I have a very handsome young child in my class who is about to drive us to quit. I have my degree in early childhood ed, spec. needs and thought I could deal with rude and foul mouth children - well, that's not the case. I have two aides and 19 children in my class. My little guy requires 1 on 1 attention constantly. As long as he gets attention from any of the adults he is fine. However, the other children want our attention too. I have a well balanced, structured environment. We have plenty of time for free play and I do alot of small group instruction too. Small groups he is okay most of the time. He listens when he wants, but for the most part he is manageable. However, during free play that's another story. He enjoys puzzles and games and we take the time to play with him. We even include other children to play with him. However, if left to play 1 on 1 with another child all hell breaks loose. The other children do not want to be near him, don't want to play with him because he will destroy what they are doing, or he will shove them, hit them, whatever it takes to get attention from the adults. Time out doesn't work. We have redirected more than we can count. His mother and father are not in the picture, so can't ask them to help. Where he is staying he is uncontrollable too, so they are in the same boat we are. At times he can be very sweet, other times I wish he was my own. I refuse to give up!
I have read about dealing with these types of children, and have tried as much as possible in the time alotted. However, I'm out of ideas. So, any help of things that HAVE been done in the class and have worked, I would love to hear from you.
Thanks for your time.