How do I stop DD from pushing her friend and little friend? She has also recently thrown a large toy at friend and toddler sitting on lap. I put a stop to the pushing a few months ago by taking her home when it happend a few times at playgroup and she hated this. It is so hard to deal effectively with this at home as she appears to totally ignore me. However, I am at a loss of what to do as she will not sit on the stairs and laughs at me. She does not have any particular toys that are dear to her that she would miss if I took them off her as punishment and I do not like using food (ie withdrawing chocolate) as punishment. It is really getting to me.