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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We’ve always done time outs and it’s worked relatively well.  In the past few months my daughter is getting more and more defiant when we tell her to go in time out.... hitting, kicking, scratching, sticking her tongue out, running away, etc.  she is normally very easy going and well behaved.  I’m sure they the changes to her routine aren’t helping but it’s definitely not entirely to blame.  Does anyone have advice on the best way to discipline at this age?  I am trying not to yell and spank her but I can’t seem to find an effective way to enforce boundaries.[/quote]

What kind of things are you disciplining?   Maybe some examples can help us give advice[/quote]

I appreciate everyone’s thoughts here.... to be honest I can’t even remember what got me to the point of time out today.  I know her attitude started when I asked her to bring some garbage from a magazine she tore some pages out of inside to throw away after we went for a little drive to get out of the house.  I told her we weren’t going to make cookies since she didn’t help clean up - I feel like something else happened but forgetting now.  She has very limited screen time normally (like &lt;1 hr a week) because it impacts her behavior so much, it’s definitely increased to a few hours a day now.  I also wondered if she’s too old for time outs - I don’t really have friends with older kids so have no where to turn for advice!  I did end up taking things away - I felt bad but first I took her art supplies and when it continued I took her favorite stuffed animal that she’s dearly attached to.  It worked, she sat in time out for 10 min which was enough time to calm down and then we talked about anger and things she can do next time when she’s angry that don’t involve hurting me!  I just felt like it took way too long to find a privilege that was enough that she cared about to calm down.

Thanks everyone[/quote]

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