Ds is 4, 5 in August.
He is just behaving so bloody badly.
He is doing naughty things on purpose. Examples-pushing over the pushchair and then jumping on it. Jumping on us repeatedly when we've asked him not to (he is FOUR, it bloody hurts). Splashing about in the bath to make the water go over the sides. Loads more. I have two younger kids and his behaviour is dangerous to them at times.
I don't want to use a pasta jar or similar. I don't want to use reward or punishment. And I don't especially like using consequences. But today was so incredibly bad that I have done so, and have cancelled a playdate (I did use a spurious logic to get to why the playdate should be cancelled but really, it was about that being what he responded to).
I think sometimes he is naughty on purpose, and sometimes he doesn't THINK, but it is driving me mad.
Thoughts?