how do i properly and effectively discipline my 4 year old son?

Lacey Allen

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i have a 4 year old son and a 16 month old daughter. my son was great with my daughter the first year of her life. then he started teasing her quite a bit (out of jealousy). now its gotten so bad that he is hurting her most everytime i leave the room. i snuck around the corner one day to witness him raising his fist at her pretending hes gonna punch her. she would start crying, as he did this a few times, then the last time he actually punched her in the head. ive put him on time out standing in the corner till his legs were sore (because short time outs had absolutely no effect on him), yet when he comes back out of time out (which could be hours later) he keeps doing what hes doing hurting her. ive tried sitting him down and talking nicely to him, ive tried paying more attention to him than her, ive tried bribing him with candy and cchocolate bars saying "you can have this every couple houurs if youre nice to your sister. im at the end of my rope and dont know what to do with him. please let me know what you think. any input will be much appreciated...Thanks
i tried the first two peoples comments and hes non responsive to both of them.
 
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