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

[MMDad]

Oh Holy God! That's right Sum, Just give up and let your child make your life a living Hell! "That's just the way it is."

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?

 

[vraiblonde]

We actually had a nice evening snuggling in bed watching "Finding Nemo" since he was so exhausted from crying so hard.

Poor Bubba

 

[BadGirl]

Poor Bubba

Eh, he's already over it.

Maybe he'll think twice about trying to hit me as I'm trying to put him in the bathtub.

 

[itsbob]

Poor Bubba

Poor BubbA???


He did such a good job of throwing a fit, and getting her wet in the process that she joined him.. when i came in Bubba AND her were in the bathtub..

 

[workin hard]

Last night Bubba had his first real experience with punishment - he had his much-loved Matchbox cars taken away from him for the night. He was miserable without them....I was miserable listening to him whine. But I wasn't about to let a two year old get away with trying to hit me because he didn't want to take his bath.

We actually had a nice evening snuggling in bed watching "Finding Nemo" since he was so exhausted from crying so hard.

That must be all the rage. Mine likes to smack Mommy whenever she tells him no. There are some things I'm lenient (sp) on but hitting is not one of them.

 

[libby]

2909571]You're full of it.

WTH? Full of what?

 

[poster]

Sounds like you're doing all the right things to me. When our little "angel", yeah right, did this we removed her from the store asap. If I couldn't do that - because shopping alone - I ignored her completely. She would go balistic.

What worked for us was to leave and ignore. I'd tell her good little girls don't act that way, I don't want to talk to you until you can be nice then silence. She would SCREAM all the way home. I'd not say a word, turn up the radio-it was hard but it worked. At home I would put her in her bed and tell her I didn't want to talk to or see her until she could be nice. 9-out of-10 she'd fall asleep and be a happy child when she got up!!

When she got a little older I started the 1-2-3 thing and at 3 straight to the room. She can play/sleep/watch tv I don't care, she has to be in there 15min. She hates this and it still works at 8. What really gets her is if I totally shut down and don't speak to her, if she can't get a rise out of me she folds.

 

[Larry Gude]

See...

Poor BubbA???


He did such a good job of throwing a fit, and getting her wet in the process that she joined him.. when i came in Bubba AND her were in the bathtub..

...that's no kind of message to send a developing child. I'd of at least had ice cream cones in the tub as well.

 

[kwillia]

When I see a little shiat giving his/her momma a hard time in the store, I like to make eye contact and give him/her the evil-mommy eyeball look. It's especially funny to watch their face when they aren't used to getting the look from their mommy yet they seem to instinctively know what the look means.

 

[kwillia]

Last night Bubba had his first real experience with punishment - he had his much-loved Matchbox cars taken away from him for the night. He was miserable without them....I was miserable listening to him whine. But I wasn't about to let a two year old get away with trying to hit me because he didn't want to take his bath.

We actually had a nice evening snuggling in bed watching "Finding Nemo" since he was so exhausted from crying so hard.

You take itsbob's bike away when he's acting up... dontchu...

 

[vraiblonde]

WTH? Full of what?

It. You're full of *it*.

 

[BadGirl]

You take itsbob's bike away when he's acting up... dontchu...

I just hide the keys.

:evilsnicker:

 

[Sweet 16]

I see a lot of parents out shopping with their toddlers when it should be naptime or even worse, bedtime. It is selfish to drag them around the mall all day without a nap so mommy can get some new shoes. And then mommy can't understand why her precious angel suddenly has a very loud and very public meltdown. Duh?! Does it ever occur to them that perhaps their little hellions are exhausted and need to sleep? Sometimes you gotta make sacrifices and stay home so your sleep-deprived children can get some rest. Not a sermon.....

 

[poster]

I see a lot of parents out shopping with their toddlers when it should be naptime or even worse, bedtime. It is selfish to drag them around the mall all day without a nap so mommy can get some new shoes. And then mommy can't understand why her precious angel suddenly has a very loud and very public meltdown. Duh?! Does it ever occur to them that perhaps their little hellions are exhausted and need to sleep? Sometimes you gotta make sacrifices and stay home so your sleep-deprived children can get some rest. Not a sermon.....

I can honestly say that more times than not mine would misbehave because she needed a nap.

You would enjoy Disney World at about 1pm

 

[vraiblonde]

Does it ever occur to them that perhaps their little hellions are exhausted and need to sleep? Sometimes you gotta make sacrifices and stay home so your sleep-deprived children can get some rest.

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.

 

[poster]

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.

It amazes me at home many parents don't make their kids take naps.
My daughter's week catches up with her around Wed/Thurs.
I'll make her lay down for about an hour whichever day it seems to hit her. It's like magic, she goes from nasty to happy.

 

[mAlice]

I see a lot of parents out shopping with their toddlers when it should be naptime or even worse, bedtime. It is selfish to drag them around the mall all day without a nap so mommy can get some new shoes. And then mommy can't understand why her precious angel suddenly has a very loud and very public meltdown. Duh?! Does it ever occur to them that perhaps their little hellions are exhausted and need to sleep? Sometimes you gotta make sacrifices and stay home so your sleep-deprived children can get some rest. Not a sermon.....

Exactly!

 

[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.

 

[Pete]

I can't remember what I did. Whatever it was it was perfect.

 

[vraiblonde]

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.

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.