Toddler Discipline

Once they finally do calm down you can start by explaining what they did wrong and what they should do differently next time. Let them know that it’s okay if they were feeling angry or upset but that’s not how we handle it. Give them acceptable ways to express their anger and how they are feeling.

Telling them ahead of time what they’ll be doing gives them time to mentally prepare.

It’s time for bed. Do you want to wear your green or purple pajamas?

if you give your toddler a piece of candy every single time they remember to clean up their toys, at first you are probably going to have to remind them to pick up the toys if they want candy. Then they’ll start picking up the toys without you having to ask and then come to you for the candy, and then slowly they’ll start forgetting about the candy and just clean up their toys when they are done because that is what they are used to.

If you want your child to remember to do something, give them a short and simple reminder. If it’s their toys you want them to remember to pick up, then simply just say “toys”. It’s a simple, gentle reminder that they need to pick up their toys and you would be surprised by how well this simple technique works.

your toddler wants to go play outside, but it’s too cold, then tell them it would be too cold to enjoy outside right now but you have a fun, new game that you can play together inside.

That’s not safe, you shouldn’t do that because you can get hurt

The more you use the word no, the less they will hear it.

help any language barrier between you and your child while helping them communicate with you more efficiently and alleviate your toddler’s frustration if they can’t verbalize their needs. It is thought that children who learn the ability to sign have higher self esteem and improved confidence

You can do this by signing while you talk and make sure to emphasize and enunciate the words that you are signing and make sure they can see what your hand looks like