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Friday, February 20, 2009
Discipline
Does anyone have any good strategies for helping a sweet but sometimes stinker of a two year old not hit? Cambria has turned into the "terrible twos monster" who hits Trevor on a regular basis and knocks poor Ethan over just because she feels like it. I've started time-out for two minutes in the corner for her but she doesn't really seem to care. (Trevor sure likes it though...he's so glad it's not him in trouble that he looks at her and just smiles while she's serving her time.) She's also started doing this thing where she just totally ignores me (and I know she can hear and understand) when I ask her to please do something or not to do something. She is still our sweet child but I think she's practicing her autonomy and it's making me crazy. So, now I have Trevor with a very indepenant personality and a one track mind, Cambria who makes the other two cry just because, and Ethan who scoots around on his bum everywhere he's not supposed to go, cleaning out anything he can open up and get into. Fun for me...{sigh}. It's just a good thing that they are so darn cute!
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Wow - I have no idea. Zoƫ likes to push the kitty and Emmett on the neck - usually it's time out in her room or I ask her if she wants me to do that to her (and yes I have done it before lightly to show her how un-fun it feels). I don't know about the hitting thing. I miss your kids though!! I'm sure I'll be coming to you in a few years to see how you handled this situation :)
Huge fan of time out. Make her say she's sorry when she's done (full sentance "I am sorry for hitting you, Trevor"). I would also have a conversation about why we don't hit -- and next time she gets hurt, remind her that even though that was an accident that's the same way someone feels when they get hit.
I would maybe start a "no hitting" sticker chart -- as positive reinforcement is the best kind. Maybe when she gets 10 stickers she can pick a special treat or something?
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