My older son is diagnosed PDD-NOS and has been struggling the last few months with aggression towards me. Whenever I redirect him (for anything it seems) he'll run at me, pull my hair, bite, push, etc.
I'll get down on his level and say "you don't bite mommy, that hurts, say you're sorry" and he'll refuse. This went on for an hour last night - him refusing to apologize until finally we gave in and just let him go to bed because it was 45 min past his bedtime.
Oh and a one week old at home and a double ear infection for my toddler is also throwing us for a spin.
Are time outs appropriate for these kinds of situations? I don't even know where to begin, including "will he even understand this" but I'm assuming consistency is key. Keep putting him back into the time out spot until he stays there and then explain to him why he was there, make him apologize, hugs and kisses and move on?
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Re: Time out for toddlers?
pretty much every person across the board that i've worked with in my children's lives thus far has recommended positive discipline for special needs kiddos. it has really helped with minimizing unwanted behaviors here.
there are plenty of books
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My DS also has PDD-NOS but is a few months younger then your DS. Time outs do not work for my DS at all. In fact, he loves standing in a corner because its enclosed and he can stim to his hearts content. (They tried at his Mother's Day out program) We
I don't know if this helps, but we use 1-2-3 Magic. Get the book. One thing that struck me when I started using it, was how much I was verbalizing -- explaining, threatening (you're going to get a TO), etc. and I really needed to just focus on the beha
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