My daughter is 12 months, what is the best way to discipline her????

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My daughter is 12 months, what is the best way to discipline her????
My daughter is always doing things she is not supposed to do and i tell her not to do it and she still does it. What can i do to make her understand that it is bad to do what she is doing

Answer 1

12 months is a good age to begin rudimentary discipline. By that I mean a gentle "no" and then remove her from whatever she is doing and distract her. You can't expect her to listen to "no" yet but if you start now, she will learn what it means. The key with a 12 month old is to be as calm as possible when they are doing something wrong. At that age, they will love any strong reaction and are likely to repeat the offense to see if they can get the same exciting reaction. My little one loved to slap me in the face at that age, and at first I laughed which was a BIG mistake because she thought it was a fun new game she discovered. From then on, when she hit me, I would say firmly "no, no hitting" and then distract the heck out of her with a toy or a funny voice, whatever, and let me tell you, she is now one of the few 17 month olds who don't ever hit. I guess I took all the fun out of it for her, lol! Good luck!

I just saw the timeout suggestions, and wanted to say I tried that, too, but when she was 12 months she was way too young to get it so I dropped it. Every baby is different but many (not all) 12 month olds generally have too dim an understanding of action and consequence so don't feel bad if 'time-outs' don't work. You may need to reserve that punishment for when she is two!

Answer 2

Well the most important thing to do is discipline yourself..by that I mean having some patience and understanding b/c kids are going to be kids, especially at that age. Put up the things that are most important to you and let the rest be a teaching tool( you have to pick your battles, having to say NO to too many things will make it fall on deaf ears). Also kids this age don't have the self-control that we o an won't for years (which is why you will still see 5 year olds throwing tantrums in the store). Be flexible and patient.

Answer 3

Time outs for the amount of time that is age appropriate. 1 minute per year. So if she is 1-then 1 minute, 2- then 2 minutes, etc. That is how long her attention span lasts. If she gets up, gently put her back in the same spot. She won't know what a time-out is the first few times, but she will catch on soon enough. After the time out try to explain what she did wrong in the simplest terms possible. Then, give her a hug and say "Mommy loves you."

Answer 4

Consistency, My son is now 2 going on 3 in a couple months. when he was 13 months old we were over some friends house with a group of people, my wife got up to help his sister and he started to throw a fit. I leaned over to him and whispered in his ear what would happen if he did not stop. He stopped immediately. Everyone at the table asked me how i did that. I told them that both my kids know that there is one punishment for acting out. Spanking, I know everyone that is reading this is going I can't believe that you would spank a 13 mth old, or he does not no the difference from right and wrong. They know alot
more that we think. We as parents are to bring our kids up so that they understand there are punishments for being bad. You make the rules and you stand by them. My kids are 4 and 2 now and I might have to spank them once a month. They have learned. A good swat on the rear hurt no one. Be consistent!!!

Answer 5

Have a time out area set up with nothing in it. When she misbehaves, give her a couple of chances to correct her behavior after you tell her no. If she still continues, put her in the area. She will begin to associate the word "no" with the activity she is doing and being put in time out. It will only get worse if you don't stop it now. The terrible twos can be devastating if your child isn't respecting your commands now.

Answer 6

well swats on the butt and taps on the hands work well. But rmember mostly it is your TONE. If you sweetly say "No No baby" she will ignore you. If you look her in the eye and firmly say 'NO! Dont smile, dont show your love for her in that instant. Show her that YOU are boss, and do not approve her her actions. What will follow after that are tears, dont coddle her right away, give her a moment or 2 to think about it. Be consistant on this and in the future your "nos" will be listented to the first time, every time.

Answer 7

tell her why they are bad to do & then send her to her room or make her sit in a time out , my son HATED
being sent to his room & he soon stopped doing things that he should not do

good luck