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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do you discipline her and her behavior? There should definitely be some kind of consequences for that behavior.[/quote]

I'm the PP with the 5 yo and I've spoken extensively with the pediatrician about this.  Consequences don't work because she's not in control of herself: she's not deciding to do this, she's overwhelmed (and probably scared of the big feelings).  She'll blow through punishments, there is literally nothing we could do or take away that would change the behavior in the moment.  Modeling calming down works long term but not so much in the moment.

RE: physically restraining or forcing her, I know easier said than done but try not to unless it's an urgent safety matter.  Not only does it spin things up, but now that DD is 5 and 40-something pounds of muscle, we really can't do it anymore.  Better to wait out the tantrum and then calmly resume the "When you brush your teeth we can finally do x."  It's so hard, I'm not saying I react well all the time![/quote]

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