Q A three-year-old at our setting never seems to be happy with the toy he's playing with. He always wants to interrupt other children's activities or play with a toy that another child is engaged with. This is exasperating.
Why is he acting like this?
Q A four-year-old at toddler group randomly pushes children out of the way.
The mother sits and chats with other parents and pays no attention to her daughter's behaviour. How should staff react?
Q A three-year-old attending nursery often uses lots of racially offensive words and swear words. We have spoken to his parents about this issue and they say they are not racist and do not use bad language. How should we react to this?
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