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 Member » sh0nna » Blog » GYMBOREE = MOMMY HELL
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We enrolled Dorian in Gymboree classes. We did this to hopefully curb his love of slapping and biting other children. Perhaps with a little more consistent interaction with other children he will not appear to be raised by wolves. So far he has only pinched one other child. He's only been to two classes so it's early in the game. He was, however, slapped in the face by two other children. One per class so I am sensing a theme. He deserved it and I didn't much mind. Dorian is usually the aggressor and he does tend to invade the personal space of other children. I thought it was a good idea he got to know how it felt to have someone (half) his size take a swing at him. He didn't much care for it and is now a little more cautious when he crawls into another little being's face and screeches hello. It has been doing him good so far. I like the other mothers (or most of them) because the class is in NOT in Huntington Beach so they are a lot more down to earth. I like talking to people going through what I am, sort of. Ya know, you think you are going through a lot but when a room full of mother's asks if your child always has that much energy and you answer yes and they shudder and hug their child tighter, you know your situation sucks. Yes, my child is a ham, and loud, and the center of attention. I also call him Lenny because of the way he pets the kitty and approaches other children (Tell me about the rabbits....). But he's my boy and he crawls better, speaks better, and seems to be full of more life than any of the other kids in his class. He's the only one that ventures toward something new without prodding and he loves investigating the other mommies too. So, except maybe when he's up and ready to play at 2 in the morning (and again at 4 and then 6), I love his spirit. My body, however, could use a nap..... So far, my favorite part of the Gymboree experience has been when we all got under the parachute with the kids and I got to watch my claustrophobic sister panic.... That was a hoot! |
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hitting & biting
At 9 months, hitting and biting don't really mean the same as in older kids. Infants don't do it because of anger or hate, they do it for either fun because they have been reinforced at one time (with a smile, eye contact, grin, etc.) and/or frustration. Also, tantrums tend to get worse as baby get more and more mobile. My son started screaming/screaching/shrieking around 10 months when he can't do what he wants to do (like opening and closing the dishwasher).
This is how I dealt with hitting/biting/grabbing other kids' stuff (tantrums in general)... I use a redirection method. If Matthew wants to grab a sand bucket from another kid, I tell him no and explain that it is not his and if the other kid doesn't him to play with. If he cries, I pick him up and put him down at another spot and play with him to redirect his attention. As with hitting, I don't really allow it. If he hits me, I exagerate a hurt look and sometimes fake cry. High need babies have great capacity for empathy. If he hits another child at a play area, I hold his arm and tell him no hitting and ask him to say sorry. Mind you, he doesn't talk yet, so mostly it's just the motion/action of things that I want him to get used to.
Anyway, this are some of the things I've done. Matthew doesn't hit or bite other kids...but he occassionaly hits and bite me for fun. Though it's funny, I try not to reinforce it...
Hope this helps you out some.
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