David has watched me handle the problem in different ways. The other day, I was very busy with the baby, and Amber made it through the barricade. David intercepted her, put his arm around her in a brotherly way, and said, 'No Amber, don't knock over my blocks. Let's go to the piano. Amber obediently plunked away at the piano and every so often stopped and looked over at David, who would burst into applause.
Providers sometimes limit the span of ages they care for.
Some providers prefer to work only with preschoolers, and others prefer to care for infants and toddlers only. Still others may like to focus on school-age children. Providers who choose to care only for school-agers like the arrangement as they have time during normal school hours to run errands and take care of personal business. Their program cares for school-agers before and after school and during summer vacations and school holidays. Infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-agers have different abilities and skill levels.