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General 1 year old bad behavior questions
How did you handle:
1. Cutting toenails and fingernails? Its WAR!
2. Screaming. He learned at daycare. Do I ignore? Do I "punish"?
3. Getting into stuff. For the most part he doesn't mess with things we have out on coffee table, but he wants my bedside alarm clock some kind of bad. Again, how do I deter this?
4. Pacifier. We want to get rid of it in July (15 months)- the ped. recommends cutting the nipple so that baby doesn't get the same "satisfaction" from the paci. That's all good and well, but the other night this little toy he loves is "broken" (dead battery) and baby didn't exactly just move on- so I think the paci is going to be a major struggle. Any tips?
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Re: General 1 year old bad behavior questions
1. nails are a constant battle for me. sometimes i can clip them no problem, but most of the time it's war lol.
what works best for me is when he's distracted by something like tv (tho this is hit or miss) or really sleepy... even better is if he's totally passed out in the car i can clip them super quick!
2. as for the screaming.... thankfully ds has not figured this out yet... but i would try focusing on an "inside voice" and trying to teach him how to speak softly... i know this is way easier said than done though!
3. as for getting into stuff..... biggest thing is for him to understand "no" and be consistent about it. redirection is probably your best bet at this age. i'd keep something by the clock that he can have, and just keep giving him that.
4. i can't really offer any advice on that since ds never got attached to a paci. but i would just try it w/one and see how it goes. if he melts down then maybe look into another approach?
How did you handle:
1. Cutting toenails and fingernails? Its WAR!
Can this be a 2 person job? Have someone to actually do the clipping and someone to do the distracting? If he's allowed to watch a little TV, then this might be a good time to turn on his fave show. Distractions!
2. Screaming. He learned at daycare. Do I ignore? Do I "punish"?
Would not be a big deal to me. Think if you had a girl? Screaming is par for the course.
3. Getting into stuff. For the most part he doesn't mess with things we have out on coffee table, but he wants my bedside alarm clock some kind of bad. Again, how do I deter this?
I would just tell him "no" when he wants to touch anything that's off limits. We were already using "no" at this age.
4. Pacifier. We want to get rid of it in July (15 months)- the ped. recommends cutting the nipple so that baby doesn't get the same "satisfaction" from the paci. That's all good and well, but the other night this little toy he loves is "broken" (dead battery) and baby didn't exactly just move on- so I think the paci is going to be a major struggle. Any tips?
Mine retired her paci at 3 months so I have no experience with this. I also hope that #2 isn't too crazy about her paci as well. Not sure I'll be as lucky : )
I SO could have written this post...Wesley's been going through the same issues.
As far as #1, I just do what little he'll let me every time I change a diaper at this point...#2 - Wesley learned it at daycare as well - we've been whispering to him to talk in an inside voice when he does it - it's REALLY funny to watch him try to whisper...even if it doesn't last long. #3 - Redirection and telling him no is what we've been doing, but that stubborn streak is really aggravating at times. #4 - we're working with our DCP - she's having us leave it at home during the day, and he only gets it at bedtime right now. Once he gets napping back on track (since he's struggling without the paci), we'll work on removing it at nighttime. I'm almost hesitant right now to completely remove it, though, since we DO have another LO on the way that may use a paci and I don't want him stealing it from the baby. LOL.
Good luck!
1. Cutting toenails and fingernails? Its WAR! This is one of those things that is a 2 person job. We ususally do toenails while she's eating so she doesn't notice as much and fingernails - those are the worst....just get a few a day.
2. Screaming. He learned at daycare. Do I ignore? Do I "punish"? I would ignore at this point
3. Getting into stuff. For the most part he doesn't mess with things we have out on coffee table, but he wants my bedside alarm clock some kind of bad. Again, how do I deter this? Redirect as necessary - at this age all they want to do is explore - it's totally normal and unless it's causing physical harm to them or they are going to break something - I wouldn't worry too much about it. Also - we say Stop, not NO. We reserve No for serious matters like hitting / biting, etc.
4. Pacifier. We want to get rid of it in July (15 months)- the ped. recommends cutting the nipple so that baby doesn't get the same "satisfaction" from the paci. That's all good and well, but the other night this little toy he loves is "broken" (dead battery) and baby didn't exactly just move on- so I think the paci is going to be a major struggle. Any tips? No advice - we still have a thumb sucker and I'm ok with it. Also if he really loves it - I wouldn't worry too much - if he's really resisting - wait a month and then try again.
1. I tried to cut finger and toenails while my girls were preoccupied at that age -- gave them a toy they don't usually play with, let them look at lotion bottles on the changing tables etc.
2. I usually first stated that we shouldn't scream, etc. and then ignored it or redirected.
3. For things that wouldn't harm my little ones or were not going to break on first touch, I would usually let them take a look at it, explore it for a minute (with supervision such as with the alarm clock), and then redirected. They usually just wanted a second to figure out what the heck it is!
And then were ready to move on. For things that were breakable or danagerous, I redirected and ignored the temper tantrums about it.
4. No advice on the paci.