Ahh, so it IS you...it's not me

[gcj]

I was telling my husband how I was feeling last night and he said: "No wonder! _____ is frickin' annoying! I'm here 20 minutes with him and he drives me up the wall. How do you do it all day?!?" And it's true! I have one that is so annoying. And after a while I guess it kind of wears me down. Poor kid. He's good and behaves well overall.....just an irritating personality. Next year he's off to school, though.
Just wanted to share that I had a little validation.

[mimi]

It can be so easy for us to blame ourselves for the behavior of an annoying child. Are we spending enough individual time with dck or are we not engaging dck enough etc., but the truth is that some kids can have annoying tendencies. I have a dcb who is spoiled and reveered by his parents. Anything he does they consider adorable so no wonder dcb is a huge attention seeker and disturber of the other dck's? He is addicted and expects constant adoration even at the expense of the other dck's. It is hard to rein him in and while he is a good boy and despite my best efforts, he can really bug me at times. I know it is not me, but his home environment where he is constantly applauded for all he does. He is 3, so old enough to not be told he does no wrong by mom and dad. So, it is not you or dck who is the problem it's the parental upbringing.

[sunnydays]

Yeah...I have one like that too. Our personalities just don't mesh somehow though I still treat this child the same as all of the others (I hope!)...it takes more energy to be caring and affectionate with a child who rubs you the wrong way!

[Lou]

I have one of these too!! And in all honesty, for the very first time in over 10 years in childcare I can NOT form a bond with this 2 yrs old! He's only 2!!! For one thing, he's not cute Sorry to say. And along with that he has a ton of annoying mannerisms. I feel so awful!!! Luckily, I don't think he knows the difference, as I treat him as warmly as the others.

[Inspired by Reggio]

LOL ~ yup had my share of those over the years ... IMO children are no different than adults ~ we are not expected to 'like' all adults we work with over the years .... we are just expected to treat them with respect and dignity despite not caring for some of their traits and dreaming of the day they move on from our lives

[Momof4]

Oh yes, gcj, been there done that! A tattletale, narrating the entire day girl and then I had the Jeckyll & Hyde Drama King boy, not to mention the newbie screamers. But usually the screamining stops and the children learn to love daycare but a child with a really grating personality is unbelievable. I used to think all children were loveable and I know after running my daycare for a while that it isn't true!