Has anyone else experienced this behavior with their children before?
Thursday, February 23, 2012
New tactics - perhaps?
Oh my I am pretty sure I am in dire need of some new parenting tactics. It seems like its the same thing everyday with Logan. He whines or throws a fit when I ask him if he wants to do something, or if he wants a drink. And also if he wants something he whines and throws a fit about it. I thought that I would just ignore it, since it is negative behavior, and eventually he would stop acting that way. Well you know, I've come to the conclusion that that is not going to fly, and I decided he will start going to time-out each time he acts like this, and hopefully he stops. If this doesnt fix the behavior, then I will have to come up with something else. I hate to be a meany but hes going to be starting school in a few months,and he CANNOT act like this at school! Wish me luck!
Has anyone else experienced this behavior with their children before?
Has anyone else experienced this behavior with their children before?
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We went through this with our two older boys and rather than saying "what do you want to do/drink/eat/go" instead give two choices. "Do you want juice or milk?" "Do you want to play in the yard or at the playground?" It gives them freedom to make their own choices (which as a toddler they love feeling in charge) but it keeps from overwhelming them. In younger toddlers, it helps with their speech as they are forced to say a word, rather than yes or no. As for the acting out, we use a warning then timeout. They have to sit in the corner for as many minutes as their age (3 year old sits 3 minutes). We do corner because when I sent them to their room, they would just play. Good luck!
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