Thoughts...

Yesterday when I picked up the kids from daycare, there was an incident report for me to sign. I took it home with me to read better and bring back. Reported on it was as follows...
Caden kicked another child during circle time after being told to be quiet. When I discussed this with Caden, I asked him,
"Did you kick anyone today?"
"Yes"
"Why did you kick?"
"Because she told me to "shut-up"!"
Okay - be quiet vs shut up! I don't think that kicking is right, but in his defense - if a little girl (younger) told me to shut up - I wouldn't be too thrilled either.
We then talked about better ways to handle the situation. (Like - ignore the comment, turn your head so that you don't have to listen to that person, etc.) Usually I tell the kids is someone is bugging them or doing something they don't like to "just walk away". I tried that answer again this time, but the kids informed me that they couldn't get up and move because they were in circle time. Time for creative thinking on mom's part!