How many of you give warnings?

[mickyc]

For myself I don't count, never have. If they are fighting, taking a toy from another, standing on furniture or generally not following a daycare rule they are told that they are not allowed to do it and to stop. Usually they listen. The odd time I will get a attitude filled NO and it will be an instant time out. No back talking allowed! Any kids hitting or pushing get an instant time out.

When we get dressed to go out there are usually no issues as we are all doing it together. When it is clean up time if the older ones aren't cooperating they are given a warning that if they don't get cleaning up they will be cleaning up alone while everyone else gets to sit down. I have had to do that a few times and it isn't long until they realize clean up time means clean up time.