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Help me correct my son's behavior.

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  1. constanceschofield
    Member

    My four year old son's behavior is out of control. Whenever I tell him to do something he always talks back calling me a name and say's he hates me. On the playground he calls other kids names like fat, poopy, and stinky. He throws things at other kids. I think he hurt one girls feelings calling her names a lot while she was trying to talk to him. Most of these are big kids that he insults.
    What do I do about this?

    Posted 11 months ago #

  2. samchic04
    Member

    Let him know that it's not nice (obviously) and that if he continues to behave like this, no one will want to play with him AND there will be consequences (time out, losing toys, whatever you do). Talk to him about feelings, ask him "how would you feel if...." and check out his responses. If he says it would make him feel bad, then relate that to how he made a specific child feel when he said ______. Let him know that he is not allowed to act like that, and that words like that are unkind and not for children to use. (Not that adults should talk like that either, just break it down kid-style.)

    Posted 11 months ago #

  3. mattymelon
    Member

    Kids are naturally playful and bratty. I think it's still best to discipline them the right way and train them as much as possible. Speaking of behaviors, there's this new and free educational app called Maddie and Matt's A to Z's of Good Manners and Values. It's now available in the appstore. It's a kid app designed to teach kids proper behavior and good manners in various social settings. Pretty fun and educational. You should check it out.

    Posted 11 months ago #

  4. Bilingual_Mama
    Member

    Al the above is good advice, but my first thought would be 'Where did he learn this behavior/hear this language?' that is the key to eliminating the behaviour.

    Posted 11 months ago #

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