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[quote=Anonymous]4 is very young —their brains are developing rapidly while their body is growing and sometimes parts of their brains develop faster than others. Many 4 year olds get irrationally angry or frustrated at smaller things. But it’s big to them. You need to acknowledge their feelings even if they seem silly to you. If they are hurting someone or deliberately disobeying a rule you have then consequences are appropriate. Try to think of natural consequences first—you throw a toy, toy gets put into time out. If you squirt someone in the face with the water gun, take a break from the water gun. If you make a mess, you clean it up. If you break something on purpose, you “work” to pay it back. Sometimes a natural consequence isn’t easy to find, in that case a short time out or removal of a screen can be used to drive home that you mean business. But have clear expectations ahead of time, make sure you give warnings when it’s almost time to transition to another activity, and have realistic expectations for a 4 year old.[/quote]

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