How do you deal with a sneaky child?

I cought my 3year old doing dangerous things in the middle of the night so Iock him in his room only at night for his own safety, yes i still have a monitor, but hes a danger to himself and his room is his safe space.

Ur worried about her getting outside put locks on the very tops of the doors where she cant reach them and for the restā€¦sounds like she needs a good old fashioned butt whoopin

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How is hitting /spanking your child supposed to solve the problem? That is horrible advice. Sheā€™s obviously bored at home. You said sheā€™s almost 5 so she should be in preschool with kids her own age. Since sheā€™s not and sheā€™s home with you all day perhaps give her chores or activities to keep her busy. Perhaps your family can step in and help as well. Or maybe thereā€™s other stay at home moms you could network with. Thereā€™s a lot of options other than spanking that I hope you will explore. Good luck to you.

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Ugh. My oldest is the same way. Things got worse before they got better! I feel for him its an impulsive thing more than a defiant thing.

Oh I would have sooooo much fun with her bwahahahaā€¦:smiling_imp::smiling_imp::smiling_imp:

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This sounds like oppositional defiance. Look it up.

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She needs to be put on punishment before she harms herself or even you. There was a kid in NYC who would always get into stuff and started a fire in his apt. The fire spread killing a few people. You need to get her together

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Spanking and talking works wonders. Js

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Bring her to the doctorā€¦why is she waking up after you have gone to bed? She must be hungry if she is taking food. Put a slide lock on the doors so she canā€™t get out. Please donā€™t spank her as one suggested. Donā€™t break her spirit. Much of what you described is 5yr old behavior.

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She obviously feels thereā€™s no BOUNDARIES. I suggest that she has consequences for her decisions. Spanking or put her to bed earlier, no tv or tablet time, no playing outside, but punish her somehow. She feels lk she is the BOSS. Itā€™s good that u wanna fix the problem now cause as she gets older it will get worse. Tell u what my kids 15 if he ever came in my room and took my phone Iā€™d tear his azz up!!! Shes pretty BOLD. Send her too me or call the nanny show!!!

How about a Science Kit?? All these abusive ā€˜momsā€™ on here want to beat the curiosity out of this child when it just needs guidance! A boy would get praised, but God forbid a GIRL do things differently!

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Set non physical consequences and award system. You will be amazed to see the results.

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Discipline her!! Spankings. Time outs. Take toys away. Etc. Some kids donā€™t listen to just a talking too.

And the reason why we have problems with kids/teens/young adults is because this crazy ridiculous thinking that disciplining child is a bad thing.

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Some of yā€™all scare me. Some of these comments are absolutely unreal. Blew my mind. I believe I now understand whats wrong with the younger generation. Smh

Get her busy. If all fails take her to a specialist. The dangerous stuff is not just a bored kid

Has she always been ā€œmischievousā€ or has this started recently? Because she could be acting out because of the baby. Maybe involve her in helping getting things ready for the baby. And stress to her the importance of her new role as big sister.

I really hate when parents say that their kids ā€œstealā€ food. Itā€™s their home too. If they are taking food,either they are hungry, hoarding or possibly feeding someone or something? Perhaps your child is feeling upset that you are having another baby and perhaps doesnā€™t feel like you spend enough time equally between her and the siblings. Get Dad involved.

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Time out, take toys, tv, or tablet. Put a door alarm/bell on her door so when she leaves in the middle of the night you hear it and can stop her. Majority Baby proof everything.

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Hunny your kids doing these things as she needs you to Parent herā€¦not attention , theyā€™re different things , sheā€™s testing her boundaries as all CHILDREN WILL DO

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Have her checked by a pediatrician. Also ask for a pediatric psychology exam too. Donā€™t spank her. Her not sleeping is worrying. I have 3 very smart children, now all grown. I was always trying to stay 2 steps ahead of them. The daycare even half day may be a great idea too. I always taught them more than school will and tried to harness their energy for good. My older son is autistic, but doing better than I ever dared to hope. He was just on his own timeline. Children test every boundary they can find. Like I said, harness it for good purposes. I had my oldest help me with lots of chores but made them fun. You might be suprised?

My daughter who is 14 now did all of this exact same stuff. First, she needs more physical activity. Second, get her evaluated. My daughter was diagnosed with extreme ADHD and bipolar disorder. Also, lock up whatever sheā€™s getting into at night. Put your phone where she canā€™t get it. By next fall your kid will be in kindergarten.

A good smack on the bottom should do it,

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Sounds normal to mešŸ¤·šŸ»ā€ā™€ļø

Put a baby monitor in her room and lock her door. Itā€™s for her own safety as well as that of your other child.

This isnā€™t normal behavior. I would say she may be mad about the new baby but she already has a sibling. Put a lock/alarm on her door to know when she comes out at night. Spank her when needed and take everything away. She knows what sheā€™s doing is wrong. Children arenā€™t stupid like people claim them to be. Be a parent and quit letting her get away with it. Sheā€™ll end up being one of those kids who think they do no wrong and blame others for their actions.

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Put the fear of God in her. My kid was thd same wsy until she got into my expensive make up i just bought. It was the 4th time she ruined my make up, i yelled at her so bad she never did it agsin. I feel bad bug it worked like a charm. Shes not traumatized and is still my little princess