how do you keep her from playing in the middle of the street? answer: you parent her. let her have water only in the sippy cup. then it doesn't matter if she has it or not. no milk! she will protest a bit but remember. you are the parent and you set the rules. you think is is hard now; wait until she is 13! a four-year old can be put in time-out for biting even if you have to hold in the chair for the required several minutes. use the stove timer as the "warden" and use a special little chair that can be placed in the kitchen or living room; wherever you choose. do not put her in the bedroom and shut the door or it will make her room a prison cell not a place of rest or play. she needs to be observed during the entire time-out period. at the end (when the timer goes off) hug and forgive her. reminding her that she is a good girl and good girls do not (fill in the blank). children really want to behave and follow the rules but that little devil inside her sometimes gets loose. remember to look for the "good things" she does and immediately acknowledge them with love and praise.
how do i stop giving my four year old daughter a sippy cup at bed time? . how can i stop my four year old daughter from wanting a sippy cup at night for bedtime? and how can i stop her from biting?