When do they start undertanding "NO"

AfterAll · November 2010

Is there a magical age for this? I tell Jackson "no" like for example "No, Jackson, we don't eat dog food", or "No Jackson, we don't play in the toilet bowl"... I say it in a stern tone with a serious face and he looks at me, laughs like it's the funniest thing he's ever heard, then he goes right back to doing what he was doing.

When should I expect this to end? 15- 18 years? Or a bit sooner?

Lopo · November 2010

Well Luke is 15 months, and sometimes he chooses to listen and sometimes he doesn't. I'm 99% sure he understands, but likes to show me I'm not the boss. Eh...I always win in the end. Big Smile

operaapril · November 2010

Yeah, Sylvie thinks that the word 'No' is the funniest thing ever!

lewis514 · November 2010

DD understands this and has from an early age, I would say ~9 months.

Does she always listen to it? About 95% of the time, she listens.

PoetSorrow · November 2010

Trust me they don't get the concept of No even at 15 years old.

I'd say Tristan listens sometimes but he usually laughs and continues on about his business when I say it now.

sharrow · November 2010

DS understood the word "no" at around 9 months as well.

Understanding, and obeying, are two different things though.

We try not to overuse it, and mostly re-direct. So, he is pretty good about the times we do say no. Running in the street, playing with wires, etc are "no" offenses.

GingerBabyJ · November 2010

Jayden understands No, but still does what Jackson does about 75% of the time. I think she wants to see exactly what will happen if she doesn't listen. It's usually nothing, so that probably encourages her to not listen.

pam1005 · November 2010

sharrow:
Understanding, and obeying, are two different things though.
We try not to overuse it, and mostly re-direct. So, he is pretty good about the times we do say no. Running in the street, playing with wires, etc are "no" offenses.

The above comment is key. Overusing "no" will just make a child ignore it even more. We only use "no" for dangerous things (we also say "danger"). When it comes to dog food I tell DS, "We don't eat dog food, if you are hungry you have food" and I show him what he eats. Redirection and showing a better choice really works for us.

KimberlyJean · November 2010

Livie gets it and usually stops what she's doing for about 10 seconds. Then she goes back to it while watching our reactions. It takes a couple of times and some redirection, but it always works - eventually.

jason&robin · November 2010

DD is 16 months and she knows what No means. Now, whether she chooses to listen to no is a day to day thing. Sometimes she follows comands and directions and other times, she just giggles and carries on. Silly girl.

lewis514 · November 2010

sharrow:

We try not to overuse it, and mostly re-direct. So, he is pretty good about the times we do say no. Running in the street, playing with wires, etc are "no" offenses.

This is what we do as well. We do alot of re-direction so when we say no, she pays attention. We also use a stern tone & she usually freezes when she hears it.

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