Dd is nearly 5 and such hard work. She can be the sweetest, funniest, kindest little girl, but also, gets very angry and shouts, screams and cries. She whinges too, which drives us mad. It's usually triggered from being told no. We have told her no for years now, and had the same reaction, and we don't give in to her. I am waiting for it to start paying off, and she accepts no the first time!
It is the end of a very difficult Saturday with her. I am exhausted, and even had to go upstairs and have a little cry earlier. I despair. I would appreciate some advice on how to handle her behaviour. We used to put her on time out but doing this made her worse, it was like fuel to her fire. It didnt have a positive affect on her behaviour either. We take away her toys for a day, and once or twice we have refused to take her on an outing, and just took her brother. We reward good behaviour, but are unsure how to punish bad behaviour.