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  • My almost 3 1/2 son started preschool wih daycare almost 4 weeks ago. It is preschool for 2 1/2 hours and then daycare for 3 hours (they are in different buildings but part of the same facility. He has great behavior in the school part of the day but is horrible in the daycare part of the day. His behavior has just gotten worse this last week. He hasn't eaten lunch or napped there since beginning. He now hides under the lunch table and runs around the room from the caretakers. During nap time he runs up and down the hall, then hides and plays in the closet and bangs doors. I used to take him to the park when I picked him up but am not since the bahavior is worse. We would play a the park for 1-1 1/2 hours then he'd fall asleep in the 7 minute ride home. I have a feeling he has a lack of sleep with no naps and am trying to work with daycare. I am not able to take him out of daycare or pick him up early at this time. The caretaker has several age groups in the same room for the afternoon. Many of the kids are supposed to nap during the same time but now they all play around. I have allowed a favorite book for him to read to relax in his cot to try to sleep. Anyone have any ideas on how to change his horrible behavior?? How do I keep the caregivers on stern discipline when they have many kids to watch and look after?

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    I think it is awkward that there is different age groups in the same room! Some kids just won't take naps, but I would definitely be setting some ground rules letting him know this is totally unacceptable!! Make sure he does get in trouble when he gets home too to let him know that you are not happy with this behavior! Mine are in school now and when my 4 year old gets on red at school, I always try to show him that he just ruins my day and he just put me in such a bad mood, and normally that next day he for sure acts better at school. I always tell my kids to please mommy and daddy and we won't be in such bad moods and we can all get along! My oldest (now 7) now tries to get good grades only to please me. LOL! This might sound bad, but it works! Get very stern with him! Most definitely, don't allow this behavior at home neither!! Make sure you discipline him the first notice of bad behavior, not later because at this age they forget. They will cry and throw temper tantrums when you do it, but believe me, later on you will notice that it is good in the long run!

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If the other children are not taking naps either the problem is probably with the daycare instead of with your son. With all of those kids in the same room it sounds chaotic, especially since alot of the kids are probably tired and cranky. He's probably better behaved in school because its more structured, and he isn't tired than. I know you said you're trying to work with them, which is good, but I'd also look at whether or not its possible to transfer daycares. It took my sil several tries before she found a daycare that worked for her kids, even though some of the ones she left worked for her friends kids. Sometimes they just aren't a good fit for your child.

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