Any ideas on diccaplining my 2 year old daughter?

Question

My daughter is nearly two and she is starting to be very mischievious, she isnt naughty as such but is starting not to listen to what i say. I know this will probably be the terrible 2s approaching. I already do a behaviour chart and time out with her and know lots of other ways to diccapline children but not of her age group. Does anyone have any ideas please? thanks.

Answer 1

speak in a low authoritative voice and kneel to her level. always follow through on punishment threats. try not to stress

Answer 2

You are right she is entering the terrible 2's. But, Don't let her get her own way. Be strong. Kneel to her level, and look her straight in the eyes, so she knows you mean it. Obviously if she ignores this and keeps acting up then continue the time out and do it for longer periods of time. Also depending on what she has done you could try and lengthen the time out depending on different scales (e.g. Throwing a tantrum 10/15mins T.O etc....) she will soon get the idea.

Tried it with Catlin when she turned 2 worked a treat. Fortunately for Kym and myself she turns 3 in a couple of weeks, but the downside is that we have it to come with Luke.

Best fo Luck. Hope it this Helps.

Answer 3

The 'terrible 2s' are also the cutest time. Why not join the child in some of the harmless 'mischief' but keep her away from things that are clearly dangerous. She is testing your limits, but she's also testing her own limits, her own strengths. Why make it into a power struggle. Distract her with something that's OK to do instead of threatening her with punishment if she doesn't listen to the 'Boss'. Believe me, all a child learns from authoritarian parents is authoritarianism. The kid grows up to be a tyrant just like the parents. Let your child start Her life with a lot 'Yeahs' instead of 'No's'' and maybe she'll grow up to be the kind of person we need in this world, a kindhearted, tolerant leader.

Answer 4

I know what you are going through because I had this with both of mine. As you say, it is called the terrible twos and your little girl is experimenting to see exactly what she can get away with. She will be learning how far she can push you before you lose your temper. You are going to need boatloads of patience and you will have to learn not to let her get away with bad behaviour. She will stomp her feet and scream but you must not give in or she will win. Concentrate on the positive and praise her when she behaves well. Perhaps you could reward her for good behaviour so that she will start to see that she gets more out of good behaviour than bad. Good luck!

Answer 5

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Answer 6

I'm seriously beginning to think my daughter will never come out of the terrible twos lol - she's 3 in October, so hopefully then - the book that really helped me and also gave a good perspective on the whole process was Toddle Taming by Dr. Christopher Green.
I particularly loved this book as it reminded me to look at my behaviour, but also how funny they can be, which is quite easy to forget whilst they are mid tantrum in the middle of the supermarket. lol!!
Good luck

Answer 7

She's only finding out what the word 'independence' means. Number 1 rule of parenting - Don't sweat the small stuff. Number 2- Pick your battles with as much care as you pick your nose.

If she's in danger, act immediately. If she's getting into things you don't want her in, remove them from temptation. Redirect her attention elsewhere. When she picks up something, say the phone, which she shouldn't, trade her the phone for a toy and move her away from the phone. Don't forget to say please and thank you. She learns by example.

Also, the more often you react or over react, the more she's going to challenge you and it'll snowball from there. Little minds know how to get a parents attention.

Answer 8

To be honest all children go through the phase of not listening! Or you think they are and then they completely ignore you anyway! My neice is nearly 4 and still going through this phase!
Unfortunately not a lot really works and every child responds differently but as long as you follow through on your threats and don't give in for an easy time.

Answer 9

Try 1-2-3 Magic by Thomas Phelan, for kids of all ages
Effective Discipline Program
Look it up on the internet, you can buy the book, video cassette or DVD
It really works they even use it in the classroom, if you are going to use it then everyone in the household should keep to the rules of this program.

Answer 10

shes going thru a phase. use positive reinforcement and charts such as everytime you do something good u get a star and when u get lets say 20 stars u can get ice cream or something. but its the terrible 3's you have to worry about.

Answer 11

My parents took care of that pretty handily...they beat me. I don't think it's hardly done enough anymore. You can't reason with a 2-year-old...you usually can't reason with a 15-year-old, either. Their more primitive brain structure does not understand more than cause and effect. They do something bad, cause them pain, and they eventually stop doing it. Reinforce the good, CONSISTENTLY punish the bad. Parents are not strict or consistent enough any more! Not pain enough to injure, of course, but a firm swat on the bottom (I think my dad took it a little far breaking belts over my butt, but I am a better person for it, I am convinced).