off for it? That woman never has an unkind word for anybody!)
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Date: 2006-12-08 12:39 pm (UTC)not that he'll care, of course.
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Date: 2006-12-26 09:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-12-08 04:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-12-26 09:58 pm (UTC)You know those stampsets? He was taking a stamp, inking it, and stamping it on the paper. Periodically he'd doodle a bit.
What he was *not* doing was, y'know, watching his child.
off topic: Firefly mmorpg article
Date: 2006-12-09 01:41 pm (UTC)Re: off topic: Firefly mmorpg article
Date: 2006-12-26 09:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-12-08 12:39 pm (UTC)not that he'll care, of course.
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Date: 2006-12-26 09:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-12-08 04:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-12-26 09:58 pm (UTC)You know those stampsets? He was taking a stamp, inking it, and stamping it on the paper. Periodically he'd doodle a bit.
What he was *not* doing was, y'know, watching his child.
off topic: Firefly mmorpg article
Date: 2006-12-09 01:41 pm (UTC)Re: off topic: Firefly mmorpg article
Date: 2006-12-26 09:57 pm (UTC)