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Tiny Tots Newsletter – October 2016 Watch for our newsletter to keep you up on important information and events. Hints for Home: Why Do Children Tattle? There are many different reasons why students “tattle.” Here are the most common ones: Legitimate concerns: Students may have good reasons for concern about others’ behavior and its effects on them and their friends. We need to fully embrace this truth rather than just pay lip service to it. Need for information: Some children may be testing the limits or trying to figure out whether you’ll enforce rules. When we respond with a disapproving “Remember—no tattling,” or appoint questions such as, “Do I need to know that?” they become confused. Wish for attention or recognition: Some children want us to notice them or to acknowledge their efforts at following the rules. With their regular reporting and need for constant affirmation, these children can frequently get under the adults’ skin. Limited problem-solving skills: Adults often tell students to handle problems themselves, but student may lack the skills to do so. Tattling may be their only problem solving strategy. Better Ways to Handle Tattling If we decide not to ban tattling, then we need to offer children strategies that will help them know what to do when they feel uncomfortable about behavior they’ve seen or experienced. Good strategies for managing tattling will: -Encourage children to report significant events—those that threaten someone’s emotional or physical safety. -Assure students that if they’re uncertain whether an event is significant, adults want them to speak up. -Help children develop independent problem-solving skills and resiliency. Next month I will include some detailed strategies to help you help your child with this behavior. DATES TO REMEMBER: October 27- Little Treasures Craft Class @ 5:30pm October 28- Halloween Carnival 6-730pm November -11 No School November 7-18 Parent Teacher Conferences * November 21- Swimming Day Kinders November 22- Swimming Day Tinies OH MY GOODNESS!!!! Thinking Christmas already??? Just for your planning purposes… Our preschool will be performing at both Pinnacle (10:00am) and Wells Fargo (11:30am) Banks on Wednesday, December 14. These performances will replace preschool classes that day. You will need to transport your child for this event. More information to follow. Please be sure to read through your Handbook. There is important information about clothing, illness, emergency procedures, tuition reminders and the school calendar. *Parent-Teacher conferences are coming up. I will be setting up a schedule for you to sign up for your time after Halloween.