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2 years ago ::
Jun 27, 2011 - 3:16PM
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Ladies, wanted your perspective on discipline at this age. I keep hearing that at this age they don't really understand no, so will just think that "no" is a game and that redirecting is best. Westons favorite thing to get into right now is cords - EEK!!! So he will crawl as fast as he can towards cords (or find a way to get to them if they are hidden) and when we remove him and try to distract he's right back at it. Any advice on what's working for you??
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2 years ago ::
Jun 27, 2011 - 4:11PM
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Cain does the same thing. I'm at a loss, sorry. I'll be anxious to see what others say.
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2 years ago ::
Jun 27, 2011 - 4:39PM
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Ella goes after cords too. I will move her away and tell her" ouchie, that will hurt you" Whaen she goes back I repeat those words and put her toy basket in front of it to hide it...she will then usually tip over the basket and play. It usually works:)
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2 years ago ::
Jun 27, 2011 - 5:31PM
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oh laura you're so lucky! weston is all over it, when he's on a mission..there's no stopping. and usually pulling him away the second time results in crying (tantrums already?! lol)
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2 years ago ::
Jun 27, 2011 - 11:50PM
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Oh yea ...Ella can throw quite the tantrum too.
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2 years ago ::
Jun 28, 2011 - 1:31AM
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LOL! Yes, Carla; tantrums already  Gabriel literally will repeatedly roll on the floor when he's having a tantrum. He is going to be a strong willed child, and he sounds so much like Weston. Really, there is nothing more that you can do other than distract and tell him no. Sometimes Gabriel will laugh if we tell him no, but at other times it makes him tantrum, so I know he gets it. The only thing we can do at this point is be consistent. (No means no everytime.) His pedi said that starting at one year old, we can begin to do time outs. (One minute per year of the child. For example, for a one year old, a one minute time-out, and so on.) Sounds silly to put a one year old in time out, but I guess the sooner they get an understanding of it, the better. Oh, and be sure to ignore the tantrum. (Obviously make sure they are safe, and not in danger of hurting themselves, but do not give attention to negative behavior. ) This often times involves Gabe rolling around and around on the floor, and screaming for a good couple of minutes, but eventually he calms himself down, and moves on to something else when he realizes that he's not getting our attention. After he has cooled down, we hug him and wipe away the tears :D If you want to know more, just read my book. JK!
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2 years ago ::
Jun 28, 2011 - 10:49AM
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ok so sounds like we're all in the same boat!!! i just really thought - holy cow, drama king already?! lol but i guess so! thanks ladies!
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2 years ago ::
Jun 28, 2011 - 11:06AM
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Travis is pretty much the same. Cords and plugs and those plug cover thingies are also his favorite! We say in a deeper less happy voice "No, Dangerous, NOT for Travis" and then redirect immediately to something more noisy and exciting! We try to put more emphasis on words like Dangerous and Not for Travis vs no. It seems to work not giving him enough time to get upset, but he always finds the dangerous stuff again! When he does, we do the same thing again "No, Dangerous, NOT for Travis" and redirect. There are a couple of plugs, cords located in the house that he actually doesn't bother anymore! He prolly forgot that they were there but I'm sure he'll remember sooner or later! :-)
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2 years ago ::
Jun 28, 2011 - 2:18PM
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Cain is determined. I can tell him no and he laughs then goes right back. I move him away and he crawls right back. I give him a toy he loves and pushes it away and goes right back. The other day I got so tired of telling him to stay way from the outlets, he kept pulling the cords out, so I lightly tapped his hand when he touched it and said NO, firmly. He cried, climbed in my lap and hugged me. So sweet, then when he calmed down he crawled out of my lap and right back again to the outlet! I finally had to take him into another room for a while.
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2 years ago ::
Jun 28, 2011 - 3:32PM
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amanda i'm right there with you - weston is so determined!! and its mainly the laptop cord, which is something that we can/need to control. DH is also frustrated and has started tapping his hand too....i just don't want him to start tapping other kids b/c we're doing it to him!! this is quite the learning curve!
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