Report Keeping a child from getting bored

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by: Jacqueline Harbinson

I am a Childminder with one particular child that I have a problem with aged 3 - he attends playgroup for 2.5 hours each morning and comes to me for the afternoon until 6 pm. The problem is from about 3.00 onwards I cannot get him to play. He spends most of his time just running or jumping about. I am following the High/Scope approach asking him what he wants to do but he doesn't respond - I think he thinks I should tell him what to do! It is more difficult now as days are closing in - very active outdoor child. He is very disruptive of older child aged 4.5 who basically loves to sit and draw or doodle and watches a bit of tv then loves to curl up for story reading session. Please anyone out there with suggestions I would love to hear from you. I have tons of material all laid out as taught through High/Scope - small world, construction etc etc but nothing interests him at all. I end up having to sit him on the couch just to stop destruction or injury.

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