i have a 22 month old son.....?
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You are in the terrible twos from what it sounds like. He is testing his boundaries and seeing how far to push you. They like to push buttons at this age too. Go to his level and explain to him it isnt ok to do this. Time outs are more effective than spanking, because it is so hard for them not get up and they want to be where the action is so to speak. time outs should be for 2 mins with him. Good luck. remember you are the adult though. the more mad he sees you get the more fuel he gets.
Ahh, the testing years.......
Time out is often effective in some children. Though some ages are still too young and do not comprehend the whole time out concept, even if it is explained to them. I will put my kids against the wall a minute for each year of their birth, ( 2 yr = 2 min ). If the explaining then time out doesn't work then it sounds like it is spanking time.
My pediatrician says 2-3 firm swats on the diaper is not considered child abuse, then tell the child why you did it and that the BEHAVIOR is bad, not the child. For instance say " Tommy, your behavior is very bad.", not, "Tommy, you are very bad.". say this to them in an even, yet firm tone and try not to have an angry or mad look on your face when you say this, for some reason it proves to be quite effective.
Oh and P.S. ~ Welcome to the terrible two's :).
I have this same problem. I found that if you yell and scream about it, they do it more, but if you just ignore them and let them know that it does not bother you, they stop. They do it for attention and they know that if you are mad, then they are getting attention, even if it is negative. Another thing is to put anything that is breakable and valuable that you do not want wrecked onto a top shelf. They always find a way to reach the counters (my son uses couch cushins for stepping stools)! It seems also that boys are a little more rowdy than girls. Just try not to feed into it and I am certain it will stop soon. Good Luck and I hope this helps you!!!!
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