When I tell her "no" she straight out laughs!

MiaMichelle

My girl is seriously growing/testing me.  When we're on the floor playing she does this thing where she'll come over and bite my toes, heels or ankles.  And she bites HARD!  I tell her "no biting" in a firm voice, but she just bites harder and then smiles big-time.  She keeps doing it too!

I know consistency is key and she will learn not to do it, but in the meantime it's an interesting experience in patience.

MelissaSue81

Oh gosh.. That must be trying!

Eve laughs when we tell her no sometimes too.. but i know she's too little to know better yet.. I also said to her today "say mama" and she went "heh heh".. not an all out laugh.. like a dry, "yeah right".. kind of laugh.

books4brooke

Kellen does this all the time.  He thinks No is the funniest word in the English language.

mrparsley07

Kailey does the same thing...she's started saying "no" as well.  I tried to put her paci in her mouth last week at church to get her to quiet down and she looked at me and said "no."  It's definetly a lesson in patience

cherryblossom25

Is that where the term "ankle biters comes from? Lol!

Adorable siggy pic!

Skatcat

Hoo boy. Already? I thought the strike for independence doesn't come until they are two!

mlf625

Anderson's doing that too. ?And he's also shaking his head no as he does something he knows is a no-no. ?Like today, when he was throwing apples at the dog and shaking his head back and forth. ?Goober.

caymanbride

Aidan is also a big fan of laughing hysterically when I say no. He loves it! Me - not so much

Ciconrad

Joseph acts like I have told him the funniest joke when I say "no".  I have found he takes me seriously if I gently take his chin and make him look me in the eye and say very firmly "no".  Usually he listens but sometimes he does this fake cry/pout thing to let me know he's not happy about it.

chris21

ds totally laughs at me when I say NO, and he is a huge bitter he bites me all the time, dh just a bit.  I guess mommy's are tasty

abj22

I'm so glad to hear that Avery is not the only one. Her favorite is throwing her food off the high chair and shaking her head no and laughing. It's not like she doesn't know she's not supposed to. She's doing it just to be naughty! Definitely a test in patience. Today I had to leave the room for a full minute so I wouldn't shoot my eyes out. I have NO IDEA how to teach her to listen when I say no.

Mrs.Mclstar48

Right now Haileys cries when I tell her no. She gets very upset. She will listen but will cry.

There are a few times she doesnt listen. When this happens, I look her in the eyes and firmly say, with a serious face (i will put in your situation) "OUCH thats hurt Mommy" "NO biting" 2x.  If she still doesnt stop I will redirect her to where she cannot continue the behavior.

abj- Hailey used to spit out and play with her purees. When she did I would say NO spitting and stop giving her food until she asks for it. If she does it again I will repeat. If she does it a third time, mealtime is over and I take her outof her high chair.

consistency is so hard and def tests your patience. I worked with autistic children, some of who had some pretty extreme behaviors, and it was hard to keep my cool sometimes.

sdkrlm

mclstar makes some great points/advice.

Avery has tried biting me while she nurses - TWICE.  And after the last time, I don't think she'll ever do it again.  She bit me and my immediate reaction was to yelp! and then I sternly said "NO!" and took her away from the breast.  She got her feelings SOOOO hurt.  It was almost sad when she went back to nurse because she was SOOOO careful to not bite again.

Biting is a HUGE issue with Day Care.  If they bite, they get sent home so we are hoping that she doesn't try it.

Avery laughs when I tell the dog No though.  which I find funny.  She laughs when the dog gets in trouble.  otherwise we try to redirect her behavior.  Avery will pat us but sometimes it is too hard so we'll tell her "No, we don't hit mommy/daddy, we are GENTLE"  we usually put our hand on hers and show her how to pat/rub nicely.  If she continues the slapping, we put her down and walk away (or as away as you can with a baby, ya know?)

Good luck with Maya!  she's already a spitfire of a baby!

ncsubride

Kate waves me to me and smiles when I tell her "no."

kellielee08

And with that precious face how do you not laugh back? lol she's so cute:)

cloud9climber

Casey started testing me tonight!!! ?pushing his legs against my legs and grunting really loud and then when I gave him "the look" he just laughed and then did it again. ?naughty little boy!!?