Our 4 year old has grown very defiant lately. She immitates us when we ask her to do something. Like she is mocking us. And she thinks it's funny. No matter how much we tell her that it isn't funny or appropriate she doesn't seem to understand. We have told her that there will be consquences and have followed through on them . For eg. I asked her to come to sink to wash her hands and she didn't listen, so I counted till 3 which usually works, so instead of moving, she sat in front of the TV and counted till 3. So i turned off the TV and she didn't care, so I said since there are consequences for bad behavior her toy is going to trash bin and chucked her toy into the recycle bin. How do I help her correct this bad behavior before it gets out of hand? It's not like she doesn't know it is bad behavior. The changes that are current in her life is she is at new preschool and skipping naps, she has a new baby brother (3.5 months) and grandparents are living with us for a considerable duration. We are doing everything to make sure it is not because of lack of attention or over attention. My husband and I try to balance things as well as we can. But some days it's a battle we cannot fight with her, she seems to be a person who can understand with reasoning but not punishments but what can one do when she isn't listening to words and is defiant about it to allow logic to get to her. Any advice? via /r/Parenting http://bit.ly/2HsMXE8
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