tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645105390063604360.post2640695458519492843..comments2024-01-26T13:52:15.408-05:00Comments on Life After I "Dew": Toddlers & DisciplineShannon Dewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06532112640843820431noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645105390063604360.post-17220681190053586782011-11-03T12:55:12.602-04:002011-11-03T12:55:12.602-04:00Oh man. I can't handle the throwing things. My...Oh man. I can't handle the throwing things. My boyfriend has a 4 year old who I love getting to spend time with but when he starts the fits and throwing. He does time out too.Crazy Shenanigans-JMOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03494603714481735184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645105390063604360.post-7217940954697203412011-11-02T21:19:51.837-04:002011-11-02T21:19:51.837-04:00honey we are right there with you. i have no clue ...honey we are right there with you. i have no clue what i'm doing one day from the next. she's totally kicking my butt on this front. we're trying time out but so far it just pisses her off more. good times... good luck!Perfectly Imperfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128584550959614381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645105390063604360.post-82084171846414047822011-10-31T11:46:52.301-04:002011-10-31T11:46:52.301-04:00We tried time out yesterday, and he LAUGHED at me!...We tried time out yesterday, and he LAUGHED at me! He was so mad and throwing a fit, but laughing at the same time. I never knew that was possible? I can tell that this discipline this will not be easy...Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124097556541486760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645105390063604360.post-39034041484260509792011-10-29T10:54:16.661-04:002011-10-29T10:54:16.661-04:00O girl.. we are right there with ya.. Im getting s...O girl.. we are right there with ya.. Im getting so tired of the throwing food off the tray as a way to say Im done... and everytime I say "No" really loudly to somethign she is doing.. she laughs at me.. your kidding me right????? So time outs have commenced here too.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02199870075075271000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645105390063604360.post-69425543244576372662011-10-28T23:37:59.296-04:002011-10-28T23:37:59.296-04:00My daughter sits on the bottom step for her time-o...My daughter sits on the bottom step for her time-outs. (The steps to the 2nd floor are in our family room). These are my time-out rules: 1)1 minute for each year, 2)if she gets up from the step we start the timer all over again, 3) no one is allowed to talk to her while she is in time out. You don't have to buy anything special, they'll quickly learn where their special little spot is, lol! (some more quickly than others...).alyaia75https://www.blogger.com/profile/12426016206260065847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645105390063604360.post-62982655089543088752011-10-28T21:44:05.250-04:002011-10-28T21:44:05.250-04:00oh looks like you at this *awesome* time. And rega...oh looks like you at this *awesome* time. And regarding the staying in bed till 7? my parents told my bro and I we weren't allowed out of our rooms till 8 on the weekends! it was great, we played :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08808382220956888498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645105390063604360.post-52789630182249127352011-10-28T14:46:48.343-04:002011-10-28T14:46:48.343-04:00please keep me posted on all of this. i need some ...please keep me posted on all of this. i need some help in this area too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00589334911815524759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645105390063604360.post-66989626902377388242011-10-28T12:31:07.204-04:002011-10-28T12:31:07.204-04:00I'm right there with ya! Chloe is doing the sa...I'm right there with ya! Chloe is doing the same stuff. SO we are going to have to do something...I don't know what though. We don't have the room to keep the pack n' play set up. So I'll have to come up with something else.Crystal Seedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14708250531613995222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645105390063604360.post-14142968768379682722011-10-28T11:57:52.782-04:002011-10-28T11:57:52.782-04:00we're right there with you. Quinlin sees Owen ...we're right there with you. Quinlin sees Owen get put in time outs...she actually sometimes puts herself in times outs just because. it's quite funny. she stands next to the wall, says "time out" and waits until you tell her she can come out. Then you tell her and she acts all relieved...uh, honey, you didnt do anything wrong. haha.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00154067435225022637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645105390063604360.post-61542667246367170042011-10-28T10:19:17.408-04:002011-10-28T10:19:17.408-04:00Don't feel like a bad mommy ... Eva stays in b...Don't feel like a bad mommy ... Eva stays in bed until 7 no matter what, too. This morning, she woke up around 6:10 and Mommy shut her door and put a pillow over her head. So, if you are a bad mom, I'm worse - at least you are using that time to be productive.<br /><br />I think we may need to start instilling time out, too. Oh so so fun. Remember when they were little squishy blobs that laid on our chest and couldn't move?Lucy Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09172695235913542465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645105390063604360.post-80630328729336553092011-10-28T09:46:15.353-04:002011-10-28T09:46:15.353-04:00totally feel your pain! disipline sucks! we do t...totally feel your pain! disipline sucks! we do timeout and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't and we head to tantrum town which sucks even worse! hang in there!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309518652584681592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645105390063604360.post-26065951952148538262011-10-28T09:12:59.568-04:002011-10-28T09:12:59.568-04:00I know this scenario all too well. Cole went thro...I know this scenario all too well. Cole went through this stage and we went out and bought a time out mat IMMEDIATELY. We didn't think he would stay put, but we just kept brining him back to it and eventually he learned. Time outs helped us out a lot and we leave the mat there just so he remembers that we will put him there if he misbehaves. Good luck!ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214292446373308176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645105390063604360.post-86486104928523177392011-10-28T09:12:47.843-04:002011-10-28T09:12:47.843-04:00Goodness, don't you just love toddlers?! This ...Goodness, don't you just love toddlers?! This can be such a tough age. And you're right spanking or smacking won't send the message that hitting is bad! Timeout is a great first attempt at discipline. <br /><br />Sorry you had to deal with "that" type of day, no mom wants those. Where do you think we can get one of those restart buttons? We should all invest in them!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11838521372805916079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645105390063604360.post-78029789319071933802011-10-28T08:45:33.629-04:002011-10-28T08:45:33.629-04:00Awwwww. Testing boundaries is such a fun stage. Oh...Awwwww. Testing boundaries is such a fun stage. Oh but wait, not sure if "stage" is the right word 'cause they never grow out of it, LOL! It's more like an evolving stage. Time outs helped with my kids, and also trying really hard not to react much when they pull something like throwing a glass of water across the room. And not always practical, but making them help clean their mess up. I don't know if you've ever heard of Love and Logic parenting, but one of the things they teach is to be "sad, not mad." Easier said than done, but I've been trying.alyaia75https://www.blogger.com/profile/12426016206260065847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645105390063604360.post-12615044691453415972011-10-28T08:41:16.752-04:002011-10-28T08:41:16.752-04:00feel your pain. we have trouble teaching a toddler...feel your pain. we have trouble teaching a toddler at (almost) 13 months of age. he seems to understand what we are talking about but a lot of the times, either he pretends he doesnt understand or he's truly clueless. <br />and while he's (almost) 13 months, he only slept thru the night TWICE!!! we are working on making him sleeping thru the night...one thing at a time..right?chocolainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02246492933545766087noreply@blogger.com