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Cheryl
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Posted: April 24 2006 at 10:04am | IP Logged Quote Cheryl
I just did Moira's Baptism I presentation with my children. I have a question for those of you who have done these presentations before. How do you handle interruptions?

My ds 5 seems incapable of sitting still and keeping quiet for them. Or is it my inability to discipline him? He interrupted every time I talked so that my ds 7 and dd 3 were not able to hear what I was saying. I warned him many times that if he couldn't be quiet he would have to leave the room. Finally, I made him leave the room and we finished it. This same thing happened with the Advent presentations last December, only then I was pregnant and not so calm.

What would you suggest? I plan on doing all the Baptism presentations this week before my dd is baptized on Sunday. I would like my ds 5 to participate, but maybe it would be better to do them with the 2 children who are actually interested.

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Posted: April 24 2006 at 2:44pm | IP Logged Quote Becky Parker
Cheryl,
I am certainly no expert and I don't have Moira's albums yet, but in a Montessori classroom I believe the children make the choice whether or not to sit in on a presentation or to work with other materials. (Please somebody correct me if I am wrong.) If this is the case, perhaps it would work to tell your 5yo that those that choose to stay for the presentation will be quiet or ask questions politely. If that is not possible then the child should make another choice. That way the "ball is in his court".    On a similiar note, when I have asked my 5yo to leave the classroom because of one reason or another (mis-using materials, being disrespectful to me or his siblings, etc. - he's a handful) the next day goes much better and a reminder is all he needs. Sometimes my 5yo acts out when I am paying attention to the other kids and not just him. Read aloud time can be very difficult around here. I hate to ask him to leave but it is usually only for 10 minutes and when he returns he is much better.
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