I need help with my 3 almost 4 year old. If you read Part I, then you know about the “shoe incident.” That’s tame compared to some of the other things she has done. Just in the past couple of weeks, she has done the following:
Written on the wall with marker (not the first time), gotten into my makeup and “painted” the sofa with my mascara, filled the air vent in her room with toys, repeatedly hits her older sister and has started lying. And that is just some of the things she has done.
I feel bad writing this because on the flip side, she is a very cute, very sweet, very caing little girl. She is very friendly and outgoing when in public. She says the funniest things….Once we were talking about something we spotted outside the car while we were driving, and she said she couldn’t see it because she has “tiny eyes”. She is just one of those kids that comes up with the most unexpected and funniest things you could ever hear from a 3 ½ year old.
But she is so DAMN naughty!!!!!! I’ve tried time outs, I’ve taken toys away, I’ve taken TV away, I have taken her favorite thing, dance, away. I had her earn some of these things back with “good” behavior. I’ve talked to her. I’ve tried to reason with her (yeah, I know, but it was worth a shot!!!)
Basically, I’m at my wits end. She is the sweetest, cutest little girl and I love her with all my heart…..but I don’t know what else I can do to change her behavior. I need to do something before I pull ALL my hair out!!! HELP!!!!!!!!
