18 Month old, discipline - Page 3

[sgmom]

Originally Posted by AustinMom

I appreciate all of y'all thoughts an comments, and it has given me a lot more clarity on where I stand in my relationship with him. Thanks so much.

We're not here to tell you what to do, only to guide you towards other options. You'll find what works for you!

[Sarah W]

I think that the key is repetition. I don't think he can understand what responsibility is. He does things because he enjoys them. I think 18 month is too young to teach that kind of lesson. Sometimes he'll do it and sometimes he won't but eventually he'll be used to doing all of those things.

We do use time outs, but only for hitting the dogs. DH's grandmother uses a little rug in the room, but we use her Bumbo. It's not something that she would normally sit on or use for comfort and it isn't uncomfortable.