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4yr old stepdaughter

My 4yr old step daughter is acting up in daycare,throwing things, not listening and hitting the teacher. She will not obey her dad at all. What can I do? I dont have children so I dont know how to handle this.
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5914096 tn?1399918987
Your step-daughter requires discipline.  You haven't mentioned any discipline in your post.  Timeouts work very well especially with this age group.  If your step-daughter shows disrespect for her parental role models, this behavior will surely carry over to other environments. That is why it is critical for the parents involved to be on the same page when it comes to discipline.
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3149845 tn?1506627771
Hi, first have a sit down talk with her about why shes doing this at school. She may only be 4 but sure direct input from her will be of some help. Also speak to your husband about this mentioning that these are the building block years that will determine how she will act as an adult.

Teaching and training starts young and im sure shes having some issues from being in a broken home enviornement. Children want to fit in with other children and most of the children she is with at school would not be from a broken home so she may have developed some insecurity and is setting up a defense by stricking out like this.
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