How would you handle a physical altercation between two children? How do you address the issue of bullying?

The topic of bullying is a significant one, and every child care provider should have firm processes in place to immediately deal with a situation surrounding bullying. Some ways that daycare address bullying includes:

- Talking often about playing nice, and being kind
- Reward empathy and kindness
- Have clear consequences for bullying such as timeouts
- Regularly praise good behavior

"We know, as childcare professionals, that kids under the age of 3 have not yet developed the cognitive ability to be empathetic; however, we can teach it early on, and greatly encourage it by praising good behavior and having immediate consequences for behavior that is unkind. I know that kids imitate what they see so, if there were a physical altercation, I would have a meeting with both parties and their parents, to get down to the root of the issue."