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drosenbe0813 Elite user Long Island, NY 405 Posts |
Do the people who work preschools think that a bully prevention show would sell to preschools. I'm thinking that it is a little too advanced for them, but I would love to hear other peoples opinions (and if you are currently marketing one successfully (or otherwise) to preschools.
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todd75 Inner circle 1277 Posts |
I do a lot of school assembly programs and Bullying is my #1 selling program. However, I don't think that pre-school children would understand the concept. Just my opinion!
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Scott Burton Inner circle 1131 Posts |
Too advanced in my opinion as a performer and a parent to preschool age kids.
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Dynamike Eternal Order FullTimer 24148 Posts |
The teachers/parents might not want the kids to know about a bully at that age. If there are any bullys at that age, it is very rare. I look at it as if you are telling the kids "not to take drugs" or "safe sex" at that age. Let's wait until the kids get older.
A better topic to talk about for that age group will be "how to make friends." |
revlovejoy Special user Pennsylvania 765 Posts |
Watch yo gabba gabba for a few episodes to get a handle on the pre-school set. My 3 year old needs to be reminded to sing "don't, don't, don't bite your friends."
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Neale Bacon Inner circle Burnaby BC Canada 1775 Posts |
Dynamike - I agree that for that age "How to be a friend" is a better idea.
Rev - only the parent of a 3 year old would know of yo gabba gabba
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Doc Dixon Special user Pennsylvania, USA 655 Posts |
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On 2009-09-01 22:13, revlovejoy wrote: Not to derail this topic, but my eldest son will be 3 in a few weeks, so I've seen, if only for a brief period, yo gabba gabba. It, along with most other children's programming today, really makes me miss Captain Kangaroo. Calm,adult, yet funny. Not a guy jumping around in an orange fuzzy hat. Doc "Grumpy Old Man" Dixon |
drosenbe0813 Elite user Long Island, NY 405 Posts |
Thanks for your responses. It confirms some of my own feelings.
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JimbosMagic Inner circle 1334 Posts |
Yes make friends is better for that age. But to be honest some 3 year old in England are proper bullies. I can remember some kid took my sweets when I was 4 and then pushed me over. Let him try now. he his my best mate lol.
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greatscott Special user 595 Posts |
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On 2009-09-02 09:13, Doc Dixon wrote: Ahhh, Captain Kangaroo, those were the days!!!! |
JamesinLA Inner circle Los Angeles 3400 Posts |
I've got a 4 year old--he was 3 last year!--and I also agree. Too advanced for that age group. The preschool teachers are adept at handling those getting along problems at that age.
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Chris LaBarge Regular user Upstate New York 134 Posts |
Sharing and Caring are great themes for that age group...
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Bradley Roberts Elite user Las Vegas 413 Posts |
Mr LaBarge is right on with the pre-school age... Sharing and Caring is the way to go with that age group. Lots of color, sillyness, and the message about Sharing and Caring works for me at the pre-school levels.
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squando Elite user 444 Posts |
You could market to adults that Caring and Sharing is a path to an anti-bully future...
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drosenbe0813 Elite user Long Island, NY 405 Posts |
Not to revive a really old thread...but I did some shows in a pre-school today...and they had a big 'anti-bullying' poster up on the wall. That led me to this thread.
Is the attitude still the same 3 years later...that anti bullying programs wouldn't sell to pre-schools? Like any other pre-school subject (I did a safety show today), it has to be really simplistic and have quite a bit of repitition of the 'message' and easy on the magic. Has anyone put together and sold a pre-school anti-bullying show? Thanks |
TonyB2009 Inner circle 5006 Posts |
Bullying starts young. At a four year old party one guy was bullying everyone. He pushed my son off a bicycle. He was a terror. Luckily my son got up and flattened him, and that brought it to an end. But I was in Amsterdam airport a few years ago, and a child of under five tried to choke another child in a play area, with a rope. He had been bullying everyone for half an hour, with his father ignoring the situation. I must admit I lost the run of myself and removed the child from the play area, and dropped his father.
The problem is that we have become too complacent about bullying. We have policies in place, we leave it to the teachers and the professionals to handle. Sometimes we need to tell our children that bullying happens, and if no adult steps in (and I don't mean some ineffectual educator who wants to avoid confrontation) then they have to handle it themselves. And the best way to beat a bully is with overwhelming force. Unfortunately I cannot see an anti-bullying programme like that being booked in many schools! But yes, bullying is an issue at that age, and if we can help, perhaps we should.
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disneywld Special user Denver, CO 614 Posts |
For preschool I do a good citizenship program which covers bullying, being honest, kind, considerate, respecting rules, etc. I've been doing these programs since 1982, and they are highly marketable.
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