Setting rules- Social Skills

Your four year old is in his ego stage his favorite words are ,mine,no and why getting him to cooperate is a challenge plus  he may have a  strong  temperament, the child will insist on wanting to do things on her term.You have to be persistent when you say something you have to mean what you say  and the child may begin to cry but you must insist that what you say you are going to stick with it.Cooperating with you at home is very important your child must respect you as an authority figure this will transfer to other adults and especially when your child gets to school. The ability to cooperate will make it easy for the child to transition to school,adhere to socially acceptable behaviors and in so doing makes it easy for the child within a classroom setting. The ability to co-operate and adapt to  different environment is critical . Learning more about how the brain develops  will help you along  your parenting journey.