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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here again, thank you for all the advice.  I agree that it's too early for her to understand the concept of consequences, so we'll just keep using redirection for unwanted behavior and lots of positive encouragement for "good" behavior.  Plus, my husband made the incredibly insightful point that if on the off chance she DOES understand the concept of a time out, we don't want her to associate her Pack-N-Play with punishment, because that is where we stash her when we need to run to the bathroom, answer the door etc.  Now if only we could figure out how to stop her from tossing her lovey out of the crib in the middle of the night...[/quote]

She doesn't need to understand the CONCEPT of consequences... she just needs to understand consequences, and from what you've posted it sounds like she is learning that.  If she didn't see the connection between certain behaviors and saying "uh-oh" she wouldn't be able to demonstrate it like she does.

Good for your DH for realizing you don't want the pack-n-play to be connected with punishment.  Older kids can understand the difference between "go to your room because it is bedtime" and "go to your room because you are in deep doo-doo" but 1 yr is WAY too young for understanding that sort of subtlety.[/quote]

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