Just a quick reminder / tip regarding modifying your child's undesired behavior: often when we are changing our response to your child's behavior to reduce the frequency, intensity or duration of an unwanted or unacceptable behavior we see a spike in the behavior. Things seem to be getting worse and parents want to throw in the hat because they think they've gotten bad advice or are struggling to stay consistent in how they respond to the behavior.
It's very easy for parents to revert back to old patterns at this point and to inadvertently reinforce the behavior they want to see changed. Positive reinforcement happens when anything is done to increase the likelihood of a behavior occurring again. Even a child getting in trouble or being punished can equate positive reinforcement, it's still attention.
This is a very typical response to behavior being changed. It's called an extinction burst. This is the time where consistency in responding to the targeted behavior is critical. If you vary your response you are inviting the behavior to remain, return or escalate. Stick to your plan! It will work.
