15 month old Jake goes to my parents house a lot, my grandmother also lives with them.
How do I get them to quit telling him no, and get them off thier butts and redirecting him to an activity he can do?
We were over there today and I swear thats the only word he heard out of my grandmothers mouth all day. She can't walk so all she does is sit in her chair and tell him no no. He of course ignores her and keeps on doing whatever it is he is doing. My parents are the same way... he wants to push the buttons on the TV and they sit there and tell him no no but don't get up and try to redirect him to buttons he can push or even remove him from the situation they just say no and expect him to understand and quit doing it.
I've tried explaing to them that NO means nothing to him and he is just going to keep on doing what he is doing and my Mom says well if he doesn't stop on the first or second No I'll just slap his hand... then he will learn what No means.
I went on a rampage about how they are to never under any circumstances slap, spank, or hit my child. They are to respect him just as they expect him to respect them. My Dad got all flippy and said that I was out of line and I wasn't respecting them and they can choose how they want to handel dicipline for Jake in thier house when they are in charge of taking care of him, and that he will never learn anything if we go around respecting him and try to rationalize with a 15 month old. I told him that the reason I chose AP and GD is because as a child I was never respected or rationalized with and got hit first and sometimes (rarely got an explaination why).
How do I teach them the GD way and get them to understand NO means nothing and hitting never solved anything. They will not read a book on the subject.
How do I get them to quit telling him no, and get them off thier butts and redirecting him to an activity he can do?
We were over there today and I swear thats the only word he heard out of my grandmothers mouth all day. She can't walk so all she does is sit in her chair and tell him no no. He of course ignores her and keeps on doing whatever it is he is doing. My parents are the same way... he wants to push the buttons on the TV and they sit there and tell him no no but don't get up and try to redirect him to buttons he can push or even remove him from the situation they just say no and expect him to understand and quit doing it.
I've tried explaing to them that NO means nothing to him and he is just going to keep on doing what he is doing and my Mom says well if he doesn't stop on the first or second No I'll just slap his hand... then he will learn what No means.
I went on a rampage about how they are to never under any circumstances slap, spank, or hit my child. They are to respect him just as they expect him to respect them. My Dad got all flippy and said that I was out of line and I wasn't respecting them and they can choose how they want to handel dicipline for Jake in thier house when they are in charge of taking care of him, and that he will never learn anything if we go around respecting him and try to rationalize with a 15 month old. I told him that the reason I chose AP and GD is because as a child I was never respected or rationalized with and got hit first and sometimes (rarely got an explaination why).
How do I teach them the GD way and get them to understand NO means nothing and hitting never solved anything. They will not read a book on the subject.
Im really looking for a eating popcorn smilie 
actually its pretty funny!!!
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