
Debra - posted on 01/04/2010 ( 12 moms have responded )
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ok so i have a three year old for Example like today i asked her seems like hundred times to pick her room all she does is back talk me what can i don about that cant spank her tail every now and then i might pop her mouth but not even hard enough to make her really cry she has just gotten so bad about it at times like today i took her T.V. away for a week told her till she start to listen and do as i tell her see will not get it back and well she didn't like that but if any one is going though this please help me before it gets worse i don't know what to do
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Natalie - posted on 02/26/2010
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"Sassy Spray" has to be the best idea so far, as long as you don't mind spending money on theropy for your child when she gets older and starts believing that she is actually the family cat.
Helen-Marie - posted on 01/13/2010
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Try making a bottle of "Sassy Spray". Take a clean spray bottle, add a couple tbsp of vinegar and fill the rest with water. Spray her mouth every time she talks back. She'll learn pretty quickly! You can also use lemon juice instead of vinegar, but the ratio of lemon/water will be greater than vinegar/water.
Good luck!
Erin - posted on 01/11/2010
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it's a hard stage, I remember my lovely 5 year old was a stroppy 3 year old so firstly you have my sympathy and support! the top 3 best pieces of advice i received were the 'ask, tell, act' rule so once I would request something like room tidying for example, then if it wasnt done I would repeat the request but as a command, then if it still wasnt complied with I would put her in her room unitl she was ready to do as she was told. This was great because it's over and done with in a few minutes and I would not have lost it by this point yet!!!
Secondly any command from across the room would be ignored but getting right up close and down to her eye level made me obviously very powerful and she would scurry to do my bidding! sounds kind of nuts but it really works.
Thirdly, deal with the first three issues of the day swiftly and generally the boudaries would be established and the rest of the day would go smoothly.
Good luck and stay calm!