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Such Thing as Discipline for a 15 Month Old?
He is at the right age to start grasping the concept that when he isn't being sweet no one wants to be around him so start giving him time outs in his room ...
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- Redirection and telling him no and why you don't do something. I also recommend "Happiest Toddler on the Block", the DVD so you can see him use the techniques. It he...
- At that age, I would mostly ignore the tantrums. As they say, reward POSITIVE behavior. Your instincts sound pretty good. Listen to them.
- It's NEVER too young to start teaching them appropriate behavior. For screaming and temper tantrums my kids went in their rooms with the door shut until they stopp...
Different Kinds of Discipline When Timeouts No Longer Work.
I would put her in the timeout corner and whenever she got out (on her own), I would start the timer over. ...And I stuck to that. ...
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- Get the book Positive Discipline for Preschoolers.
- Your library may have an audiobook or audio presentation of Love and Logic for toddlers or preschoolers. They probably have a BOOK, but the audio presentations are mo...
- The books the others have suggested are good ones. I also started to have the kids tell me why they lost the toy or was put in time out. if they could not answer it ...
What Age Should You Start Displining Your Child?
If you have a pack and play or some kind of playpen, set it up in a corner without toys or entertainment and start using it for a time out area. ...
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- Let me first say that I think if there were a "right" way then someone would have bottled it up and became the richest person ever. What's right for one child isn't a...
- First of all, at 14 months old you will simply have to repeat and repeat and repeat instruction/disciplinary action, etc. It's their nature. She's wanting to see if ...
- start now. Read Love and Logic and the Happiest Toddler on the Block. Great books.
13 Month Old Likes to Hit
he is not too young for timeout! start now or he will run your life-sounds like he is very aggressive-take tv away-cartoons hit each other all the time. ...
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- A., This is learned behavior. Who knows where it comes from, however, he is really not to young for time out. He won't really understand the concept at first but ...
- i have heard that basic sign language is a fun and useful way to teach babies to communicate before they can speak which also gives them something else to do with thei...
- I agree with a lot of these answers. Of course hitting is sometimes fueled by frustration, etc. However, it should not be ignored, especially if your son hits his pare...
17 Month Old Tantrums
I did want to mention that when it's something dangerous or hitting his big brother, we do use time-outs. Our pediatrician told use to start at 1 by sitting ...
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- Hi My youngest daughter was like this - I'm sure it's a phase. She is very strong-willed and would NEVER have accepted the 'naughty chair' or suchlike. My suggest...
- I've been reading The Happiest Toddler on the Block and it's helped me realize a lot, mainly how to speak to the toddler in "toddlerease" so they can understand you. ...
- My daughter is 17 months and it seems like she started "terrible twos" a month or so ago! I guess I am not the only one going through it. I think she just doesn't ha...
Seeking Help with My 2 1/2 Year Old Daughter, Acting Out of Control.
They also suggested that the time out time doesn't start until they stop crying, screaming and throwing a tantrum. Which means, they can sit in time out a ...
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- I haven't had much experience with this but my 1st instinct is for you to simplify your daily routine as much as possible, and 2ndly have your daughter checked out by ...
- Hey K., Here is my 2 cents... If you know that it is not a medical issue...Sickness, Allergies etc...then I would suggest you get the parenting CD's called Love &...
- Have you by chance been giving her foods with red dye in it? Our daughter's behavior dramatically changed when we eliminated Red Dye #40 from her diet. Google "red dye...
Husband Must Be in a "Timeout"
Husband Must Be in a "Timeout". I am married to a wonderful man and father, ... You have given him the most wonderful start in life, and it sounds like you ...
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- Hi, I also breastfed my two children, my daughter for 14 months, my son for 16 months. I suggest that you change your ritual into reading a story before naptime and b...
- Hello Amy! I can understand wanting to be done nursing your toddler so let me say Congratulations on having the guts, patience and love to have continued this long. I ...
- My son was younger when I weaned him, but I followed the "don't offer, don't refuse" guideline. Instead of sitting with him in the chair where I normally nursed him, ...
Ideas for Strong Will 17 Month Old Boy
Time out is wonderful!!! Start with 3 minutes and work your way up. Creative is one thing, dangerous and distructive is another. Time out chairs in the ...
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- If you are not firm in letting him know what is and what is not appropriate behavior now, it will be much harder in the future. I suggest you watch super nanny and em...
- It's not to early for time outs. The rule is 1 minutes for every year of age they are. Sometimes it's more effective than hand slapping and spanking. Plus you don't...
- I am sorry for your frustration but relieved as well to see that I am not the only one who is having the same problems. My son hits me, throws things, he is a jumper/...
Questioning Our Style of Timeouts
when my 3 yr old dd acts up, we warn her of a timeout. ... I start with a corner , but if they aren't staying in the corner they are warned that they will be ...
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- Sounds good to me! Your consistency in enforcing the timeout will work wonders. You give her a warning and if she continues ALWAYS follow through with what you say...
- My suggestion is to read the book 1-2-3 Magic by Thomas Phelan. Great program, if you follow it as it's written (I fall off the wagon every now and then, but the kids...
- Everything you are doing sounds great except I would not use the bathroom. No matter how often you clean the bathroom it is still full of germs, also with the door shu...
Timeout
I put him in timeout, but he doesn't always stay. He's..." ... having my second baby and made a huge difference (sometimes your body needs a kick-start). ...
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- Timeout was created as a time and place to regroup and think about what you have done. Does he understand why he is there? It is not to be a punishment place but a ...
- My husband and I just took a parenting class called Love and Logic, look it up and take a class or buy one of there cd's, it's well worth it and has changed our family...
- Dear L., How frustrated you must be! I would not advise buckling him in a car seat, simply because it will teach him that "She can lock me in here then I can't do it,...
