To find disagreeable children harder work than....

[Peachyjustpeachy]

'naughty' children?

Children who misbehave generally do one or two deeds that you can easily deal with, but disagreeable kids are just a pain?

Oh not your own kid then?

Are you a preschool worker, or a nanny or summat?

Do you want to go out side

How about this reverse psycology
Changes to I wonder what is going on outside shall we go and see

Answer no

Ok you sit there don't move as I am going outside.

When they start to move as they will as you have told them to stay

Oh good are you coming with me how lovely .
I think it's a development stage when they realise they have some control but don't realise how to work with it.

But any violence the consequences have to be clear .

3 mins on naughty step or toy taken away for 3 mins

I forgot to add it worked for me when I remembered to rephrase the questions asked.

Good luck

I'm a CM.

i feel for her because she obviously has her parents wrapped around her little finger, and in the blink of an eye its all changed. and she is still so little.... 3 isn't big at all!

I try to make allowances for her in the adjustment period, but as i said... she is just hard work!

Um are you talking about my DD?

Ah no you can't be - DD is 2 not 3!

The way I deal with it is to try to stay one step ahead by rephrasing stuff like "ooh I wonder how many butterflies we can count outside" etc. Bloody hard work though as she knows when she is being manipulated and give me a glare from under her fringe

Violence to others is a complete no no though and she would be picked up under the arm, removed from the situation, and told in a very firm voice why that was wrong etc and not allowed back that day.