We found that at the earlier ages (3-4), the only thing that worked with our DS7 was taking away something he loved dearly as a consequence. The difficulties arose when he didn't care anymore! Then we started taking 15 minutes off his bedtime for each infraction, counting down from 5 (if we get to one and he didn't improve his behavior, he'd go to bed 15 minutes earlier). This has proved very effective, because it takes away his free time, which is really the most important thing to him. Added bonus is that he gets more sleep, and lack of sleep sometimes is the main cause of his rotten behavior. Just saying what works for us. Won't work for everyone.

Last edited by st pauli girl; 11/16/11 04:48 PM.