I think I may have a future little leaguer on my hands, but in the mean time, he just dies laughing when he tosses a toy clear across the room. He has a good pitch and he can use both hand or arms equally good! He has hit me, dad, the daycare teacher, and any other poor soul who doesn't move out the way quick enough. How do I stop this before he really hurts somebody?
2007-09-04 06:34:58 · 5 answers · asked by Nyema 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
well unfortunately w/ my son everything comes down to being punished. He's 3, and hard headed like his mother hahahaha, anywho, We've tried explaining things too him, we've tried scolding him, we've tried taking things away, unfortunately, the only things that works is a quick smack on the bum & a few minutes standing in the corner facing the wall.... After that he doesn't do it again, he just finds something else to get himself into trouble
2007-09-04 06:45:32 · answer #1 · answered by Lew A 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I suggest that any time he does this, you say firmly, and looking right at him, "No.". You then take all his toys away for, say, 10 minutes. If it's very hard to keep him away from the toys, I'd put him in a playpen to keep him separated from the toys.
I bet he'll wail like crazy the first few times you do this. But at 20 months, he certainly can understand simple words and commands.
The consequences of his actions need to come quickly on the heels of his actions in order for him to associate his bad behavior with the consequences. It shouldn't take too many times for him to figure out that throwing his toys costs him all his toys, and he simply won't do it anymore.
2007-09-04 13:50:09 · answer #2 · answered by visibleholstein 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had one of these little pitchers as well. Heres what I did---
I got a big box and told him it was the toy trash. Everything he threw went in the toy trash for a week. Almost all of his toys ended up in there, but he felt really bad when he had nearly nothing to play with. If that doesnt work, take everything out of his room except his bed and furniture. He will stop doing it eventually.
2007-09-04 13:52:19 · answer #3 · answered by mommauvtwo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What I have found that works with my daughter is I if she throws a toy I warn her not to. Then if she does it again, I say I am going to take it away. Then if she does it yet again, I do take the toy away. Then I give them back after about an hour.
Also, very very short time outs work really well. Put him in a corner for about 30 seconds, and explain to him why you are doing it.
2007-09-04 13:51:45 · answer #4 · answered by Umm Selma 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
my nephew does this and every time he throws a toy he loses that toy for the day. We also sit him in his time out chair for 2 min. He gets up a few times but you just put him back until he sits there for a full 2 min. then you go and explain why he had to sit their and that if he throws anything else he loses that and has a time out.
Eventually he will think Hey if i throw this someone is gonna take it away and i have to have a time out.
It works most of the time with my nephew.
2007-09-04 14:40:38 · answer #5 · answered by favorite_aunt24 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋