Comforting Children

[5 Little Monkeys]

I don't really do time outs for under 2's. I don't feel it's fair. They're young and don't know any better. Our job is to teach them the appropriate way to handle their anger and/or behaviour. We need to model behaviour for them. I use distraction or remove them from the area and use simple word instruction.

I try to remember that even children are allowed to be grouchy(aren't we all lol) but aggression is not so I focus more on that and less on "punishment" when they're that young

[torontokids]

So I did the same today with snack and we had a regular "melt down" morning outside. I put him in the wagon with a buckle when he started bawling about not getting his way or whatever. He cried and screamed for 15 mins or so. Came out, started wailing about a toy, went back in the wagon and the rest of the morning went better. So here's hoping! My neighbour is a teacher and so is off this summer and I got a weird look from her during all this...I find teachers can be kind of 'judgey" anyways but who knows.

He came in today super whiny. I am not sure if his parents realize how whiny their kid is. I know my daughter went through a whiny stage and I had gotten a bit used to it, it wasn't until someone had said something to me that I saw how bad it had gotten. Dad seemed to reinforce the whining though my snuggling him as he was whining away and asking "whats wrong?" etc. I said "Bobby talk like a big boy so we can help you." I think the dad might have caught on.