07/02/2025
I run a small, in home daycare. Current crew is 3 kids ages 2, 3 and 3. Most days are fairly dull, but every once in a while things get intense.
I've mediated a lot of disagreements between children over the years, but today I broke up an epic battle between three children over who was the owner of "the white thing"
Insults were hurled, hands were thrown (by them, not me), timeouts were sat. One child emitted a good 30 minutes of choking sobs that no amount of "take a breath and blow out the candle" ( usually effective for said child) could resolve. Finally, another little hand reached deep in a pocket, produced the coveted "white thing" and handed it off to the crier. They cheered, jumped up and down and declared themselves best friends.
I have not seen a battle this intense since the disagreement over whether or not Barbie could have a jet pack, or maybe it was the argument over the proper way to say " hickory dickory dock ". When I say these kids were all in, I mean they were looking for blood. It. Was. Rough.
Anyhoo, I've included a photo of "the white thing" in case you need gift ideas for the preschool set, because despite my house full of toys, games and books THIS is what all the kids wanna play with these days. Just make sure you get more than one, because they do NOT like sharing it.
