naughty corner

How old does a toddler have to be before they get the naughty corner?

DS is 16mths. He's got a few words, but doesn't really talk. I'm pretty sure he knows what I'm saying most of the time.

He's a good kid most of the time, but is sometimes "challenging". Today he hit DH in the face with a solid plastic toy block, he loves pinching my neck and pulling my hair. Telling him to use gentle hands just isn't cutting it.

I've been trying to tell him he's done wrong, and put him in the corner (which lasts about 5 seconds) and trying to ignore him for a bit. Don't think it's working and I wonder if he's just too young to get it.

you have to pick a method and stick to it for at least a couple of weeks before saying it doesnt work. Make sure you use a firm tone of voice when you tell him that a behaviour wasnt acceptable.

We did the cot thing too for a few months - just like AandCsMum - warning first and then into cot for maybe just a minute or two, until she got the idea that her behaviour resulted in her being removed from the room! We also tried to emphasise that we expected a 'sorry' when we got her out..... this took some time until her language was up to it, but I think even at 16 months, they know what's going on, even if they can't express it clearly.

Now, we use a naughty 'spot' - down the end of the hall away from everywhere, and also use it after a warning - it works so well, that often she'll take herself off to the naughty spot without being told, when she knows her behavior is naughty (and then we sit there trying not to laugh )

I make him come out & give me a cuddle & Miss M (same age) a cuddle or vice versa.

AandCsmum wrote: Naughty corner doesn't work here but putting him in his cot does. In the corner, he'd just get up and laugh. Being hit in the face with a block, once I'd tell him off & warn him, when it happens again, tell him off & put him in his cot. Telling off I mean say something like that's not nice, etc

 

Same here.

I put my 27 month old in the cot when she has done something really naughty like hitting her brother. Naughty spot she thinks it is funny but putting in her cot she knows I mean business.

After a few weeks of (i admit half hearted) attempts at 'the naughty corner' DS had that look like he got it this morning.
I guess that means I'm going to have to up my consistency on it.
Hope it works