Victoria S asked:
I Have a 17th month old that when he is told not to do something i either put him in time out or tell him no and he thinks its funny or he just goes back and does it again.How do i get him to listen to me and to let him know that what he is doing is wrong and that he might get hurt. Why would he be doing this? what can i do to get im to understand?
I Have a 17th month old that when he is told not to do something i either put him in time out or tell him no and he thinks its funny or he just goes back and does it again.How do i get him to listen to me and to let him know that what he is doing is wrong and that he might get hurt. Why would he be doing this? what can i do to get im to understand?
I usually have to use a stern voice with my son, place him in a time out, tell him why he is in time out, and forbid him from moving until his time out is over. If he does it again, he goes back in time out immediately, same routine as before, but for an extended period. Eventually, he stops thinking it’s funny.
put him in a play pin for five minutes
u need to woop his lil ****! jk…do the timeouts till he understands and take away the things he loves most…dont matter if he throws and tantrum..it will work trust me!!
For his time out, use a room that’s relatively empty.
A common mistake is to just lock them in their room. That’s where all their toys are.
If you have a TV in your room, but no games he’d like, you can literally just plop him in your room, lock the door, and watch some soaps or something.
He’ll find it boring and get that he’s being punished, but it’s no huge strain on you to ensure he’s following the rules.
This is SO normal for his age – I’m sorry! I have 4 boys and a girl and they all did the same thing at about 18 months.
The best thing we ever did was to ignore anything not dangerous and heap on the hugs and rewards when he/she did as they were asked. If there are any other children around the I really like the way Janie listened when I asked her to get off the stairs. Thank you, Janie!! What a great job listening! always works wonders (and you can use that right up through junior high!)
Hang in there. Remember there is nothing wrong with putting a child in their crib/room and taking a 5 minute break when you’re really frustrated. Five minutes alone has never hurt a child, but an overly aggravated parent can.
My daughter does the same thing (same age also). It helps if I can distract her into another activity and not let her know that what she’s doing is annoying me, or she’ll make it her new job!
17 months and doing that, I would drive that kid to Ohio and drop him off. at that age and still not listening. They will be in jail by the time they are in 3rd grade.
I have 5 kids……….. three teenagers and twin 2 years old.
It’s like I’m raising kids all over again.
With the first set, I didn’t discipline very well.
My two year olds are VERY well behaved and it’s because we have been VERY consistent with our discipline. We thump their fingers. It doesn’t damage them…….. just makes them realize what they’ve done is wrong. Now that they know we mean business, we haven’t had to thump a finger in a few months.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
When you go to the store…….. look at all the horrible three and four year olds……….. demanding what they want when they want.
You MUST discipline your child or you will regret it.