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He's NOT listening at all.....

BabyC925BabyC925 member
in Toddlers: 24 Months+

I know its the age  (2 1/2) hes testing and seeing what he can really get away with but how in the world do you get little one to listen to you when you tell him/her no? I try not to raise my voice, i leave that for the big stuff, if hes doing something that can hurt himself or someone else (thank God that doesnt happen often) but lately he is testing us ALL THE TIME. I never put him in his room/crib b/c i dont want that to become a "bad place" but today i had to so i could just walk away for a minute. What are some pointers that work or worked for you around this age? 

TIA!  

 

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Re: He's NOT listening at all.....

  • bgf1bgf1 member
    We've really had some struggles between this age and the addition of a new baby.  It has been a lot of trial and error and unfortunately a lot of the errors have been on my part.  Some things we do do that work well are: time outs (we do a corre
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  • superauntsuperaunt member

    try not to say No so much. instead, redirect and praise praise praise when he's doing something good. of course there will still be times, No needs to be said, but the more you can limit it, the more they will listen when it's said IMO and experience.

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  • saturdaynightdoubletreesaturdaynightdoubletree member
    I try to be proactive by having an idea of what comes next or what can be a quick distraction if things start getting ugly. My first step is redirection, then I give warnings and after 3, the kids go in time out. I also don't like the idea of sending to t
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  • kcisthebombdotcomkcisthebombdotcom member

    i think that at that age, it's natural for kids to make everything a power struggle. there's a few different ways to deal. one, take the word no out of your vocabulary. say he's trying to climb the kitchen table. the kneejerk reaction is 'no, get down

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  • TiffanyBerryTiffanyBerry member

    He's listening, he's just not obeying.  And, unless there is a consequence (that he doesn't like) for it, why would he?  I'm not saying he needs to be spanked!  More like, if you don't want him to run in the parking lot, he can choose to

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  • BabyC925BabyC925 member
    Thanks ladies, i appreciate all he advice!! 
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