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Question

Ok, there are 5 little kids im responsible for a night a week, they go all syco. Any disiplone ideas or ideas to calm them down......Nanny 911 please help!!!! LOL

Answer 1

Oh, dear. What is the situation? Are you babysitting? Why are they psycho? Do they eat too much sugar, or are they acting out on you because they are repressed more when their parents aren't around? Need more background info...

My kids calm down with story time or activities. It sounds weird, but over the summer, homeschooling them keeps our house sane because the boys LOVE to sit down and do something from a workbook, or some sort of activity. Maybe you need a craft or something to work on, so they're thinking and sitting instead of going psycho. Kids act out when they're bored!!

Answer 2

play games they all enjoy for a while untill they get tired. Also you could get them together and tell them that you will give them a mission. There mission is to think up of 5 nice things to do and how and when to do it and the next time you see them have them tell their stories and keep going

Answer 3

Try playing games like simmon says which helps them in learning to listen. Also it can help when you are not playing just let them know when they get all crazy that when you say Simmon says quiet or stop (you could evern make up a word) that it means they need to stop doing whatever they are doing and listen or settle down. A Freeze game also works. tell them to wiggle and move in place and then at any point say FREEZE and however they are, that is how they need to stay. Or you can always give a time out and make sure that they know you are in charge and YOU need to set some rules. Be firm.  Try playing a lot of games that involve them running and jumping to get them tired and do not give them sweets! Or do activities with them you can get a whole bunch of materials at the dollar store and get ideas online. Good Luck!

Answer 4

give them some nice books

Answer 5

ok...start with some simple expectations or rules...you could do something like the 3 Bee's.  I use these in my preschool classroom.  "Be Safe, Be Friendly, and Be A Worker."  Be safe means hands and feet to yourself (tell them what you want them to do - hands and feet to yourself - instead of what you don't want them to do - "don't hit"), Be friendly means that you have to be nice...you can say 'no' to someone, but you have to say it nicely.  If they want something the other one wants, they could say "can I use it when you're done?" to the child...the other child can say 'yes, when I'm done' or 'when I'm done'...they can say no, but politely...they must follow through and give it to them when they are done.  I also teach them to say 'when will you be done?' and then I ask the other child "4 or 5 minutes?" or maybe "3 or 4 minutes?" depending.  Then make the child follow through and give them reminders as the time is coming up.  Be a worker means that they have to try.  For example, if the bedtime routine is hard, to be workers they have to be getting ready for bed.  Or if they ignore your directions they are not working.  If the kids are a little older than prek (2nd/3rd grade) you could use something like be respectful.

Now...to do this, you really have to teach it.  You'd need buy in from moms/dads as well.  have them help reinforce the 3 bees.  You have to teach them what 'be a worker means' and what 'be friendly means.  And you have to reinforce the behavior.  When they are being friendly say things like "wow!  That was SO friendly!" and "Wow kids, you are really being workers right now!"  Try to always frame things in your 3 bee's rules and always tell them what you want them to do and not what you don't want.  

You could have color sheets with bees make other bee things.  Make a rules sheet with them with the 3 bee's on them.  Make it fun, but let them know that these rules are for real.  Talk about what might happen if we forget our 3 bees.  Make it a team effort.

Really reward friendly behavior.  You could make a few 'super star' necklaces.  Something simple with a star on it.  Give it to a child when they do something really great.  Make it a production...let their parents know when they get one.  also let their parents know what great workers they were or how friendly they were...and if the children are there when you tell them all the better.

Also, be sure to try to keep them scheduled and busy while you have them.  have a few activities planned.  some simple art things, maybe.  idk how long you have them for, but a routine and schedule is pretty helpful.  some free time, but also some structured time.  it could be reading books or coloring or snack.

hope some of this helps..mostly remember to try to include the parents, use positive statements when telling them what you want them to do (instead of telling them what you DON'T want...e.g. instead of saying "Don't hit' or "Don't run"say "Be safe" or "Hands to yourself")  and teach them the expectations you want.  When kids don't know how to behave, we need to teach them.

Answer 6

Time out, have them sit and be quiet for so long, and check them being good and praise them.