Dd is 3.5 we have been using 'the step' quite successfully for over a year. In the first instance it was mostly as dd would get herself really over excited and then not listen to anything asked of her - the step worked really well to calm her down. We also use a lot of praise for good behaviour and toy confiscation.
Recently the step has becone really ineffective, actually making dd's behaviour terrible but I'm not sure what to do - This morning dd1 hit dd2 (18m) as she had a toy she wanted so I asked her to go to the step up until recently she would have reluctantly but eventually gone to the step we woukd have talked etc and then over and done with. Today dd got very angry screaming and shouting because she didn't want to go - behaviour when I asked her to sit on the step was much worse than before hand. We need an alternative but don't know what.
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Alternative to naughty step?
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DeathMetalMum · 02/11/2014 20:53
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