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My O' My! This little guy is driving my batty with the back talking. He's 4 years old and whatever I say he has something to say. I put him in time out he will do it while sitting there. What do you do to stop this disrespect. Let it be know, this is the thing I said "That won't fly when I have kids"-worried-
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I used to restart the timer every time my kids would say a word when they were in time out. Eventually, they learned to sit there an be quiet.
It's a tough stage, just keep up with the time outs, he'll catch on. Big hugs!
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Originally Posted by treehugger
I used to restart the timer every time my kids would say a word when they were in time out. Eventually, they learned to sit there an be quiet.
It's a tough stage, just keep up with the time outs, he'll catch on. Big hugs!
Me too! It only took my older son a couple of times.
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Great tips -- I have a feeling my 3 year old daughter is going to be one of those 4 year olds that you're talking about! I'll keep these hints in mind.
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I had a bit of a problem with Parker when he was 4. He did timeout in the corner, but that child could stand there for 30 minutes without even being bothered by it. So that didn't help. I explained to him how sassy it is and disrespectful, and that other children, adults, and teachers would not like to be around him if he was ill-mannered. That helped, but it didn't cure it completely. When I told him that every time he was sassy I would take a toy away, nothing. I would remove privileges like his once-a-day movie...no big deal. He was tough as nails. So, I got tougher. I told him that if he back-talked, I would spank him. I had tried everything else to no avail, and I will not tolerate mouthy children. So, 2 times....only 2....I had to swat him (nothing really bad, but the littlest spank goes a long way with my children), and it stopped. He is almost 6 and I have no problems with him and his mouth. Now, Wyndser is almost 3 and we are going through it. She is getting way better, too, because she has had similar types of consequences, and she is learning.
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My dd is 4 too and when she talks sassy she gets sent to her room with the door shut. Since she hates not knowing what is going on in the rest of the house usually she goes in and shuts the door and not two minutes later she's telling me that she's not going to talk sassy anymore (she generally stops and doesn't do it again for days) and can she come out? Sending her to her room works better for us than time outs (i guess it might be considered the same thing just different environment) It gets her attention more.