never listens to 80 percent of what I say? My sister thinks he is hyper is it normal for a toddler to keep doing the same things over and over no matter what you say or do? Plus the time-out thing does not work because my toddler will not sit down unless i physically hold him which I will not do........so how do I deal with him????
2006-12-22 14:27:42 · 8 answers · asked by D 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
He is 2 1/2 years old NOT 22 1/2 years old. His mind doesn't work like an adults. Of course you have to say thing over and over HE IS ONLY TWO. Time outs WOULD work if you used them consitently. Just keep taking him back to where the time out "station" is even if you have to do it all day long. That is where the consistency comes in as for your sister...obviously she's not a child expert...
2006-12-22 17:30:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son is the same way I am so exhausted by the end of the night and I just have to keep being consistent the minute ur not he will take advantage of you. Time out is what they do at his school so I am consistent wih that. Otherwise take away the one thing he likes and he should start to listen maybe motivate him to be good and praise him more when he does good things.
2006-12-22 14:30:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We just went through this with my daughter. We got a little paddle and used it a few times, it got her attention and she listens pretty well now. Kids that age ARE hyper and want to run around and are really into repetition. Sometimes you just have to get their attention. Three quick swats on the hiney usually gets it.
2006-12-22 15:18:45 · answer #3 · answered by ihave5katz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course he is hyper. Every little kid has a thousand times more energy than us crabby old adults.
Anywho, have you tried getting into more routines, compromising etc. Try preventitive measures as well such as keeping things he can't have out of his reach. This way you won't have to wrestle it from him later. We don't do the time out thing because our daughter is only 19 months, instead we redirect her to something else.
2006-12-22 14:33:00 · answer #4 · answered by katherinernilson 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This may be because I am black but I would say spank him. Not beat but spank. A tap thats not too soft like "I'm playing with you" but not too hard to say "I'm trying to hurt you" but just enough to say "I want your attention. My nephew is like that with his mother but if I even look at him he'll sit still. Does he know the difference between your playing or when your serious? I play with my nephew a lot but when I am serious my tone changes and he knows the difference. And not to be funny but if you pop him enough you can just put your hand up and he'll behave because he doesn't want to get hit and you now have his attention.
Also try stooping down to his eye level and look him eye to eye and talk to him like that.
2006-12-22 14:37:44 · answer #5 · answered by Ms. Lise 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you could try extending the time that he has to sit in time out
or you could try taking away privileges that he really likes....like no dessert
you can't give in to him or else he will think he can do anything
2006-12-22 14:31:05 · answer #6 · answered by Avery 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Supernanny-Jo Frost-read her books.
2006-12-22 14:29:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i just think its the terible twos
every one goes though it
2006-12-22 14:33:40 · answer #8 · answered by Nader 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋