Our 3yo daughter (2nd child, older brother 5yo) is constantly mean to her dad. He works away week on week off and she regularly tells him she doesn't like him, he's mean or that she hates him. She also yells no all of the time. She does these things to me but she is nice to me some of the time. He tries to play with her & include her when we are doing things but she just yells no and says she hates him. It's really hard on him and it's taking it's toll as he's getting to the point where he is not wanting to bother trying. How do we help her to stop being so angry/mean and to start getting along with the rest of us. She is like that with our son as well but not as constant. Please help as I know she is a nice person underneath I just don't know how to help her.
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If you can't be nice you don't play at all and place her in time out. Teach her this behavior isn't acceptable.
My son that is 3yrs does this a lot lately especially if he doesn't get his own way. He says I don't love u or I hate you. My eldest never did this and it shocked and hurt me the first time he did it he realised this and continues to do it. When he now says it it's usually when his frustrated or can't get his own way if he says it I say that's ok I still love you. It's the response his not expecting and snaps him out of it. All the best