https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/blog/the-effing-fours/ Oh Baby! Magazine Thu, 04 Mar 2021 10:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/blog/the-effing-fours/#comment-2970 Mon, 02 Feb 2015 17:07:00 +0000 https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/?p=14295#comment-2970 When we did this as kids, my mom would purposely take us back to the same place the next day and not let us play, explaining that they couldn’t play even tho the other kids/siblings can bc of their behavior the day before. If they can’t behave when it is time to leave then they can’t play at all…! It would take some planning to do this I guess and it wouldn’t be very pretty that day but she found it very effective. Good luck!

]]> https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/blog/the-effing-fours/#comment-2969 Mon, 02 Feb 2015 16:11:00 +0000 https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/?p=14295#comment-2969 This is my 3 year old (soon to be 4 year old) to a T! She isn’t in pre-k yet, but her thing is to lose her shit when we are leaving a playdate or a birthday party! For example, we were at a birthday party with bouncy houses yesterday. When we first got to the party, I told her when it is time to leave, there is no arguing – it is time to leave. “Okay Mom” with a sweet little smile. Party ends. I haven’t even gone to find my daughter yet and she’s already screaming “I DON’T WANT TO GO!!!” And throwing a major tantrum. So I had to climb into that damn bouncy house and pull her out of there while the other parents get their (quiet, well behaved) children into their coats and out the door with a sympathetic look on their faces. If you get some good advice, please send some my way.

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