OK, so it's been almost a month since I have written this post and it has gotten worse!!!

Now we have added BITING to the issues. I started caring for a new boy (he's 21 months now) at the beginning of May and the very first week he was here, he bit on two occasions but not out of anger, because he was teething and his mouth hurt. I've seen him a few times just playing with the kids and then goes to bite their arms. Needless to say the parents were concerned so I had talks with them and even emailed them my action plan with an article of why children bite. I said that I would closely watch the kids behaviours but my program suffered because anti me I had to do something, i had to take this child with me or sit him in his chair, very tiring.

Anyways, it stopped after a week and the kids went right back to their normal bad behaviours or pushing, hitting and screaming (screaming is getting better since I have really been on top of that one). I have been consistent with time outs/redirection when the bad behaviours start.

NOW....today the 2.5 year old little girl was arguing with the little boy who bit a month ago and then SHE bit him...right on the cheek. HERE WE GO AGAIN!!!! I absolutely do not tolerate this behaviour and I want it to stop RIGHT NOW!!!!

I understand that they are just toddlers and that this is typical behaviours but how do we keep running into the same issues.

Over the past few weeks we have read books like "Teeth are not for biting" and "Hands are not for hitting" and "Quiet Loud" which have been great but still having the issues.

Should I try to get all the parents together to discuss these issues and get some feedback or just send out an email saying what I will do?

Am I doing something wrong? Should I be doing something else?

I definitely want to be on the same page with all the parents but some of my parents have different ways of disciplining their children. I have even seen one of the parents "hit" and "flick" their children when they are being bad....monkey see, monkey do.

Sometimes I wonder if I have taken on too many kids?? But then I think I had the same pushing and hitting issues with the two younger ones already.

I currently have...
21 month old
2 year old
2.5 year old
almost 3 year old (which is mine, but he keeps to himself and has NEVER been aggressive to others)
two 4 year olds (part timers)