okay, so i have a son that is 18 months old, for the most part he listens to me and is a good child. But lately he seems that when I tell him "no" he throws his self down and cries. I have no clue how to fix this. Do i ignore him and move on to what I was doing, or do I punish him for throwing his self down? And, how do you reason with a little boy that young.
Oh no. That is the worst. I would say to just ignore him. That's what I do with my son (he turned 2 in November). Sometimes it works faster than other times but, eventually he does stop.
N., my son did the same thing at his age...He threw himself down in the kitchen floor, I shut the light out in the kitchen and walked away. He got up and looked at me and never did it again. I think he was shocked that I didn't give him the response he was looking for and that I wasn't going to tollerate it. It was so hard not to do anything, but it worked.
Hi N., I have a 2 year old and he use to do that same thing, however he would throw himself down and hit his head on things. So it was pretty scarey and concerning to me. However he just stopped doing it. I think he started to understand it hurt and no was no. Its kinda faze they go threw i guess you could say. Good luck. I have been there and I know what you are going through.
M.
been there done that. Everyone told me to punish him, give him times out...etc....what I did was ignore it - as in literally turn around and walk away and once he was calm I talked to him that it was not ok to throw himself on the floor. Mommy heart was sad that he had done that. I explained that we don't throw ouselves on the floor when we don't get what we want. It worked for mine.....even that young. It is amazing how much they really do understand.
Try different things and see what works for your child....it all depends on his personality.....and what type of "discipline" he works best with.
Okay I have 5 litle ones and I can tell you that what you have to do is ignore this behavior. This little person needs to be shown that his fits will do no good for him. And eventually he will stop. Also it is important to remember that he is still learning about his world and he will have lots of frustration that needs to come out. So if the fits continue, just always ignore them. Once you give in you have shown him that a big enough fit will get him his way! Never punish him for a fit at this age, just constantly ignore him. And give him lots of love and reassurance when he is not having a fit.
A. Russo
