Spanking: Toddler
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Ok Need Help with Punishments for 22 Month Old ASAP PLEASE!!!!!!
Asked by B.L. from Dallas
on August 17, 2008
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Ok so my son is 22 months, I am trying to go the non spanking route. Here's what he is doing, He has found out that he can jump. So he has started jumping off of our k...
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- I don't mean to laugh at your pain, but the picture is funny, when you are not the mom trying to stop him. Do you have a pack n play that you could use as the penal...
- Three comments: First, you may have to stand nearby and monitor the time outs. Put him back every time he gets up. Second, look at the behavior he is exhibiting, ...
- My suggestion would be to set up his pack-n-play in a room that is not really used by the family (or one they can stay out of when he's in trouble) and use that for ti...
17 Month Old Daughter Who Is Starting to Have Anger Issues
Asked by K.N. from Memphis
on April 23, 2008
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My daughter is going to be 17 months old tomorrow and she is starting to hit, slap, and bite. She still is not walking and I am not sure if it is starting to get frust...
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- Please talk to your pediatrician about this. Her anger may be cause by frustration. Be consistent on redirecting aggressive behavior. Saying "No" and holding her hands...
- Hi K.! As far as anger issues-she's perfectly normal. It's called "terrible two's". Yep, she's right on target-it starts about 17, 18 months-and may continue till sh...
- My grandson did the same thing at that age. Be4 she can make contact, take her hand and say NO. What she is doing is finding out what buttons of urs to push and how ha...
Time-out for 20 Month Old
Asked by S.I. from Johnson City
on December 3, 2009
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My 20 month old daughter is constantly getting into stuff. If I am cleaning up the last mess she made she is in another room making another one. I know this is somewha...
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- I think after the first few times she'll start getting the hint and you'll be able to eventually walk away. My son is 19 months old & he had a horrible habit of biting...
- Several thoughts. First, it's not possible to "reason" with a toddler, no matter how smart you think she is (every parent thinks her child is smart). So don't bother...
- you are doing it right however, like you said dont put her in her room for time out it needs to be a place like the kitchen or other area where you can keep an eye on ...
What Is the Best Way to Discipline My 14 Month Old Daughter?
Asked by K.W. from Dallas
on April 7, 2009
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My 14 month old daughter has become very aggressive within the past couple of weeks. Every time I tell her 'no' she screams as loud as she can. She pinches and bites a...
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- K., Wow, good luck with your daughter, I know that must be frustrating. I don't have any super advice for that except to just hold her by the shoulders and look her ...
- I HIGHLY recommend "To Train Up a Child" by Michael Pearl. For less than $5 for the book, you'll get a whole new outlook on parenting. It's the old fashioned way tha...
- i'd say the temper tantrums are normal. my son went through those. now he just wines at everything...trying to break him of that. my son likes to dip. he loves bro...
17 Month Old Discipline
Asked by R.M. from Salt Lake City
on March 26, 2008
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I have a beautiful determined 17 month-old boy that has started screaming and at times falling to the ground when he does not get what he wants. I know that communicat...
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- Hello R., If you are wanting to set the foundation for a compassionate and empowering home for you and your son, I recommend reading "How to Talk So Kids Will Listen a...
- Im not an expert but i have two little boys of my own and they are trying. You might want to try picking him up and embracing him while talking softly, maybe even rem...
- Welcome to the terrible 2's!! Don't worry too much as just about all moms have gone thru this. Imagine not being able to get what you want when you want!! The horror!!...
Camping with 13 Month Old
Asked by S.M. from Minneapolis
on April 24, 2007
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Hi,
My husband really wants to take our 13 month old camping this spring and summer. I wanted to see if anyone has any experiences, good or bad, they'd be willing t...
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- Hi S., we took my oldest son camping when he was about 11 months old, and had a great time! We drove up to Madeleine Island in WI (with friends)...absolutely beautifu...
- I am not sure if you are talking about tent camping or in a camper, but we bought a camper when our daughter was 6 weeks old and have camped ever since. She is now 10...
- Go for it. My husband and I took our son camping when he was 13 months old and he did awesome. We drove throught the night to Wyoming and he slept most of the way. W...
18 Month Old Can Get Out of the Crib
Asked by R.A. from New York
on July 30, 2008
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I have just discovered that my 18 month old in the middle of the night can almost get out of the crib, in doing so she almost hurt herself and I almost died of heart f...
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- They sell crib tents in toys r us. I used one for my son. It fits around the mattress and is a mesh tent that you zipper closed at night. I found it to work well.
- Hi R., My suggestion would be to let her sleep with the side down so that she can get out without hurting herself, since you can't stop her from getting out. Make su...
- Hi R., My son tumbled out of his crib at an even earlier age. After thay, I looked around on craigslist for the tents that attatch to the crib. You just unzip it ...
Frustrated 19 Month Old
Asked by B.S. from Kansas City
on November 7, 2007
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My daughter is now 19 months and it seems that she gets soooooooo frustrated over e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g. I know it's because she doesn't know many words to express what ...
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- I didn't have my kids at that age (they're adopted), but I've heard that baby signing will help them communicate better.
- Hi B., Ahhh, it sounds like Emme has taken over your home. Dr. Phil says our family dynamics is very similar to wolves...one in charge and the rest are submissive ...
- My daughter is now 28 months and the language barrier is still there. We did use signing and it helped a lot when she was younger and had basic requests. Now that sh...
Help with Disciplining 22 Month Old
Asked by E.H. from Minneapolis
on March 10, 2009
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I am at a complete loss in how to discipline my almost 2 year old daughter. She is an extremely bright, high energy little girl. She has started pushing other childr...
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- I would try a sticker chart. Everytime she does something good like put her toys away, play nice, etc. she gets a sticker. Once the chart is filled, maybe reward her...
- Love and Logic, Love and Logic, Love and Logic!!! It used empathy and natural consequences to teach, rathaer than all our words that we shower on them and then they...
- I have twins who just turned two. I would try continuing to hold her in time outs. Because she fights, clearly she understands it is not pleasant... and appears she is...
My 20 Month Old...
Asked by A.B. from Charlotte
on November 15, 2006
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I am a mother of two little girls ages 5 and 20 months. The problem I am running into is my youngest is a bully. She bites, smacks, punches, pulls hair etc. When yo...
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- Some parents do not understand the purpose of spanking. It's not to hurt your child. In my family, it was the noise of a good pop on the hand and when I got older, the...
- True, every child is different and will respond differently, one thing not addressed in the post is that your daughter may be hitting the other child to get attention....
- A., In regards to others' advice, please remember a few things: Discipline means teaching and learning to alter behavior. Discipline does NOT mean punishment. T...
