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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS will be two next month. He’s entering a naughty stage which will include sitting on his newborn brother, throwing food and basically anything and everything he can grab off of a table/counter. We are feeling unprepared with how to handle this and I’ve done some quick reading and gathered the following, please comment with any feedback or additional methods you try with a. Toddler too young to really understand and conversation yet:

1. Limit potential for ‘naughty behavior’ - eg keep things out of reach, limit food in front of him, don’t keep valuables etc in reach
2. Don’t react to everything even if it’s undesirable to me, eg when he makes a mess of dribbling water on the floor I can take the water away, explain it’s for drinking and not playing in the house but not get upset or correct etc
3. ‘Time out’ which consists of us sitting with him in a corner quietly for approx 1-2 min and then talking to him about what he did, why we don’t like it and asking him to not do it again - all calmly (he doesn’t really talk yet but nods and acknowledges what we’re saying
4. When it can cause harm to himself or others, he gets a strong no and time out as above and removal from the scenario (admittedly sometimes a freaking out me in a panic when he puts a raisin in newborns mouth etc)

I’m not concerned to punish him per se but it seems like the above doesn’t cut it when he’s really pushing boundaries and continuously hurling objects everywhere. What else can we do? [/quote]

You’re doing fine. 1 and 2 are good, 1 being most important. I personally think time outs are not effective. Use simple language, no long lectures. Tell him what he MAY do, not what he may not. “Cups are for drinking” not “don’t spill the cup.” Redirect redirect redirect. [/quote]

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