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[quote=Anonymous]She doesn't sound badly behaved. Maybe the other kids have just matured a bit more in their impulse control.

"DD, Johnny is playing with that right now. I need you to wait for your turn." Then narrate what you're doing as you hand the toy back to Johnny. Then offer a different toy while she's waiting (if needed, tell her you're going to set the timer on your phone for 2 minutes and then she can ask Johnny for a turn with the toy). Be consistent and calm. If she can't accept that then she'll have to have either a timeout or leave the play date (depending on what consequence she responds better to). For my DD it usually worked to warn her, e.g. 'if you can't share/take turns then we'll have to [insert consequence]', provided I had implemented the consequence consistently a few times so she knew I was serious.

It goes without saying, but make sure she's not hungry or tired. You won't be able to overcome hungry or tired with discipline, all you can do is bail at that point.

Check out Janet Lansbury for advice. Her methods from her book "No Bad Kids" are great, and she has free articles on her website.[/quote]

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