does anyone know?

Question

of any good ways or anything thing to teach an 18 month old little boy to quit being so mean hateful and destructive?

any help will be greatly appreacheated

Answer 1

Put their lil butt on a chair and tell them they can sit there until can mind and mean it. Then put on your ear phones and listen to some comforting music and make sure they stay seated for at least 20 minutes or longer if needed. Do it over and over a few times and I do believe they will catch on. If not... follow the old saying.... try, try, try again.....

Answer 2

Just remember - just because the child is exhibiting violent behavior, doesn't necessarily mean the child is bad. You might want to consider taking the boy to a doctor and seeing if there may be a chance he is suffering from autism, or some other problem - my own son was having problems with biting, throwing things around, headbanging, running into things, and many other problems until we found out he was autistic. He does so much better now that we know what is going on.

Answer 3

You need to be firm when you say "NO"! My sister is going through the same thing and she just keeps up and stays consistent! When he gets extremely frustrating, take a time out for yourself! Take him to his room and close the door, tell him you need a moment of quiet time (lots of people say they don't understand at that age, but I believe they do) and go sit alone for awhile. He may cry or freak out, but take some deep breaths and think about him when he's sleeping! (they are so adorable when they are sleeping!!) Try to stay patient, as frustrated as you get. He's going through a phase, to see how far he can push you. Just make sure he's knows that he is not the boss! Good luck!!

Answer 4

Ask yourself:
Where has he learned this behavior? Is he seeing it in his parents or siblings, or kids at daycare? If so, everyone needs to stop.
Are there other siblings and he feels as if he is not getting enough attention? If so, maybe someone needs to get on the floor and play with him when he starts exhibiting signs of being frustrated -- about to get mean.
Does he feel loved? Is he picked up, hugged, smiled at, talked to, or just let go to do whatever?
My 20-month-old grandson only does something destructive if he doesn't understand that it will be. For example, he will pick up something new and start banging with it. He is only playing, likes the noise, and doesn't realize it could break something. He doesn't get mean or harsh, just playing. So, if kid you refer to is doing this strongly, he is either learning it somewhere, trying to tell you he needs more attention, or perhaps he needs to be taken to the pediatrician to see what could be up.

Answer 5

Physical punishment is not necessary. Use time outs or the wirhdrawl of favorite things until the behavior changes.

Answer 6

oh are you in for an education about little boys! your "little devil" is just acting like a normal little boy. all you can do is use patience and perseverance to teach him right from wrong

Answer 7

We can treat our children with respect by using discipline techniques that teach them self-control and responsibility_.

*Discipline Techniques that Often Backfire*

-Embarrassing -Repeating commands
-Humiliating -Pleading, begging
-Spanking (physical punishment) -Ordering
-Taking away favored things -Nagging
-Punishing psychologically -Labeling
-Engaging in power struggles -Arguing
-Rewarding misbehavior -Threatening
-Giving in to undue commands -Being vague
-Allowing child to manipulate adult -Fussing
-Saying what you don't mean -Being inconsistent
-Expecting child to read your mind -Losing your cool
-Allowing dangerous, destructive, -Making child feel guilty
embarrassing behavior to continue

*Discipline Techniques that Work*
-Following through with what you say -Being consistent
-Modeling appropriate behavior -Being firm yet kind/fair
-Clearly stating expectations before -Giving a child a choice
child has engaged in undesirable act only when you intend to
-Rewarding positive behavior and to accept that choice
ignoring negative behavior (except -Making the child feel
when dangerous, destructive, or worthwhile, liked and
embarrassing) successful
-Providing consequence for misbehavior -Providing when/then
immediately after undesirable act is statements; "When you
performed have...then you may."
-Providing if/then statements; "If you -Abuse it/lose it
have...then you may." -Redirecting misbehavior
-Removing child from the -Shaping non-existent
situation behaviors

Answer 8

Whip his ***! Maybe someday he'll "appreacheate" it.

Answer 9

Maybe after he does something mean, act like your crying.

Answer 10

children that young don't have reasoning skills, so talk won't help