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Sounds like you need to distract her with something positive. Children also have a tendancy to find "negative attention" if they feel they need you and you are too busy. Just try to be as level headed as you can. She probably does know she shouldn't touch it, but have you told her WHY? Sometimes bi-empathy works wonders. Tell her, "I know that is really fun to play with but you might hurt yourself because the Christmas tree has "hot" lights" (this worked well for my son, for three years he thought the tree was HOT). Or "I know how fun it is to push all of the buttons on mommy's keybord, but it could break so why don't we push buttons on_______ instead. Come on, I'll play with you". Bi-empathy, it is a beautiful thing. It sounds like your daughter is trying to get your attention, because she loves playing with you. I know how hormones can make you crazy, but try to see EVERY situation from your daughters perspective. This will help you a great deal. Let her know YOU KNOW what her intention is, and explain WHY things are bad (and not just becasue you said, lol!). Because if you keep saying "no" "no" "no" she will not hear you... Think about a time when you were on the phone or concentrating on something and you finally realized how many times she said "mommy"... "mommy"..."mommy". It isn't her fault. Just think from her perspective and things should look up for the both of you!! Good luck! :)