Disciplining Toddlers

This is a very frustraiting task for a parent to disciple there child but it is also very important. Try not to say "No" as much because they will start to tune out the word and still do what they want to do. Try to set limits with your child but make sure you follow thru with them!! Do not give in when you tell your child they have time out. And since your child is 16 months old the pediatrician I see recomends when you do timeout sit them in a chair for as many min as there age, So since he is a yr old onemin is enough. This leaves him time to remember why he is in the chair and then try to tell him if he does this again he will have to stay there longer next time.(2 mins). Never go past 3 min with a one year old because they seem to have a mind of there own anditwill drift off to another interest. Make sure thew it all you keep a possitive additude and never scream while he is in timeout!! Hope the best and Good Luck!!

I think time out is pretty good! Thats what im doing now with our 3 kids and it is helping so far. I read that you are supposed to put them in time out every minute for every year old they are so my son who is 3 gets 3 mins.

If time outs are working that is great. You can take a way a toy he likes, not for long since at that age it doesn't have to be for long. You don't want to over do it with that part. Do explain in simple terms what he did wrong, they can understand somethings at that age. Always follow through on what you promise. If you say you do it again you get a time out, then give it if he does. Don't give another chance. Once you give in they will continue to try to do that with you.

I started giving my son time-outs when he was 14 months because he would slap his cousin in the face even after I told him that it's not good because he's hurting his cousin. Until knwo time-outs still works though sometimes I just need to frown and cross my arms over my chest then he'll come running to me saying "mommy sowy". I try not to give in when he looks adorable by saying sorry and explains to him firmly what he did wrong that made me frown. Most mothers simply yell on their kids when they are being to active, I don't like that type of discipline it makes the kid realize that it's ok to scream when you want to get your way.

Sounds like you're doing a good job right now. Consistency with disciplining toddlers is the key. Tell him no, explain why he shouldn't do it, and take him away from the situation. Toddlers always test the waters and always want to explore. Redirect him to other possibilities as much as possible.

i have a 17 month old and she has quite the temper... I have tried timeouts but how do you get them to stay there? They are so cute when they are that age... the little devils no how to get to us.. If my daughter did something she knows is wrong she will come up and rub your face and say nice... or give you a big hug... How do you punish them after something like that...:)

I say no very firmly and tap her hand if she is doing something she isn't supposed to. Mine is 19 months old and the tantrums are tremendous. She can lie on the floor and scream for 20 minutes. I try not to give her any attention during these times, positive or negative. They're so fun and funny, but you don't want them to grow up to be brats.

I take my toddler away from the situation and if he continues I pick him up and hold him or sit with him until he forgets about it. I try to get him into other thaings and eventually he forgets why he was being mean..

well maybe it is the wrong way but it works for me to make them take a nap when they start fighting and throwing fits and tantrums. It works for me very well. I give them an ultimatum. Either you stop right now or go take a nap. They straighten up real fast too. I guess I am just an old school grand mom at heart. I watch the two of them all day while my daughter works. So I am the one that does most of the discipline.

My daughter has been getting time outs since she learned to walk around 11 months old. She cries and I hate to see it, but she needs to learn to listen. We have a time out wall, she goes and stands next to for 1 minute for each year of her age. It seems to work pretty well for me.

I had a hard time with my litte guy when he was a little younger. We started time outs at around 1 year or after and started with 1 min. He wasn't responding to the time out so we upped his time to two minutes. That worked like a charm. We explained to him why he was going to time out and that he was not to do whatever it was he was doing. Now that he's 2 and a half we've upped him to three minutes for serious infractions such as hitting, biting or coloring on inappropriate surfaces. When he throws toys or colors on the tv, after the time out we reexplain what he can not do and have him help clean his mess.

Consistency is key, along with immediate consequences. At 16 mos, he may forget what he did 30 secs into his timeout. I taught toddlers, and the biggest thing we did was redirection. Instead of just "no," we would say something like, "We don't use our hands to hit, we use our hands to hug. Can you hug Billy?" We didn't do timeouts until 2. The main thing is to find what works for him and stick with it. Right now, he's pushing buttons and learning cause and effect. Hang in there, it's not forever. : )

Time outs work wonders with our munchkin(she is almost 3) i have other friends who smack or remove toys from the childs play box every time that they are naughty and we tried both these methods but the best one overall was the time out situation where we would remove her from the room and sit her by the front door away from everyone and the toys (we can see her at all times) and when she has calmed down she is allowed back in to play and sit with us I totally understand the tempation to laugh but i laughed once and she threw a toy that hit me and from that day onwards i never laughed at her misbehaving again (painful lesson to learn) I think that sticking with just one form of punishment is best otherwise the child can get confused

Time outs work if you are really consistent and firm......but then again punishment should be after he's disobeyed a firm ''No''which is delivered with a serious no nonsense face ..a stern voice ....and even if he smiles be serious and mean it....the terrible two's can really become unruly if you lose control...it doesnt hurt to spank them once in a while especially when they throw a tantrum in the supermarket....

Threats work wonders. Reward him when he listens and explain to him the danger that may happened when he did was wrong. You will need alot of patients in disciplining kids that age. Time out is another good option.

As hard as it is to not laugh (my kids at that age had us in stitches CONSTANTLY because they were such hams LOL they still are) you really should try putting on the fake mad face and give a very firm "NO" plus the time outs of course..he'll get the hang of it..I think the hardest thing is goin to be for you and whoever else is in the room to NOT laugh...and sometimes its really really hard! LOL

I suppose you must try to make him understand what are the after effects of such activities. I understand that it is very difficult to decide whether to be strict or lenient to them as they are only children. But we must knoe where to draw the line. I would like to give you an idea: Start telling tales to your son. Make them very simple and interesting also. Try to teach lessons through these stories. I presume this should work.

My suggestion is to tell him no and then to bring him to something else to divert his attention. I have run a daycare for a long time now (just recently closed up shop) and this is what I would do. It is difficult when they are that young, but they do understand the word "no" when you say it. Just keep at it, it takes patience, but he'll soon understand and begin to do things your way. Good luck :)

I've found that a play pen works. Just threaten him with it once, then plunk him in. he will be so insulted he will stop doing whatever he was, and before more than a few weeks, you will just have to mention getting the play pen out and he will be good. We do that with my 15 month old granddaughter. its so cute, we tell her to stop doing something, (usually dumping her milk on the carpet or climbing on the coffee table.) if she doesn't stop, we just ask "do i have to go get the play pen". and she shakes her head no and stops.

I think it depends on what you are disciplining him for. I have a son that will be 1 on Thursday. If he is doing something that could hurt him or someone else, we spank his fingers and explain why we have to do it. There are some things that kids need to learn fast. It usually only takes two or three times of getting his fingers spanked for him to not do something anymore. And by spanking his fingers, I don't mean hurting him, just one quick hit with your own fingers. And in fact with my son, if he is pulling on something that he shouldn't be or trying to climb into the entertainment center or something else that could hurt him, I usually just have to say "No Elliott, do I need to spank your bebes?" (he started calling them bebes when he was about 9 months old because they were baby fingers and bebes was all that would come out, now its stuck) He will look at me and say "No no mama Elliott good" and leave stuff alone. But with things that aren't dangerous, like if he is just say, shredding the TV guide, we just tell him "No, Elliott, it's not nice to tear up Mommy's book, you wouldn't want Mommy to tear up your book, would you?" He usually frowns and sometimes shakes his head no or says no. So I tell him "Mommy won't tear up your book because it isn't nice. Now can you help mommy pick up this book?" And he will pick up a page or two. I think that's good enough at his age.