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Where to Put a 18Month Old in Timeout
Asked by C.R. from Boca Raton
on April 13, 2009
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Hi moms! I have an 18 month old daughter who is relatively well behaved. Recently she has started hitting and throwing things. I know that this is a phase and it will ...
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- I used to teach preschool for infants and toddlers (up to 2 years), and we rarely used timeouts. Their attention span is so short that they can't really remember why ...
- How is 18 months old too young to sit??? We started time out with my daughter when she was 18 months and she sat just fine. We only had her sit for a min (our pediat...
- Supernanny.com has the best advice. My Daughter was the same way- The distracting technique for babies is what is recommmend and then when she was two i started the t...
Bad Language
Asked by K.C. from St. Louis
on November 15, 2006
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my 3 yr old has taken a liking to a Very bad word. I tried to ignore it but is is not working. Should I try time out (it works very well with him) I would love some ...
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- My grandson picked up the word s**t at age 2 1/2 and I told him it was an ugly word so please don't say it, but he continued and then I told him to say shoot instead b...
- He's hearfing these words from somewhere and has chosen the one he likes to say. Express it's not a good word and yes, try time out, if tht doesn't work, send him to...
- We have had the same issues with our 5 year old son. When he was younger we washed the words away with listerine. I would put some on a wash cloth and wash his tongue ...
21 Month Old- Misbehaving
Asked by M.H. from Richland
on February 21, 2007
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My son Nick is 21 months old and I have been having a few problems with him and I am looking for some ideas to control the problems. First off, like many kids his age ...
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- I have a 2yr old grandson and the one thing I do when he hits is hold both his hands together and count slowly to 10. I look directly into his eyes and when I finish ...
- Hi. I have a 22 month old son who is very much like your son. We go thru hitting spells too. He doesn't do it constantly but like I said he goes thru spells with it...
- Don't know if it is possibe for you, but I think that some playdates with other children would be very beneficial for you. Not sure which SE Washington city you trave...
Time Out Ideas for 19Mo Girl
Asked by J.J. from Bellingham
on March 9, 2009
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Any out of the box ideas? I have one thing that is kinda working, but the problem is that it works for a week then when you ask if she needs a time out she says yes th...
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- Another book to suggest: "Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline" by Becky Bailey. She does not advocate using time outs at all, rather that they need connection at t...
- Hi JJ, I had to chuckle at first when I read your post...this is a very typical situation for parents with young children. Especially for those of us who experience...
- I got some great advice from the author of Sit on Your Hands. It is not available for sale yet, but she talked about how her kids would happily sit in time our and pla...
Pooping Accidents?
Asked by S.E. from Phoenix
on August 16, 2009
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help please! My youngest son will be 4 in a couple months. Over summer he started having accidents pooping in his pants or on the floor once in a while. I was hopin...
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- That usually happens with emotional stress. It could be school starting, it could be some kids that he knows are scaring him, or whatever. You need to be sure that h...
- Hi S., i can understand your frustration. It gets hard for us mothers when our kids suddenly start behaving very opposite. I also have a daughter who is 4 and 6 months...
- my son is 4 1/2 he recently switched docotors well my son has pooping accidents alot because he is mostly constipated it hurts, so i took it up with his pediatrician t...
Help on the Terrible Two's
Asked by T.L. from Richmond
on May 22, 2007
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Hello,
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> I have a two year old daughter and she is going through the terrilw
> two's. When I ask her to do something she will tell me "No Mommy"
> especially...
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- Hello, I have not veiwed all of your respomses.So if I suggest something that has already been said I apologize:) One of the biggest mistakes parents make wit...
- Consistency is key- there must be a consequence EVERY time she is disobedient. Also, remember that 2 year olds are often frustrated because they want to be independent...
- Consistency is definitely the key, as hard as it is at times, it pays off eventually. Setting a timer or saying "2 minutes left" really worked well for me. I started ...
Toddler Behavior Concern
Asked by E.O. from Minneapolis
on September 19, 2007
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My son is 2 1/2. For the longest time he has always acted up when I come to pick him up from childcare after work. I don't know if its that he just doesn't want to le...
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- First, I notice that you have another child only a year younger, so that is always a concern because you don't want to set a precedent with the next child. But all ch...
- The other posters are giving you good advice. I just want to add that for many kids ages 2-5, transitions are very difficult. Think how we feel when people are always ...
- My son acts up when I pick him up from daycare. It's absolutely normal behavior. Check out a book by Brazelton called Touchpoints. He goes over social and emotional de...
My 5 Year Old Is Back Talking
Asked by T.S. from Huntington
on January 29, 2007
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I have a five year old son that has started back talking me and I don't know how to get it to stop. He is in Kindergarten and I am also his teacher. I think that may...
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- T. I agree with the other moms, he needs a new teacher and you each need time away from one another so that he can separate mommy from teacher. My 5 year old son act...
- Transfer him to someone else's class. He's probably under a considerable amount of pressure from the other kids in the class about being the teacher's son or he may ju...
- I don't really know how to say this without sounding offensive but I'm going to try. He really needs to be with a different teacher. With you being his teacher he is...
Son Won't Listen and Talks Back... Need Help!
Asked by E.M. from Lawton
on April 20, 2007
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My son Kalub is 20 months. He has just started to talk back and be mean. He will tell me to shup up and hit and bite me. I can put him into timeout but he will just sc...
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- Sounds like you have a lot on your plate being a single mom with a son and 2 jobs...make that 3 jobs (mom and employee x 2) It may very well be that the only way Kalub...
- You have to step back and look at your situation. Life doesn't simply go on for children after divorce. You may have to wait on everything until he adjusts to it jus...
- We are not born knowing empathy, it is taught. When he hits you or bites you, it's time for an acting job. Really be in pain, fall to the ground, "you hurt mommy" and...
3 Yr Old Who "Doesn't Want To"
Asked by T.H. from Seattle
on March 5, 2008
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My son who has recently turned 3 has really started to fight me on anything I ask him to do. If I ask him to do something i.e. get dressed, turn off the movie, put sh...
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- I whole-heartedly agree with Molly W. about offering acceptable choices. I do this many times a day with my 2 year old, and it really diffuses the battle of the wills ...
- I also had a son who skipped terrible two's and chose to have terrible now I'm three stage. It is just a stage and another mommy test of being consistent with your re...
- My almost 4 year old started the "I don't want to" thing about a couple of months ago. He melts into a teary puddle on the floor when he doesn't want to do something....
