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 Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 5:56 pm
My almost-13-month son has suddenly turned into a little hellion.
In one day, he went from his good little self, to a bad, disobeying little boy. Because of this, the last three or four days have been absolute hell. He is not listening at all. Usually, hearing "no" once or twice would make him stop, and find something else to do. If that didn't work, a slap on the hand or a little bum smack would do it. Now, nothing. He's just continuing to do things he knows he's not supposed to do -- tries to get onto the ottoman from the couch; opens the entertainment unit and proceeds to grab at everything inside; throws all his dinner on the floor and then whines because he didn't eat much; tugs on the baby gate blocking off the kitchen until he actually pulls it down.
I am at my wit's end here. I do not know what to do. He doesn't understand the concept of time outs, and beyond that, I have no clue what to try.
If anyone can offer me some advice on disciplining a rebel of a toddler, please do! I am going to go nuts!
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Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 6:40 am
My son was like that.
I just stayed regular with redirection and staying on top of what he's doing. I took him outside more often because wearing him out helped a lot.
Not sure about the food part. May be you could put less food on him at a time. That way he can't waste the entire meal all at once.
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Designated Panda
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Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 7:47 am
It's odd, because I've cut his meals pretty much in half lately, due to a smaller appetite. I guess I'll have to start feeding him myself, even though it's a huge time-waster.
I'm hoping the weather will be nicer today so I can take him outside. It's been snowing here every few days for the past few weeks, and it's been cold, so taking him for walks has generally been out of the question. Even when it is nice enough to walk somewhere, it's much too wet to go to the park and run off some energy. It's really frustrating. But, with any luck, it'll be a bit nicer today and we can at least walk to the store or something.
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Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 3:41 pm
I tend to think of "disciplining" a small child the same way you would a pet. (XD Sorry guys, I do.) Distract, redirect, praise for proper behavior. Rinse, repeat 5 bajillion times. (And some days, it will FEEL like you did it that many.)
He's starting to realize that he's an idependent person and as such, he's going to push the boundaries to find out what is acceptable and what's not. He's also going to experiment and learn. "If I toss my food on the floor everytime, will the result always be the same?"
I've honestly always thought that the terrible 2's refers to the second year of life, not age 2+. Then you'll encounter all sorts of new aggrevating and awful behavior. c: But lots of fun stuff too.
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Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 5:17 pm
That's good advice. I find that it's soooo hard to redirect him, though! I'll sit him in his play area, play with him to the point of me getting tired out, and then right when I'm thinking he's found something new to do.. it's right back to what he was doing in the first place that made me angry! He's a very defiant kid lately.... it's a pretty hard thing to deal with! I don't know how any mom with more than one kid does it.
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Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:07 am
The redirection thing is a constant thing. Get used to only really getting things done while he takes naps at this point in time.
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Designated Panda
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Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 2:18 pm
I usually do all my house chores while he's napping, or while he's in his chair eating if I can. The only thing I do while he's awake is dishes, because he won't get in the way.
He seems to be getting a little better, though I'm sure the bad boy phase isn't gone. I think he's really just discovering that he can climb and reach and grab whatever he sees. Really, nothing is safe. We're trying to block things off and put them up high... so far, so good.
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