I currently care for 4 kids under 3 years old. My son who is 2.5 yrs and two 2 yr olds and one 20 month old. I have been having the typical issues with them such as hitting, pushing, scratching, pinching and screaming.

Anytime this behaviour happens I say "WE DO NOT HIT/SCREAM/PUSH etc." and put them in a time out for a few minutes. I'm getting tired of the broken record and constantly on top of them for their behaviour.

Some days are better and then some days are like today where I want to have a really stiff drink when all the kids are gone lol!

I can deal with the hitting, pushing and all that...but its the screaming that really gets me frustrated!!! The kids I have now have started this thing where they will grunt and each other then start screaming at each other. They do this when they are angry at each other and sometimes just for fun (like at the table when we are eating lunch). It's become a game to them to grunt each other??? Has anyone dealt with this before?? I'm just really tired of telling them to stop this behaviour and wonder if I should just ignore it and maybe it will stop or keep on top of it.

How do you ladies deal with these behaviours?