discipline for a one year old?

Question

what would be the best discipline to use on a one year who doesn't want to comprehend the word "no"?

Answer 1

most children at that age do not comprehend the words but do know the tone of voice.. higher for praise and lower for disapproval. but you can use this with removal of what ever they are getting into. and sooner or later they will understand that when you use your low voice with the word "NO" they will get it. as soon as you give them something "good " to do then use the higher voice so they understand you approve of that instead.. it takes time and alot of repeats but they will get the hang of things.. good luck with it and i believe most kids now days do not know what the word "no" stands for and do not have any respect so teach them young to respect you, others and property. and you will raise a happy and respectfull child...

Answer 2

Distraction. They do not understand 'no' just yet. Remove the child from what he is doing wrong and replace it with a more appropriate occupation. My son contantly had his hands on the tv. I would say no and he would continue. I would give a second chance and if he did not stop I would pick him up and place him in front of a toy. It worked everytime and he forgot about the tv. Of coure he would go back to it later. After a while a I was able to change that method. Now if he does something he's not supposed to. I just start counting down from 3 and beging to move toward him. If he was hitting I would have him change it to 'doing nice' and have him stroke my arn or face (whatever he was hitting). For biting, I have him turn that into kisses. I haven't figured out how to turn the kicks yet though. Works every time. He's 2.

Answer 3

time out 1 minute for each year or a gental pop on the hand or bottom it may sound ruff and hard to do but small gental punishments are the best also your child at this age is tryin your patience and see the limits they are very smart even though some people may not belive it try talkin to your child this will eventually help yet a first it will seem as if none of these r workin keep doin it at this age they need repution and it will set in soon. ihope i could help im a mom of 2 with two step childeren and 1 one the way

Answer 4

I agree with the person who said remove the source of whatever the issue is. Don't physically "discipline" a child -- especially not a child who is not old enough to understand why he or she is being hit. It's barbaric. You're intelligent enough to find other methods that will work with your child. I suggest doing a search for Dr. Sears and getting some information from his website -- the man's a genius. :)

Answer 5

OK something is wrong with that first answer. What are you punishing the child for? I don't spank my child, but when he was one a smack on the hand would get him to stop grabbing at something. Unless he was doing something that would get him severely hurt. I did take my dads theory on that, until they are older and while they are still in diapers if what they are doing will get them hurt then smack them on the butt hard enough for the noise to scare them and just barely hurt. My son is almost 3 and he now understands if say say "that is going to give you an owie" it means that either what he's doing will or if get to him fast enough i will, although much less then what he's doing now.

Also babies that age understand your tone of voice more than what you are saying. If you say no, but say it playfully or something they think its funny. Make sure you sound angry or serious and they will take you more seriously. I didn't really believe this at first, but if my son is doing something bad, but funny and i am kind of trying not to laugh when i tell him no he just laughs and does it more, but if i sound mad he stops.

Answer 6

read The Baby Whisperer for Toddlers by Tracy Hogg.
She has absolutely great advice that reeks of common sense. I've lived by the baby whisperer since my daughter was 3 months old and would not sleep in her crib or let me set her down during the day. within 3 days of reading the book my daughter was sleeping by herself, in her own crib, upstairs in her room (previously she had only slept in her bassinet downstairs), THROUGH THE NIGHT. 3 days, that's it.
For toddlers she shows you why "discipline" isn't as good as direction and how to help your child learn the skills he needs for good behavior. Not that he's going to be well behaved automatically, lol, he's 1, it goes with the territory. But she gives you the tools you need to make the toddler years go more smoothly. READ IT!

Answer 7

At one year old there is no such thing as discipline...they are still a baby...a very young baby. No a one year old isn't going to understand what no means!!! What exactly is a one year old doing that you would even think about discipline?

Answer 8

At 1 he really doesn't understand what you try to tell him. The best thing to do is just redirection of his behavior. Try to make the environment as safe for him to explore as you can, so that you won't need to be telling him "no" all the time. Around 2 you can start using timeouts about 1minute per year of age is appropriate.

Answer 9

Try to redirect the baby's attention to something else. Don't hit, smack, slap, beat or otherwise touch a child that young. They can't comprehend why mommy's hitting them. All it'll serve to do is make them cry (or make them cry even HARDER, if they're already crying) and then the child will think it's OK to hit.

Answer 10

a one-year-old can be distracted with something when they are doing something they shouldn't. Give it about another half year or year before they will comprehend the word "no".