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[quote=Anonymous]Hi, I’m a preschool teacher.  The smacking on the butt thing—you responded well by telling him about private parts, etc. there are some great kids books out there on this topic. Let me know if you want ideas.

As for the other behavior—I hate to say this, but from what I viewed in the hallways before covid…parents just aren’t expecting basic good behavior from their children any more. For example—the kid runs down the hallway, mom yells “don’t run larlo!” And then laughs and turns to a friend to chat. Or the kid starts pulling artwork off the walls, mom may go to fix it, but doesn’t explain that he/she shouldn’t take someone else’s artwork off the walls. They fix the immediate issue but don’t address the antecedent. There’s no follow through on the direction. Another example— a teacher hands a parent a special project and says “this is delicate, please don’t let your child hold it” and the child immediately demands the item and parents hand it over right away. They don’t even notice that the child demands instead of asks nicely, but also parents seem afraid to say no. They’re afraid of displeasing their children. Of making them sad/upset.  So over the past decade or so, preschool teachers have seen a steep decline of behavior issues. And covid hasn’t helped. Parents understandably had a hard time keeping their kids entertained and educated at home while they were working from home, and so children get more screens, less sleep, and less regular meals. So my guess is that you should take a step back and see where you can raise expectations of behavior and then consistently reinforce those boundaries. He will be more successful in preschool and in kindergarten if you start this now. [/quote]

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