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do little babies always try to get over on there mom. my son is 11 months and hes always trying to get on over me. when someone else does something with him hes fine. he tries to see if i am watching him like hes testing me. like this morning he's trying to get in the dog food and i said no like 3 times he just barley touches the bowl and looks at me like he wants to know if it ok or something. the other day it was cute. he was dancing to music i wasn't looking and he looks over at me like umm hello are u watching me mommy i am dancing he did it like 4 times. what should i do? do babies try to test u even at that age? should i spank his hand to say no. i feel bad, but how am i suppose to disacpline him?

Answer 1

Yes almost all babies do that
He's just testing his boundaries to see how much he can get away with
It is your choice as to how you discipline your child
But I found a firm "NO" works pretty well

Answer 2

Yes, sometimes is funny when they do something even if is wrong. YEs they are very intelligent & they do test you cuz they know you are watching. I have an 18th month & he is always doing so many things he is very active I rarelly spank him but softly or I turn his hand & hit him on the palm also softly so he can know who he is dealing with. Most of the times I say no once or twice by the 3rd time i go get him grab him from his hand & go sit him in a sofa in the living room for 3 min. like time out then he goes back again to where he was messing & looked at me but he won't do anything wrong again. BUt it is just a phase kids need to explore & learn but there are time where they need to be punish or raise your voice so he/she would know you are the boss & need to listen to you . Don't worry they will learn day by day I have a girl (5yr) she has being always calm but she used to explore things too when she was a baby...Just enjoy your baby & have fun with him....

Answer 3

i dont think he is testing you , he is testing his new world and when he looks at you he is looking to see if you approve or if you do not approve of what he is exploring . you are the world to him and even at a young age they look to you for reassurance or guidance .
i wouldnt smack his hands . teach him the meaning of NO by telling him no when needed . just make sure that is not the main word you say all day . give him oppurtunities to explore things each day . find items that are different shapes , textures , sizes and colors and spend quality time with him and let him explore things.
redirection at this age is good for them , but can be a work out for you . tell him NO and move him away from the object [ dog dish] and hand him something else more suitable to play with . chances are he will go back to the dog dish , just redirect him again and again . he will after a while focus his attention on something else . just be consistant with it and he will learn .
kids test boundaries every day . to us it is testing to them it is exploring and learning something new .
cherish the time you spend with him and his cute ways . they grow up quickly and before you know it they are in school most of the day and they learn from someone else .

Answer 4

Pull back alittle. We just went through this. Our boy is 15 months now. The advice we read says that under 1 year babies are not able to conceptualize those concepts yet. He may be looking at you because what he does produces a response but he doesn't yet connect the two. I think. He is testing you, he will keep testing too.
Jenny McCarthey's triology books are the funniest most honest things you'll read about parenting. I highly reccomend them, and for all the haters - you'd love them too, don't be so judgemental.

Answer 5

My mom told me when I was that age, I used to spank my own hand as I was reaching for something that I knew I wasn't supposed to have saying no, no. Your child will continue to test you for the rest of your life. You are doing fine because you know that your being tested. Just stand firm and never give in or give up. It will hurt you more than it hurts him, I promise!

Answer 6

Wow...OK first...yes babies and toddlers will test their parents, it is normal. He is not being naughty, he is learning about the world around him. Second, you should never hit a child of any age on the hand, to easily injured. And last, I would not spank him, he is too young. He would not associate the pain of the spanking with the misdeed.

Answer 7

they all do those things, trying to see if you're paying attention or if an action they do get the same response from u .it's they're way of establish , in some way , the good things/bad things rules.i have a daughter of 17 months and she does it still .she knows that many things are forbidden to do but she still pushes the limits.the best way to get their attention from doing something forbidden , is :not paying attention to them and eventually they get bored ( and u know they do very fast ) , or , distract their attention to something else they might get interested in.anyway , spanking their hand it's no good and i don't recommend it .

Answer 8

He is testing you, praise him when he does the right thing and use gentle reassurance when he is wrong no is a good thing to teach him try moving him away while saying no, I don't think spanking is necessary. He is learning and exploring and trying to see how you react to his new sense of adventure.

Answer 9

Yes it's normal for babies to test their boundaries. It's perfectly okay to discipline him, don't feel bad. If you don't discipline your kid because you feel bad, he'll never learn right from wrong and you'll have a brat on your hands as he gets older.

Answer 10

Yes, they will always try to test your limits to see just how much they can get away with. If just no isn't working, then yes, pop his hand and tell him no.