How to handle crying child in pre-school class room?
I think it’s the worst when kids cry. I taught Kindergarten this past year and I had 2 kids that off and on would cry. One little girl cried often. I talked to her and comforted her, but nothing seemed to help. At the suggestion of a co-worker, at the beginning of the year I talked to the child, and told her every day for 5 minutes she would be allowed to cry as much as she wanted at her desk. I would set a timer. After the 5 minutes was up, it was time to join Kindergarten. She did really well with that at first, but then after Christmas break, that no longer worked. So I talked to her mom and asked her mom to give the child a picture of herself that the child could carry around. Anytime the child felt sad or missed mom, she was allowed to pull out the picture. It worked for that situation. The other child was much easier. I had my aide take him out and read with him, or play playdoh with him until he was calm.
