She doesn't want to ride the bus

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  • Jillysmom
  on Nov. 5, 2009 at 1:24 PM

•  As a school bus driver I see this alot. Hold your ground. Please don't give in on the AM ride if you can, I have seen this too often and then had to wait at the stop while mom talks the child down as they are pitching a fit and know mom will give in.Maybe you can pick up her once in a while as a treat.

  
  

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  • goldenglow1984
  on Nov. 5, 2009 at 1:27 PM

• She better start to understand that I'm not going to give in. I don't know why she throws fits like this. I have a 6 yr old that also rides the bus and he doesn't give me any problems about it.
  

  Quoting Jillysmom:
  
  

   As a school bus driver I see this alot. Hold your ground. Please don't give in on the AM ride if you can, I have seen this too often and then had to wait at the stop while mom talks the child down as they are pitching a fit and know mom will give in.Maybe you can pick up her once in a while as a treat.

  
  

  Cassandra, wife to David, mom to Brianna, Jordan, Adrianna, Alexea and Jonathan.

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  • mom22tumblebugs
  on Nov. 5, 2009 at 1:28 PM

• Don't give in... She will eventually learn she has no choice but to ride the bus to get home.

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  • goldenglow1984
  on Nov. 5, 2009 at 1:32 PM

• Yesterday she missed her bus and walked home. It's not like we live in a dangerous area or anything like that but I told her that I need to know where she is at all times and I didn't know that she was walking home. I was so mad at her, I started yelling at her and she was crying. I'm just at a loss of what to do now.
  

  Quoting mom22tumblebugs:
  
  

  Don't give in... She will eventually learn she has no choice but to ride the bus to get home.

  
  

  Cassandra, wife to David, mom to Brianna, Jordan, Adrianna, Alexea and Jonathan.

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  • silence68shh
  on Nov. 5, 2009 at 2:14 PM

• I had a similar problem with my son and later found out he was getting bullied on the bus. I would ask her if there was any other reason she didn't want to ride her bus or even ask your other child. I would definatly punish her for walking home though. If she thinks she'll only get yelled at for it there is a huge chance she might do it again. My son got to where he would tell the nurse he was sick just so I would have to come to the school and get him so he didn't have to ride the bus!! Good luck!!
  

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  • klianemcb2
  on Nov. 5, 2009 at 2:41 PM

• I give my dd the choice, I ask her every day what she wants then just pick her up or bring her depending on what she wants

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  • Maddiesmommy123
  on Nov. 6, 2009 at 7:04 AM

• Thankfully my daughter is not on the bus long....30 minutes or so in the afternoon and only about 10 15 minutes in the morning! She too doesn't like to ride the bus but her problem is a few bully/troublesome kids. Every year it is something!! My daughter LOVES her bus driver and she will let her move to another seat if she asks.....that is the thing, she most days doesn't ask then comes home angry, like there is something I should be able to do. She has got to stand up for herself!
  I'd say stick to your guns.....i pick my daughter up when I can, today is one of those days and she LOVES it!!!

  Have a great day ladies :) 

  

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  • semazani
  on Nov. 6, 2009 at 7:06 AM

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  Quoting silence68shh:
  
  

  I had a similar problem with my son and later found out he was getting bullied on the bus. I would ask her if there was any other reason she didn't want to ride her bus or even ask your other child. I would definatly punish her for walking home though. If she thinks she'll only get yelled at for it there is a huge chance she might do it again. My son got to where he would tell the nurse he was sick just so I would have to come to the school and get him so he didn't have to ride the bus!! Good luck!!
  

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  Rebecca...wife of Megan...Moms of six crazy kiddos...Seth (14), Madison (12), Zachary (11), Trevor (11), Alex (9), and Nicholas (8).

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  • lilmaiyagirl
  on Nov. 6, 2009 at 7:12 AM

• Maybe there is something else going on, and she is not telling you ( A bully perhaps?) I would talk to her and get down to the real problem.
  

  

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  • Barabell
  on Nov. 6, 2009 at 11:46 AM

• The only time my son got tired of riding the bus is when he was being bullied.  That situation has been resolved now.  You might want to find out more from your daughter.  It was going on for awhile before my son decided to say something to me.  I wished I had asked more questions sooner.
  

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