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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here. Four year old has been good for about a day but then just had a big incident. He jumped on our dog (an old lab- that is a BIG no because the dog is arthritic) so I said that’s a time out. I went to go put him in time out upstairs and of course he runs away and I’m chasing him like a fool. I finally catch up to him and his bites my finger- hard. I grab him and and put him in time out. He falls asleep in the time out. I don’t want him to nap because he’s just transitioning out of naps and will be up all night, so I woke him up. In this circumstance I don’t think he learned anything. What could I have done better?[/quote]

As for the dog, you need to protect him and not let your son around him. 
Grabbing cheese? Put it high up or lock fridge. There is a strap type thing for keeping kids out of things. Is the cheese so important that you have to chase him? Just consider the cheese a part of dinner, maybe?
Not getting dressed? Super nanny says let the kid go to school in pajamas. 
Doesn’t want to take a bath or brush teeth? Tell them ok. 
Try to imagine that he’s still little and he does well when he can. When he misbehaves or especially hits, Janet Landsbury (who can be a bit preachy) says to hold him gently from behind, maybe sitting on the floor, and tell him you won’t let him hurt you. Calmly. 
Also tell him that no matter what he does you love him. That he’s a kid and learning and you’re there to help him. You’re bigger and stronger and even though you think he doesn’t care, it has to be scary for him sometimes being yelled at and chased. 
Don’t let him control your mood. You’re the grown up. 
My 6 yr old got kind of like this during covid, some things even worse, and me letting go has helped enormously. You can only really control yourself. [/quote]

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