lilac
11-18-2011, 10:17 AM
I am frustrated.... (gonna vent a bit)
If you have prepared an activity, whether it be a craft, or a puzzle or work sheet, or even just time for playdough or kind of a free for all craft... do you have the kids do it even if they dont want to?
I'm frustrated with this one kid I have, hes 7, and is usually only after school, I have gotten away from doing after school crafts b/c of him. Today is a PA Day, I had an activity to do, cut and paste, and sat them down to do it, he glued 2 pompoms on his sheet and announced several annoying times that he was done and took off to go play in the play room. Then my son pulls the same thing (this also annoys me b/c when this other kid is around, my sons behaviour is terrible). I annoyed b/c even though this was kind of a free cut and paste make what you want session, I put effort into organizing and getting all the materials etc. When we do other such activities, he rushes through them (really only taking a minute or too) to do it and takes off or flat out refuses to do it anyways which of course leads to my son refusing and about 1/2 the time the other 6yo boy I have to do the same...
Part of the other reason I want them to do the stuff I prepare for them is because this kid in particular is a handful, ball of energy, never stops running, yelling, rough houseing etc. He and my son and the other dck who is 6 get going and they are unstoppable, so part of my reason for having them sit to do a craft is to get them to settle down and quiet down.
I hate to say "Sit and do the craft, I dont care if you dont want to" but on the other hand, I prepared it for them, bought the stuff, and really dont want the free for all the entire time that the boys are here together! Its sooooo frustrating.... grrr....
If you have prepared an activity, whether it be a craft, or a puzzle or work sheet, or even just time for playdough or kind of a free for all craft... do you have the kids do it even if they dont want to?
I'm frustrated with this one kid I have, hes 7, and is usually only after school, I have gotten away from doing after school crafts b/c of him. Today is a PA Day, I had an activity to do, cut and paste, and sat them down to do it, he glued 2 pompoms on his sheet and announced several annoying times that he was done and took off to go play in the play room. Then my son pulls the same thing (this also annoys me b/c when this other kid is around, my sons behaviour is terrible). I annoyed b/c even though this was kind of a free cut and paste make what you want session, I put effort into organizing and getting all the materials etc. When we do other such activities, he rushes through them (really only taking a minute or too) to do it and takes off or flat out refuses to do it anyways which of course leads to my son refusing and about 1/2 the time the other 6yo boy I have to do the same...
Part of the other reason I want them to do the stuff I prepare for them is because this kid in particular is a handful, ball of energy, never stops running, yelling, rough houseing etc. He and my son and the other dck who is 6 get going and they are unstoppable, so part of my reason for having them sit to do a craft is to get them to settle down and quiet down.
I hate to say "Sit and do the craft, I dont care if you dont want to" but on the other hand, I prepared it for them, bought the stuff, and really dont want the free for all the entire time that the boys are here together! Its sooooo frustrating.... grrr....