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Zee - posted on 10/28/2011

Maybe don't give her an opportunity to say no. Give her a choice like.. "would you like to wash your hands with the bubble soap or bar soap?" If she's throwing her cups in the car you need to sit down and tell her there are going to be some changes and what the consequences are for that behaviour ie. no cups in the car anymore and then be firm. The best you can do for nutrition is make sure you give her lots of healthy options of fruit and vegetables. The rest is up to her. If she's hungry, she will eat it. Maybe take her shopping with you and let her help you pick out fruit to try. Hang in there, it does get easier!

Shawnn - posted on 07/14/2011

The way I dealt with that was to look at my boy and say "Excuse me? Did you just tell me NO???" And then proceed to explain why that was unacceptable behavior. If it required a pop on the butt to get my point across, that is what happened.

If you do not establish your parental authority right now, she is going to walk all over all of your life. It may seem harsh, but you need to establish that you are mom. Screaming is NOT ok, and will NOT be tolerated. Use whatever method you are comfortable with, timeout, naughty chair, or pop on butt, hand, whatever, but get some discipline established now.

and, Lynn, DON'T GIVE IN! I guarantee you that your baby will not starve by being denied the junk that she wants. And, you need to take that cup away from her in the car. What if she hit YOU while you were driving? Mine hit me with a sippy cup one day, I was the passenger, thank god, or we'd have been in a wreck. he never got a sippy cup in the car again.

Depending on ages, this is usually a phase to see how much they can get you to give in. So quit giving in! Yes, you'll feel rotten the first time or two, but you'll reap the rewards here in a bit, when your kids are throwing less tantrums (and sippy cups) :-)

Best of luck, ladies!

Stephanie - posted on 04/05/2010

Yeah I had that problem too but I got mine out of it. I know some people are against it but this is what I did. When she ask for something no matter what it is (except for food and drinks) I say no. When I tell her to do something she say no so I pop her on the hand and tell her thats a bad word. By taking control and letting her know that you are the mother is how it goes no matter what it is. AS far as throwing things and things of that nature I walked away. And what I mean by that is kids throw tantrums because they know you're going to watch. If they are in the car take them in the house sit them in their room take out the toys and other things they like to do close the door and walk away. Every so oftem walk back in and say are you ok, or are you ready to be a big kids now. Give them about 5 minutes of crying and then they will be fine. The only things you don't do is pick them up and huge them after the punishment cause that is their punishment. Then they will know no matter what she will come in here and check on me. My daughter did that and I broke her of that. I learn this from a counsler. And as for as the drinking and not eating, give her water if she wants milk say no and give her water.Only time she should get milk juice or any flavored drink is if she finished at least half her food. My daughter doesn't get anything flavored to drink unless she eat some of her food. If your child hits you, hit back. Everyone is scared of CPS and things like that that it is stopping them from being a parent that they should be. in Pr 23:13 Withhold not correction from the child. No, this doesn't mean to beat your child but it does mean to spank them when it is appopriate. If before doing anything, get to know you child no matter how old or young they are. Know their dos and don'ts as well as their likes and dislikes. As well as let them know your dos and don'ts and your rules. Before giving her junk foods give her a fruit and find out which fruit she likes the best, and that is what she should snack on to get her to eating something healthy. When you go to the grocery store don't go by the candy lane or chip and cookie lane. Start at the fruit lane and let them pick out something and then pay for it so while you are shopping they can snack on it. Make sure to get them force on health snack instead of candy. And if you have to get candy get the all natural fruit snack less sugar and more natural. Hope this helps all.

Emma - posted on 04/02/2010

yea shell eat everythin at childminders but if i do a nice healthy home coked dinner like pasta etc or potato she doent want to know but i have to try and be firm with her, if she doesnt eat that theres nothing else! cus at the end of the day if there hungry they will eat it! i know its hard but u have to have tough love! amazing thing is shes an angel for the childminder and will eat everything she is given, think there just trying u! i make her sit on the stairs when she is naughty and she doesnt come back in until she appologises because she has a habit of saying no i wont or if i tell her not to do something she say i can! yes its definatly a trying age but she can be good when she wants to be! i also find they start being naughty when there tired! it might be when u pick ur daughter up from the babysitter she is tired and this is why she throws a tantrum in the car!

Lynn - posted on 03/24/2010

i also have the same problem and them some i just wanna cry sometime and do cry alot at the ways she sometimes. My daugter Rachel go to a babysitter in the daytime and she tells me that rachel does great there but when i get her in the car to come home the tantrums begin. First it shes wanting something and then i dont have it in the car she sreems and when she has a cup she throws it it been so bad i have thought she would break the window. when we do make it home she always wants me to get her milk mile and more milk she never wants to qiute drinking. and i cant get her to eat most of the time all she wants is junk. most of the time i have to give in just so i know she is a lest eating something. she has a bad habit of hitting and throwing things. I have sometimes wondered if she has adad or even bi polar do you have any of these problems also