As odd as it is, I think my almost 4 year old son sometimes enjoys getting in trouble. At times when he's got a lot of energy, he'll cross the line and start doing things he knows he's not supposed to do.For example, last night he was playing with his baby sister's arm while both were in their car seats. He knows he's not allowed to do this, as he's already hurt her doing this before. We tell him to stop, he continues. We threaten to take away toys, tv, etc. He continues. It finally gets to the point where we take away something meaningful, and that’s when something snaps in him almost – he goes into this mode where he wants to be bad. He tells us no over and over again, and when it gets really bad, starts spitting (the ultimate no-no in our house, oh man…).When we got home we sent him directly to bed despite it being only 6:30. We tried talking reasonably with him and explaining why it’s so hurtful to be like that, tried being strict – all of it. If he grasps it, it’s for a small period of time, then it’s back to getting a rise out of us.I understand that it is likely exactly that he wants – the attention, seeing how we react. But how can you possibly “ignore” that type of behavior? I cant let him spit or pull his sister’s arms. Anyone have to deal with anything similar? via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2i44Xai
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