My 4 yr old is driving me nuts!

Hannahsmama06 · March 2011

She is in the terrible 4's! She is sassy talks back is rude interupts we discipline but nothing is working any advice???

Pseudonim · March 2011

It's completely normal for a 4 year old to be like this. I have one! We are still working on the discipline end of things. I am reading Raising Your Spirited Child again and also No Cry Discipline Solution. Both have some very good methods to use. Good luck!

symphony4586 · March 2011

I nanny a child very similar to this. Time outs had no effect on her, so we tried putting her beloved stuffed kitten in time out instead of her. She felt so bad "Fluffy" had to sit in time out. It only took a few times, now any time we mention putting her kitten in time out she straightens up.

Does your DD have a favorite toy that this may work with?

MarynJoe · March 2011

Totally normal. What works with N is when we say "Do not yell at me" or "I am the adult, not you. You do not tell me what to do." or "You're not being nice. If you're mean to people, they won't want to color/play/whatever with you." We just say something immediately and so far it's worked.

Dragonfly08 · March 2011

It is tough, but at remember that this is normal at that age. When one of my girls (4 and 7) gets too sassy, I politely but firmly tell them that it's not acceptable to speak like that and when they're ready to behave, they can come let me know. Then I walk away. If they get bad enough, they go into time out until they're ready to speak nicely. I also flat out ignore a lot of rude questions, etc. The rule in this house is that saying please "turns Mommy's ears on", so I can't hear them and respond until they say it. Usually after asking rudely two or three times, they'll change their behavior because they realize that they aren't going to get what they want otherwise.

My 4 yr old is driving me nuts!

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