Discipline for an 18 month old?
My daughter is 15 months and we already went though this issue. We use to put her in her high chair to eat meals and she started throwing her food everywhere instead of eating it! Then after I would let her out of the high chair, she would start wanting to eat the food off the floor while walking around. I realized if I put the food on the table where she could reach it, but never put her in the high chair she would eat more of it and keep it off the floor (unless she dropped a bite on accident) but this left us with only finger foods. We finally bought her a princess table from Wal-mart and set her at it when its meal time now. She will sit at her table and eat her entire meal without throwing any of it, unless it is something she does not like. Which isn't much! I'm not sure what she hated about the high chair unless it made her feel like a "baby" but it works! My parents still try to use a high chair when she is over there and she will continue to throw her food everywhere! Maybe you could try something similar?
What is the right kind of discipline for a 16m old girl who throws temper tantrums and hits her parents?
At 16 months, you can't just ignore her while she throws a fit, you have to restrain her. Do not hurt her, but do take away her freedom by restraining her and keeping her safe. I find that gravity helps, especially when you restrain her with you on top and her back to the ground. God built parents larger for a reason. Do this EVERY TIME she throws a tantrum, even in public. Kiss her and love her, show no anger but do show understanding and empathy. You are teaching her control by showing her control, so never lose your temper. You'd be amazed at how fast her behavior changes. She may fight and try to bite you or hit you. I recommend using holding her arms down with your arms, and sitting on her stomach area. If she learns to kick, extend your sitting position lower to almost lying on her. If she spits, put your body over her face so the spit just ends up on her face. You have to be patient to ride out each storm.
Is it acceptable to physically discipline your 16-year-old daughter after you found out she stole from you?
Sure, sure, beat your daughter, beat her again, lock her in a cold, dark room, and take away everything important to her. Refuse to allow her access to her friends, and just give her old, dry toast. Do this for a year and she will learn just who is boss.OR,You could initiate a conversation about how the parents may have overlooked a couple of things. First, (Part A) that the budgeting needs to be revisited so that everyone in the family is able to get what they need. For example, feminine hygiene products, deodorants, soaps, shampoos and conditioners, haircuts, underwear, and minimal makeup. To be more realistic, you need a list from your daughter of her minimum needs that ought to be covered by her parents.To augment the concept of parental/child communication and compromise, Part B looks at things the daughter simply wants because she is a teenage girl and there is no bypassing this stage. Together, make a list of what she simply wants. For example, mascara, lipstick, shoes, and experiences such as movies and lunches out with friends. For these things, she needs a part time job. You need to help her with this. Help means driving her around placing resumes, checking contacts to see who needs a part time worker, and providing business type clothes so she makes a good impression.I prefer Part A and B to beating her and turning her into a seething, angry girl who hates your guts forevermore.Work with her.Remove the motivation behind stealing.Negotiate. Compromise.And keep in mind that this child of yours needs you now. You will need her later. Make this work.
Is it too early to start disciplining my 17-month-old son?
It depends on what you mean by discipline. Lecturing him won't work at this age, taking away his privileges won't work. Discipline has to be age appropriate but because a 17 month old lives in a very immediate world, doesn't have a strong grasp of cause and effect, and almost no impulse control punitive discipline won't work and will just confuse them. At this age its easier to adjust your behavior, remove temptation, and distract them. For example, at 17 months old if you take your child to a store they will want to run, pull things from the shelves, and want everything they see. The solution. Stop taking them to the store (behavior adjustment and removal of temptation). If you have to take them somewhere and they see a big orange ball they want try distraction-bring them a snack, or a favorite toy they can play with and make the trip as quick as possible. Before they have to sit in the car for a long trip, take them to a park or somewhere and let them run a lot so they get tired and can nap in the car. Have music or books or toys they can play with to distract them. Don't expect them to sit still somewhere for very long (20 minutes max). When they have a meltdown, take them away somewhere they can be safe--a car, outside, to a quiet room--and let them have their meltdown. Ignore them. Paying attention, even negative attention may encourage bad behavior. Read a book on child development.
My 20 mo old is a picky eater, one day she loves something the next she hates it, what to do?
Yeah, my son is like that. Sometimes he hates noodles, other times he loves them. Sometimes he loves peas, sometimes he hates them. Macaroni and cheese? pizza? it doesn't matter, sometimes it's his favorite and other times he won't touch it. The only thing he consistently likes is dessert or sweets ... arg! All I can say, is keep feeding her, but just tiny portions to see if she'll like it today! Fixing something else when she won't touch the first thing could grow into a bad habit, but you gotta have them eat something right?! I would actually let her go hungry if she doesn't eat what she's given, that way next meal she should be hungry enough to eat whatever's there. I haven't been able to test that one on my son though because he gets food from other family member who we live with ... and it's not always the healthiest options. :/ won't be long though.
How can I stop my my 16-month-old son from biting and hitting?
By the time my child was 16-months-old, he was already showing signs of development issues (head banging, biting, other concerns). You need to take a look at the overall development of your son. Don't necessarily go by daycare reports. Start watching him. Is he talking at all? Is he crawling or walking? Is he doing repetitive behaviors, or does he not seem to be hungry or sleeping properly? Was he walking early? Is he climbing but never crawled?Put together a list of things you notice, and talk to his pediatrician. Ask the pediatrician if he considers those things to be normal. LISTEN to the pediatrician. Sometimes they give you "Yes, but.... watch for..." and sometimes they say, "This needs more information..." and sometimes they'll say, "He's fine ...."If they tell you "He's fine," keep watching. Give it six months if you can. Otherwise, find a child psychologist who can meet with your son for a few visits and get an idea of what makes him "tick."It's possible he's being bullied or made anxious, either at school or with a sitter you have at home. It's possible he's reacting to either a change in his class, someone he doesn't like, or problems at home.At 18-months, my doctor wanted my son in "organized daycare" because he felt he needed a structured environment. As the years went on, we realized that he had several issues that required educational intervention, but it all started around 15 or 16 months.Don't wait until he gets kicked out; let them know you are addressing this issue. Also, if you son IS given a diagnosis of some sort, EMBRACE it, don't argue it. He could be entitled to a lot of services the other children are not.
Is it OK to scold an 18 to 24 month old toddler?
Absolutely not, mostly parents are think like this …”if you are want to your kids well mannered you have to shrieked with them, scold comes with this attitude usually, one parents should be shrieked with kids ”this kind of mindset or suggestion you listen from other. At this stage your little one is not able to understand your scold or anger reason; he is only get afraid from you for some time and easily forgets this is in some moment.Think again calmly, why you want to scold him because he shows some tantrum front of you, or mess something in his plate, scattered all toys in the room…some more things like this. You are never do these kind of things because you are mature and he is toddler…, keep yourself calm and told them politely “don’t do this it can hurt you….don,t jump like this you may be get some injury ….etc.” tell them on that way which they can understand. If you are shouting on them they only pick up your high pitch language from you, because they are great copy cat. As parents you have to play balanced role front of your child. Build a strong bond with your kids, whenever you are in that kinds of situation tackle them politely. Slowly your kiddo will understand you, and learn from you politeness and balance behaviour.for more amazing advice you can also download this app called Parentlane goo.gl/5dpsYQ
My 16 month old son has an aversion for solid foods. What can I do to feed him?
So it sounds like he wasn’t eating a lot before he caught the cold anyway. A lot of babies and young children will reject food for a while after an illness.It’s a good idea to limit the amount of milk he gets each day. Offer food first and let him feed himself, as well as offering to feed him. After a while, maybe 30 minutes of the meal, let him have some milk. If he does not eat much, then let him go hungry until his next meal, offering only water between meals. If he does eat, make a big fuss over him for it.If he will not eat still after giving this a good try, then it’s best to seek advice. I have seen a lot of toddlers with food aversions from not eating much solid food.