How to make a child to climb the swing from the ladder,who is trying to go on the swing in a montessori?

Question

How to make a child to climb the swing from the ladder,who is trying to go on the swing in a montessori?

Answer 1

Take a class on child education or go to the nearest

Public Library and read on children and montessori.

You should not be around children with the questions

you have asked. Seriously.

Answer 2

Wow, you are getting some different responses to this?  I agree with Matt.  When I was student teaching we could NEVER lift a child or "make" a child do this on climbing structures.  The reason is that the child is very aware about what THEY are capable of. I want (like Matt) to offer to you a resource once you want to investigate your role with children further.....its just like you and this child. I am not going to lift you up....I'm not going to put you down!! (you people who did that know better!! cmon!! we are better than that ..right?)  I encourage you to go buy a beginning child development book and read it!!  You should also be observing other seasoned teachers to be able to "model" something. I am a Vygotsky guy...Matt is a Montessori guy....Many differences but a lot of overlap when it comes to issues of principles/practices.  Also, go to the NAEYC web site.  This will help you.  When I started I had no idea of how to do anything.  If you really want to do this....you will. Write me with any questions.

Answer 3

what's with you, children, and montessori???

gosh, i just saw another one of these questions!

do you KNOW what a montessori is?!?

(i do =P)

Answer 4

Give them support by helping to hold them until they feel confident enough to do it themselves. May get another child who is confident to do it first so the child can see...however if child doesnt feel able to do it then they cant be forced!

Child has right to express their opinion and be listened to---obviously health and safety overrides this...UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Answer 5

You don't.

Again...if you provide some thought behind the answer to see if it's right, I'll gladly help you.  I won't explain past that much without some thought on your end.

Matt

Answer 6

im just having my teaching rpactice in a montessori. say sternly "use the ladder to get to the swing please." if they dont listen say "I would like you to use the ladder to get to the swing because going this way could be dangerous and you could hurt yourself." if they dont listen again say "shall I remove you or can you come down youself?" if they dont go themselves gently remove them from climbing the swing and sit them down and quietly ask them "what could happen if you climb the swing instead of the ladder?" if they dont know then explain and say "you can play on the swing as long you climb the ladder, otherwise you can find something else to do."

Also I like the rule that if you can get up and down yourself it's okay but I am not lifting you up somewhere you can't climb. So if they are incabable of climbing up to the top of the swing then it might not be suitable for them to be swinging on it because if you had to leave them suddenly (a child falls over or there is a conflict) they may not be able to get back down or fall.

I dont quite understand the question though, i am understanding it from my perspective so I might be completely wrong. Im thinking the child has the climb something to get to the swing but it climbg the swing instead which is dangerous.

If you mean something else then sorry, your description is a little vague

Answer 7

Do you actually work in a Montessori School, becasue they are supposed to be the best schools?  becasue if you do I feel sorry for the daycare having someone who does not know how to take care of children.  I have answered two of your questions but this one is disturbing.  I though that you had to go to college to become a daycare provider and start working with children.  I suggest you go and take a few classes its for your own good and the safty of the children you are taking care of.

Answer 8

It is impossible to MAKE a child climb the swing; the child has to do it for him- or herself.  I'm not sure that I fully understand the question.  Maybe there is something more to consider about how the swing and the ladder are connected.  

That said, usually children need to be encouraged and to try things in different ways.  Some are ready to be Superman or Superwoman and climb to the top of the highest slide and jump to the ground on their first visit to a new playground.  

Other kids need to take their time and be sure that they will be able to handle the entire situation.  This timid style was my type as a youngster.  (It may still be me, for that matter!)

USUALLY, children will NOT try something that they cannot do, so it is wise to back off a bit.  Encourage trying to do just a TINY bit more by noticing what the child did and suggesting ONE more thing to try.  Then allow the child to practice that thing; when it is mastered, go to the next TINY step.

It can help to praise your child for things he or she accomplishes.  However, be careful to praise ACTUAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS, and TRYING over and over...there sometimes needs to be coordination and muscular strength developed too.  If those aren't enough for the task, the child will not be able to do that task until they are developed.

At preschool age, there are a lot of developmental factors to consider.  If your child (as it seems) is a bit more careful and timid, then maybe (s)he needs more time on the playground.  There are some good programs that encourage developing movement in young children, some with music (such as Kindermusik, YWCA/YMCA).

Encouraging a child to play, roll, run, hop, climb, slide, twirl, and so on are examples of large muscle activities.  These kinds of physical exercise are usually developed first.  The small muscle activities (writing, coloring, sorting small objects, cutting with scissors, etc.)  are developed based on these larger muscle activities.

That said, the timid may also benefit from a jolt.  My dad was tired of seeing me rely on my bicycle's training wheels when I didn't actually ride ON them.  He grabbed me and forced me to rid on my 2-wheeler.  I never needed the training wheels again. So, while a little extreme, it worked for me.

So, it really depends a lot on your child.  Providing a lot of physical activities in many different ways is important to developing the brain and learning.

I hope this helps and that the child is able to do the transition that you hope for.  Recall that allowing children experiences and solving their own problems with guidance is an important Montessori principle.