DEP 3103 FIU Using up A Whole Package of Construction Paper Discussion

Imagine that you are the parent of a preschooler who misbehaves in the following ways. For each of the misbehaviors, convey how you feel and what you would say and do.

1. The table is set for breakfast. Your child spills a half gallon of milk all over the table.

How do you feel?

What do you say or do?

1. Your little girl is dressed up to attend an important holiday function or religious service. Before you leave, she falls, dirties her dress, and tears her tights.

How do you feel?

What do you say or do?

1. Your three-year-old son is playing at the kitchen table, while you are talking on the phone. Before you notice what he is doing, he has used up a whole package of construction paper and has made crayon marks on the plastic tablecloth.

How do you feel?

What do you say or do?

1. Your five-year-old knocks over a display of glassware in the department store, breaking three glasses.

How do you feel?

What do you say or do?

1. After you have written your responses, reread each question, imagining now that you are a parent with three children and that you have very little money. For example, suppose you have an income of no more than $500 a month after you pay your rent. Additionally, your gas, electricity, food, clothing, and any extras must come from this amount.

Do your responses change? If so, how and why?