Hi,
This is my first post on Mothering--a friend just told me about it and I've already spent several hours browsing the boards and learning tons!! I hope it's ok to just jump in and ask my question. The situation is pretty specific and may seem dumb but is causing me a lot of stress. I just need a couple good suggestions of what to try!
I have an almost 3yo ds and a 9.5mo ds. We go to a playgroup once a week held in the nursery of a church. We need to stay in the nursery, not run out into the Community Hall because the sounds carry down to the church offices.
My 3yo ds constantly runs out into the Hall, screaming with glee, running up and down the length of the room. I go after him, holding my little one, yelling for him to come back. He's fast--I can't catch him, so I just end up yelling until he comes back. He thinks it's a huge game, laughing at me, running close and then running out of reach again. Aargh!
When I do get him back into the nursery, I get down on his level, tell him we need to stay in the "toy room" because people are working and they need us to stay here. He's not really listening. Then 5-15 minutes later, the whole thing repeats.
Now, I am a Coordinator for this playgroup, so feel I need to be there for the whole 2 hours. Otherwise I'd probably tell him we were going to go home the next time he left the nursery. But if you all feel this is what I need to do, then I'll figure a way to have someone cover for me.
It's so hard, carrying the little one and wrangling the older one when he's acting like a maniac and is so much faster. I think there are too many kids in the nursery for my ds's temperament. If I weren't the Coordinator, I wouldn't attend (teach me to volunteer! LOL) because it's really stressful. I just wish he would behave, stay in the nursery, and play with the toys! Then I could relax and talk to my friends!
Sorry this is sooooo long. Thanks in advance for any replies, I truly appreciate any advice.
This is my first post on Mothering--a friend just told me about it and I've already spent several hours browsing the boards and learning tons!! I hope it's ok to just jump in and ask my question. The situation is pretty specific and may seem dumb but is causing me a lot of stress. I just need a couple good suggestions of what to try!
I have an almost 3yo ds and a 9.5mo ds. We go to a playgroup once a week held in the nursery of a church. We need to stay in the nursery, not run out into the Community Hall because the sounds carry down to the church offices.
My 3yo ds constantly runs out into the Hall, screaming with glee, running up and down the length of the room. I go after him, holding my little one, yelling for him to come back. He's fast--I can't catch him, so I just end up yelling until he comes back. He thinks it's a huge game, laughing at me, running close and then running out of reach again. Aargh!
When I do get him back into the nursery, I get down on his level, tell him we need to stay in the "toy room" because people are working and they need us to stay here. He's not really listening. Then 5-15 minutes later, the whole thing repeats.
Now, I am a Coordinator for this playgroup, so feel I need to be there for the whole 2 hours. Otherwise I'd probably tell him we were going to go home the next time he left the nursery. But if you all feel this is what I need to do, then I'll figure a way to have someone cover for me.
It's so hard, carrying the little one and wrangling the older one when he's acting like a maniac and is so much faster. I think there are too many kids in the nursery for my ds's temperament. If I weren't the Coordinator, I wouldn't attend (teach me to volunteer! LOL) because it's really stressful. I just wish he would behave, stay in the nursery, and play with the toys! Then I could relax and talk to my friends!
Sorry this is sooooo long. Thanks in advance for any replies, I truly appreciate any advice.
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