How to discipline a child?

Question

Your an employee at 24 hour fitness's "kids club".

Children are acting up.

Do you:

A.) just call their parents and wait it out?

B.) Should you do something until they arrive?

C.) Or just handle it yourself w/o calling the parent(s)?

Answer 1

consider it like a daycare. If 2 kids are misbehaving then warn them that they can not play together if they continue than if they continue seperate them.

then if they continue the bad behavior after you have tried redirecting them then yes call their parents.

Answer 2

It is never ok to grab someone elses children so avoid that try to reasonably deal with them and if you cant get the parents to remove them

Answer 3

handle it first and if u cant control them, call the parents

Answer 4

Ask your company about the policy that they have!!  

Answer 5

try and do it your self and then call parents. you could visit http://www.learning-graph.com/teachingdi... for tips on this.

Answer 6

I would say A...if the kids aren't presenting a danger to any other child in the kids club.  Remember that you represent the fitness club because you are an employee.  So if you handle it the wrong way and the parents don't like your solution to the problem then it could potentially be your job.  If the children are presenting a danger to the staff or other children then I would say A and B...In this case I would do as little as possible to maintain order until the parents arrive.  If it is something minor then I would say C.  Like if a child calls another child stupid, that should be something that you can handle without calling the parents.