How do you get a 3 year old to keep her shoes on?

I am the director of a daycare and two of my teachers struggle daily with a child who is constantly taking her shoes off. And it wouldn't be such a big deal, but once she takes hers off then the other 15 kids in the class want to take theirs off as well. Time outs do not phase her, talking to her and telling her that it isn't safe to have them off doesn't phase her...we have been trying to rack our brains to think of something effective and we are at a loss! Any suggestions?How do you get a 3 year old to keep her shoes on?
Find some shoes she likes.





Best of luck though - our daughter was like that only she just took everything off sometimes. Some kids are just not suited to wearing clothes!How do you get a 3 year old to keep her shoes on?
Aren't you inside? What is wrong with having shoes off inside? It's actually a common curtesy to take shoes off inside.
Just let them go barefoot. As long as you have a safe environment bare feet are much healthier for them. Children's feet need to be free to move and grow naturally. I've never put shoes on either of my boys except in the winter.
I hope you aren't talking about my daughter :)





I would do a positive reward system. Make a sticker chart just for her. Show it to her and explain what it is (in a really excited voice). For every day she keeps her shoes on, she gets a sticker. At the end of the week, if she has so many stickers, she gets a sucker or a small toy.
I'm not sure how her parents would feel about this but...





Is there a small room that is near the main room close enough to hear the other kids? I would tell her she can take her shoes off but only if she is in that room. Make it a plain room but with maybe some books in there. She can have her shoes off but only in that space. My guess is that pretty soon she'd be bored in there and want to join the other kids. Then you can say, sure, you can come play but you need your shoes on.





If you don't have the room, perhaps a small area can be partioned off for a few days. In my experience, the more energy you give this power struggle, the more she will refuse to comply. When I run into this with my kids, I 'give' them their way but by my rules. Pretty soon it is apparent that if they make another choice, they will have more fun.
What is the big deal? Let the kid take off her shoes if she wants. Tell her she has to wear her shoes when she is outside but leave her alone when she is inside. Stop making a problem when there is none!!





You actually give her time out for taking off her shoes!?!?!? That is nuts. Maybe you and the ';teachers'; need to take some child development and positive discipline classes to learn how to handle children more effectively.
this is a great skill to encourage. punishing her for a new skill is counterproductive. as long as the center is clean %26amp; safe, there is nothing to worry about. use the skills you learned in school %26amp; ask the parents to invest in better shoes.
just let them go barefoot I am 18 my mom said when I was little I hated wearing shoes still do I only wear shoes when I have to