This sounds like my DD, almost 15 months. She is also advanced in some skills and seems to really "get things" that suprise me. She does the "no, no" mimic then goes ahead and does whatever she is not supposed to. she watches me closely when she does this. It is totally for effect. I think at this age it is truly about exploring-in this case boundaries and the reaction she will get. Mostly when i can she is doing this to get a reaction out of me I try to minimize my reaction. I will disengage her from whatever she is doing and redirect, generally in a very "flat" sort of way- no talking, not acting frustrated or upset, just very nonchalant. She already knows its a "no no" I don't need to tell her. I will re-engage with her once we have moved on to something that she is free to explore. Mostly this works, but boy there are days
. At this age I can she she doesn't have the self control to really stop herself in a consistent manner. Soemtimes she does really well- others not so much. And sometimes she's doing something that she thinks she is supposed to do. My DD has a fascination with tidying up- and consequently the garbage can-EEWW. One day she kept messing with the garbage can and would not stop despite many attempts for me to redirect her. I was trying to wash some cups so I wasn't really paying super close attention, when I eventually realized she had a small piece of paper in her hand she was trying to throw away. As soon as I carefully supervised her throwing it away (sometimes she'll take trash out of the garbage in order to throw it away) she left the garbage can alone. there was a reason she was doing what she was doing. So it is important to try to see why they are doing things, not just think they are trying to get you going.
. At this age I can she she doesn't have the self control to really stop herself in a consistent manner. Soemtimes she does really well- others not so much. And sometimes she's doing something that she thinks she is supposed to do. My DD has a fascination with tidying up- and consequently the garbage can-EEWW. One day she kept messing with the garbage can and would not stop despite many attempts for me to redirect her. I was trying to wash some cups so I wasn't really paying super close attention, when I eventually realized she had a small piece of paper in her hand she was trying to throw away. As soon as I carefully supervised her throwing it away (sometimes she'll take trash out of the garbage in order to throw it away) she left the garbage can alone. there was a reason she was doing what she was doing. So it is important to try to see why they are doing things, not just think they are trying to get you going.
