My son is almost four, and he just started preschool. He also recently moved from in home daycare to a center (he goes twice a week). He is such a pleaser that he works really hard and always gets stickers for good listening, helping, etc. Then he comes home and really acts out. I know this is pretty common, and I wonder how you ladies deal with this? He is also having trouble with the daycare transition, and I want to be really loving and supportive when he comes home - but I always end up barely holding myself together in frustration. I know he is afraid to act out away from home and works really hard to be "good." I'm glad that he is good away from home, but I could really use some pointers on how to re-direct that energy when he gets home, I have to get dinner on the table, etc., etc. of the nightime routine. Thanks!
get an exercise trampoline and have him jump on it when he is having a hard time and acting out. That is how we redirect our son. We got an "Urban Rebounder" for about 100 and it was the best 100 I have ever spent.
Since he's trying to be good at school and earns stickers why not implement the same thing at home? You can get inexpensive ones and a sticker book for him to start putting them, and reward him for not acting out.
give him PlayDoh to use while you're preparing dinner. That way, you'll be together & he'll be directing his energy to fun activities.
