I am feeling like I need some new tools to deal with my very strong willed dd , who will be 3 in March. She is extremely verbal, speaks in full sentences and often just totally disregards requests or explains to me that she will not do what I am asking, sometimes adding things like,"Make no mistake, I will not do that, ever, ever, ever." I kid you not. She just hears adults telling her not to do something, and uses the same tone and words to tell them not to. If I physically take what she is into away, (after a kind and firm warning etc) she says,"Mommy, you grabbed that away. That isn't nice. I was playing with it! No grabbing!" You get the idea. She is also starting to be sooo bossy, which I know is normal, but I do not like the tone she is using with people. It sounds so rude and unkind. We don't talk to her like that, we really don't.
I do not want to punish or bribe. But as we head into the three's, which I hear can be even more challenging, I need some new tools. I really would rather not have a kid no one wants to be around. I feel like all the stuff I used to use, like redirection and explaining, just isn't working anymore. There has to be more good info... tell me what worked for you!
I do not want to punish or bribe. But as we head into the three's, which I hear can be even more challenging, I need some new tools. I really would rather not have a kid no one wants to be around. I feel like all the stuff I used to use, like redirection and explaining, just isn't working anymore. There has to be more good info... tell me what worked for you!
