Question: How do you handle a 4-5 year old who will not listen to anything, in matter of fact she will do the oppisite o 

Answer: A little discipline??  \n\nWe always put ours in time out.  We also don't mind a good old fashioned spanking either.  We take our 5 year olds nintendo and put it in time out when he is being unreasonable.  This seems to make him really upset.  Whichever method you use, be consistent.  I find that my two walk all over me when I start making threats and not following through.  So they get me back on track every now and again.\n\nSomething we do for good behavior is a "Star Jar"\nWhen they do something good they get a ball in their jar.  But, if they do something bad they have to take the ball out (they hate this).  When the jar is full, I take them to the dollar store and let them purchase something for a dollar.
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