What disapline tactic's work for your 2 year old?

[poster]

Originally Posted by terbear1225

mine is weird. if you take her out during nap time she'll have a melt down but if your at home and put her in her room for nap time, she's awake the whole time.

Yeah, same here.
It makes a diffence though, even if they don't sleep, just to have down time.

[Kain99]

Originally Posted by MMDad

Aren't you the one that posted pictures of your kids after they beat each other up?

If you couldn't control older kids with reasoning skills, why would anyone believe you could control a two year old?

That has got to be the dumbest thing you have ever said.

[Sonsie]

Originally Posted by vraiblonde

Naptime was sacred when mine were little and NOTHING got in the way of that. It's tough enough wrangling some toddler without them being tired and cranky on top of it.

My toddlers take a 2 to 3 hour nap everyday. That is my favorite time of day! We are always home for it, errands, shopping, appointments, outings, everything is planned around that time. They go nuts without a nap and I need that time to decompress and get stuff done.

[MMDad (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Kain99

That has got to be the dumbest thing you have ever said.

Maybe it was, but compared to this:

Originally Posted by Kain99

During a calm period... Tell her you have been very disappointed. My kids really responded to that.

it was absolutely brilliant.

Telling a 2 YO you're disappointed.

[Larry Gude (Premo)]

Originally Posted by MMDad

Maybe it was...

...I'm with you there. No way that's the dumbest thing you ever said.

[MMDad (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Larry Gude

...I'm with you there. No way that's the dumbest thing you ever said.

Thanks for backing me up, buddy!

[Larry Gude (Premo)]

Originally Posted by MMDad

Thanks for backing me up, buddy!

...nothing of it. I know you'll do the same for me!

[SoMDGirl42 (Premo)]

My two year old is into throwing some fits every now and then as well. I'll say, "Do you want time out", and she says "yes" and walks over to sit on the stairs. After a minute or two I'll say are your ready to say your sorry now and she'll either say yes or no. If she says no she will then let me know when she is ready to get out of time out. She's not cried once in time out yet, but for some reason it ends the original fit and she's once again happy. Her new thing now is to drop her shoulders and hang her head and say "I'm sad" when I tell her no. I can't help but laugh at her each time she does this, and then she smiles and giggles back.

Good luck. They don't call them the terrible two's for nothing.

[puggymom]

Originally Posted by RoseRed

ABSOLUTELY!

I do have to laugh at the memory of my 22 m/o biting me on my bum because I took away the beggin strips for the dog that she was trying to eat herself.

[puggymom]

Originally Posted by vraiblonde

She's still resting.

Mine weren't required to sleep if they didn't want to, they just had to chill for at least an hour with no outside influences.

My almost three year old has not consistenly napped in months but I still make her have some quiet time to relax.