What can I do to stop this?
2007-06-27 05:54:56 · 9 answers · asked by worldsojourner 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
Yes! My toddler is really in to hitting our cat with his matchbox cars. Just tell him no and take the cars away! OR, you can always throw those same cars back at him.
2007-06-27 05:59:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
When my little girl (2 1/2 years old) was throwing things (regardless if it hit our pets or us or nothing) I would give her one warning. "If you throw that again, we are going to throw it away", if she did it again, I would follow through. I would take the toy, make her walk with me, and she would watch me throw it in the trash.
I did not go back and fish it out for later - it stayed trash. My thought is, I would much rather waste a few dollars on something than have her be abusive.
I only had to do this twice, and the behavior stopped.
2007-06-27 06:12:10 · answer #2 · answered by melw1206 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I had the very similar experience with my newphews and my kitten... We took the toy away an put them in time out.. before they were let to go play I talked to them about hurting my kitten and tell them that next time there would be a much worse punishment.. I also told his mom. He wanted to pet her and was all to happy to have me show him how to pet her and play with her.. maybe you should do the same thing.. He/ She may not now better.
goodluck
2007-06-27 06:09:31 · answer #3 · answered by tasha 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son used to pull on the cat's tail and handle it like a whip. You can say "No" until the cows come home, but he finally stopped after I pinched him slightly and said "See? That doesn't feel good!" then took his hand and pet the cat gently, saying "Awww... see, gentle. Kitty likes that."
2007-06-27 06:05:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Tell him to stop. Tell him why. Tell him what is going to happen to him if he does it again. Then do it. And keep doing it until he gets it.
If you can't effectively train your child not to be abusive to animals, then at least find a different home for the cat.
2007-06-27 06:03:35 · answer #5 · answered by tjnstlouismo 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, my son even had a electric shocker holding in on our dog. It was used to train them and he just kept shocking, and shocking the poor thing. We just explained that it would hurt him, and took it away. Try just explaining it to the child. You might have to do it over and over, but he'll get the message.
2007-06-27 06:03:37 · answer #6 · answered by bluebird 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
tell ur son no and take the toys away if he doesnt stop. he must think its game and doesnt realize the difference.
2007-06-27 06:03:47 · answer #7 · answered by spadezgurl22 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You know what they say about animal abusers, I hope this is not an ongoing problem, if it is, have this child evaluated. There may be a serious underlying problem.
2007-06-27 06:00:30 · answer #8 · answered by fran j 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
jack his *** up
lol!
2007-06-27 06:28:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋