Im having trouble disciplining my 17 month old. i know that she is learning and seeing new things each day BUT she (like most toddlers) has a fair shares of tantrums and pure meanness, lol!! Im just wondering what are some positive forms of discipline?
#1 by Leticia on February 25th, 2011
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When they throw tantrums, walk away. That shows them that by them acting this way they do not receive any attention. I have a daughter turning 2 in december, girl trust me i know exactly how you are feeling. good luck!
#2 by yours_truly on February 25th, 2011
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I think that time out works. Take her to a corner where she can see nothing, t.v, other people, toys nothing. Sit her down and make her sit there, (the rule is about a minute for every year of age) but i think 1 minute is plenty for this age. Explain to her that what she did was bad and she is sitting in time out. She needs to hear this even though she may not understand at first, she will learn. If she tries to get up take her back to her spot. This usually requires you to have to stay put with her. After she has calmed down, and a minute has gone by let her up. It takes time but eventually this will work and be very beneficial of reinforcing the rules as she gets older. Let her get away with the tantrums and being mean now and it will only continue to get worse!
#3 by ? on February 25th, 2011
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It depends on what the child did wrong. For baby-sitting my mother gave me a packet telling me what to do, I apologize I don’t see the website on here anywhere.
* Firmly tell them “No!”
* Put the child in a time-out area where they cannot see anything that might distract or entertain them. (one minute per age) (1 minute seems good for you)
* Require her to apologize. (Don’t scare or yell at her. Then all your doing is scaring her and teaching her to fear you. I am fairly sure you don’t want that)- I also added a book about whining.
* Teach/expect her to pick up any mess she makes on her own.
* Personally I don’t like the ‘Spanking’ thing because one of the things you try to teach children is to not hit, then you turn around and hit them. It sends mixed signals. Save that for a last willful defiance.
Sorry this is so long! Best of luck with your young one!
(the source I left you isn’t’ the same one I mentioned, but it says almost the same thing if you want to take a look at it)