My 22-month boy always breaks things. My DVD was broken down yesterday after he touched it several times. He’s also very interested in what’s in the drawer and likes to throw the things in it everywhere. Another of his favorite game is to tear the newspaper into pieces. Sometimes when you tell him to stop it, he seems very excited and keeps on tearing or throwing… now, I have to keep a close eye on him every day. I don’t know what I should do with such a naughty boy?
He is not naughty, this is normal developmental behavior. Try to redirect him and start teaching him to only throw outside or where it is acceptable to you. BUT, know that this will take a lot of repitition before he gets it. You hit it on the nose, 22 month olds have to be watched very closely.
Give him lots of hugs and kisses! hehe!
What would probably be good is to get him to understand like maybe making a noise like "aaaa" like saying no, but making it kinda louder than your usual voice. He will start to understand that what he is doing is wrong.
I don't go for saying "No no" all the time. What will their first word be? "no no". If you feel comfortable with spatting his hand, give him a firm but not too firm tap on the hand with the sound that you are saying No.
But always give him loving after wards.
He is not naughty. Everything is new to him and he is exploring his world and learning cause and effect. Try to devote a cabinet in the kitchen for him with all of your tupperware in it and he can safely play in there. You don't want to be constatnly saying no to him. Who wants to hear no all day long? You need to redirect his attention on other things when he is doing something he should not be doing.
He is very much normal for to be a baby boy. We as parents must let them know when they are wrong and deal with it as a parent and not try to be their best friend. Love and discipline.
That is my dd up and down...I think it is normal for toddlers. I have found the most effective way to stem off fights, tantrums, etc. is to keep everything out of reach. If she isn't able to get it, then I don't have to worry. We have an interesting arrangement for our tv, etc. We have a side bar with a tv stand on top of that. (Our destructo is also a climber...LOL) We have put an inexpensive wardrobe in the living room with an added lock up high to help hide coats, accessories and such.
I just read another woman's post on her dd opening dresser drawers. One of her responses suggested velcro. I am trying this tomorrow if we still have some of the extra strength stuff my SO had around is still here. :-) I would love to be able to use the dresser in her room. I have pics of her sitting in the open middle drawer not too long ago.
I also use baby gates when I have to keep my dd contained. I have done my best to dd proof her bedroom...it seems to be working as of right now. At least, now if really need be, I can use her room as a giant play yard. :-) It helps when I have no other choice...pop in Elmo and put the gate up for a few minutes.
Good luck to us all to survive the terrible two's. Sigh. :-)
Sounds normal. My 2 yr old daughter gets in my drawer and throws my jeans all over the room... drives me nuts lol. I will love the day when she is able to pick up after herself... she can destroy the upstairs in 5 mins.
Boys are active - they build, create, destroy, jump off things, climb things. And all kids test boundaries, some more than others.
So. The thing to do is to get him outside and on the go, so you can remove all the 'no's' in his life - or at least most of them for hours at a time. Go to Central Park, bundled up. Let him climb up those rocks and over the Alice statue and the bear statue. Let him run run run.
And then, there is teaching him to do what you tell him/not to do what you tell him not to do. Boys especially need few words - not long emotional explanations. A firm, quiet 'no', looking in the eyes with a thwap on the hand - it doesn't have to hurt - but it should be uncomfortable. Keep up the routine until he stops doing what ever it is - touching the DVD player. Don't stop him from touching it - only if he touches it do you thwap his hand.
A., he is not naughty. This is normal behavior for a 1 1/2 year old. They don't realize things are put together or put away, they don't realize that things have a purpose. They are not old enough to realize anyone has needs or wants besides them. This is their way of exploring and learning. A., you said that you now need to keep a close eye on him. Toddlers need to be kept a close eye on at ALL TIMES. They do not know what is safe or not and you must always be in the room with him, not because of the mess but due to safety issues. They don't know that the knives are not toys and medicine isn't candy. They can get into so many things.
He is not naughty, he is a curious two year old boy.
His curiosity is appropriate for his age and he's at an age of exploration.
Keep him away from fragile/expensive things as much as possible.
Make sure he has things that it's ok he plays with, and keep a camera handy.
My son did a few things at this age which I have wonderful pictures of.
One time he knocked over a plastic jar we'd been saving coins in. The lid came off and the coins went everywhere.
He was having such a wonderful time sorting out the coins. I've got a picture of him sitting in the middle of them all and showing a coin to me. We captioned it "I'm going to be a banker someday!".
Another time a big packaging box came that was filled with a lot of packing peanuts. As soon as I had my item out, he launched himself into the box for a swim in the peanuts. Since they were the corn starch kind, I took the box of them out on the deck and let him play to his hearts content (great pictures!) and when we finished, a quick rinse with the hose and the peanuts all dissolve.
Another time he decided to 'help' me with the newspaper recycling bin. He took the papers out one page at a time and spread them all over the living room floor. I have a picture of him rolling in it.
He's 12 now and of course he doesn't do these things anymore and he knows how to work the tv remote better than I do.
At 2 and 3, exploring and messing is what kids do.
(Just be sure to keep the Sharpi markers out of reach.)
My 21 month daughter does exactly the same thing. If the item(s) aren't important, we let it go as normal developmental behavior, but she gets a firm "no" and sometimes a short time out for things she really shouldn't touch; for example, she has now twice taken out my zippered wallet and taken the whole thing apart, hiding credit cards, insurance cards, cash, etc. all over the house (in the early AM when she's awake and the rest of us are just waking up). She's also a climber, so even things placed really high up aren't safe. Everyone else who said that keeping a close eye on him is right. We've also tried giving her toys that are meant to be taken apart and put back together, but she's definitely much more interested in taking apart the real thing...
Other moms keep telling me that this will stop soon - I'm anxiously awaiting that day! Good luck!
he will outgrow this mine is 2 1/2 and still does it he just doesnt break things like the dvd player cause he gets put in the corner for touching. he breaks his toys though even though he is not trying to. I have a drawer just for him he is allowed in that one only and others are dont touch. make him clean up his messes this phase will pass faster. ps he is not naughty he is in his terrible 2s which is a phase. but do find a corner. :)
