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[quote=Anonymous]First, I wouldn't think of it so much as disrespectful, that's too mature a concept for a three-year-old. It's a combination of poor impulse control, trying to exert control over her circumstances, and flexing a bit of social/emotional muscle as she's figuring out how people react to her. One of the biggest things to keep in mind is to keep your cool, model appropriate behavior for her, offer positive reinforcement when she shows more appropriate behavior (which sometimes is simply apologizing for bad behavior), and maintain firm boundaries so that she doesn't get a reward, directly or indirectly, from her bad behavior. So if she hurls the yucky dinner line, you could respond by saying, "Larla, that's a mean thing to say. I worked hard on this dinner, it's not nice to say mean things about it, and you owe me an apology. As for dinner, you know the rule is X, so when you do X, you can be done eating." If she then apologizes, show appreciation for the apology, and then try to move on from the incident and give her a chance to show you a better attitude. If she refuses to apologize, you'll have to adapt to whatever she says instead.[/quote]

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