Whenever I try to discipline my 2 year old son he ignores me. The more I try to get his attention, the more he trys to ignore me. I try to hold his chin but he just looks up and around. I am trying to do the right thing and tell him what he is doing wrong or what he is doing that is dangerous instead off just yelling at him, smacking him or sending him to sit in the corner when he doesn't know what is going on but he is not giving me much of an option. Anyone have any ideas?
2007-03-05 13:10:18 · 9 answers · asked by rtozanis 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
spank his little butt
2007-03-05 13:14:07 · answer #1 · answered by Ms.DaSilva 3 · 4⤊ 2⤋
He's not really ignoring you! He's found a way to annoy you and distract you from your mission. He also has your attention as long as he keeps this up. Sit him in time out and ignore him until he can tell you the infraction. If he isn't ready to talk...send him back! Be strong and firm...dealing with a stubborn two year old is far easier than an older child. You MUST assert you authority now to maintain discipline as the stakes get higher. Good Luck!
2007-03-05 21:21:07 · answer #2 · answered by Cindy W 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Cindy W. that he has found a way to annoy you and is pushing your buttons! You are right in not yelling or spanking him, but you need to show him you're in charge because the terrible 2's are nothing compared to the terrible 3's! Kids are smarter than we think and they might not be able to verbalize everything, but they definitely understand what's going on. With my daughter, I gave her time outs and instead of saying, "No, don't touch that!" I would say, for ex. "That's dangerous! Let's play with something else." I kept it short and to the point and re-directed her attention, then praised her when she was good. When you give time-outs, you are showing the child that the bad behavior is not going to be rewarded and during that time, you can cool down, too!
2007-03-06 01:15:59 · answer #3 · answered by audrey_ariana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What I do with my son is I tell him what he has done wrong then send him to the corner and when it is time to get out I ask him if he knows why he is in there. If he can't tell me then he stands there for just a little bit longer. Then I will go back and ask him again and if he still doesn't know then I will tell him and I let him out as long as he promises not to do it again. For a while he was never able to tell me what he did wrong. After a while he got tired of standing there for that extra minute and he then started paying more attention to what I was saying to him when he was getting in trouble.
2007-03-05 21:24:18 · answer #4 · answered by Kristin R 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The trials and tribulations of parenting never end.. I have 3 children and when they were 2, I thought they would send me to an early grave.. Children know how to push their parents buttons, and they will take things one step further each time just to see how far they can push you..The way I concurred my stubborn 2 year olds, was to look them in the eye, ask them what they think they have done wrong..if they did not answer I would tell them , then I would ask them to show me their favourite toy..Then I would take it away from them and tell them that they will not get it back until they can show me that they can listen etc.. Another good one, is not allowing them to have dessert (that is if you have dessert after your main meal) I know this sounds harsh but it works wonders, cos they can then see that they are missing out on treats and their favourite things.. Kids master ignorance, but as parents we have to be able to master tolerance and to keep our feet in solid concrete and not give into their little games...cos little games now...will lead to bigger games when they are bigger..
Good Luck and remember your the boss (mum)..:)
2007-03-05 22:37:27 · answer #5 · answered by Nishka 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I realize the first thing a person thinks of is discipline but when they appear to ignore you as though "they don't hear you", perhaps he has a hearing problem? Just an idea, but should that not be the case and he needs correcting, maybe a child psychologist could be of assistance since it seems you are doing most everything else and to no avail.
2007-03-05 21:25:58 · answer #6 · answered by Sunshine 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
stop talking so much!!!!!!!
pick him up and put him in time out. tell him why he's in time out REALLY REALLY nicely so he knows youre not mad...it's HIS decision to be behaving in a manner that earns time out. wait 2 minutes. then when he's done sit on the floor and call him over to you and hug him. ask him if he was in time out then ask him how come. he'll say " i dont know" and you say what he did and ask him if he thinks that was good or bad. then tell him that wasnt good to do and next time you want him to do ....such and such. then ask for him to say sorry for doing such and such. then hug him and tell him lets go play blocks or whatever. make it more of a positive thing.
2007-03-06 02:17:48 · answer #7 · answered by tryinthis2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
with a 2 year old you shouldn't spank him hard just enough to get your point across if there is a father have him confront him with a deep loud father figure attitude if not your gonna have to so he will respect you when he is older.
2007-03-05 21:55:17 · answer #8 · answered by ashley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have a wooden sppon ready - then WHACK the table or what ever is next to him - it will scare him and make him pay attention.
2007-03-05 21:15:04 · answer #9 · answered by no_skank76 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋