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My 18 month old won't listen..........plz help!!

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I have an 18 month old and most of the time he wont listen to me or his dad. If he is getting into something he is not supposed to we will say "No" but most of the time he will just do it any way. We try to pust him in time out( by time out I mean we hold him for 5-10 min before he can play again) but it dosen't work,once we put him down he will knock something over on purpose becasue we were holding him. This is challenging because How do you disicpline an 18 month old? I don't want to spank him or hit him. I just need some ideas on how to get him to listen.
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At that age they like to test the limits. They understand "No", but continue to do it, sometimes just to get a rise out of you. That or maybe he does it for attention-you said that you hold him for timeout.

What works for us is to say no once, then the next time it's done, remove the object.

Hope that helps.
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First hes to young for time outs. Second, time outs should only be 1 minute per year of age....at this point that would be 1 minute. Removing the object and redirecting him is really about all you can do.
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I agree with getalife 18 months old is too young for timeouts sitting him/her in ur lap is more of a comfort for them. At this age they are too old to do some things and nto old enought to do others and it is frustrating. So when they do find something they can do they push you to the limits. Just keep reinforcing the word "NO" and dont back down. If u tell him "Ill smack ur hand if you touch it again" then do it. If they know they can get away with it they will keep doing it. If you tell him/her Ill count to 3 and ill get up, then get up, dont always get to 3. Use just 1 or go to 2. Let them know that they will not know when ur getting up. I hope this helps. Only smack the hand if it is the last resort or if it is a dangerous thing they are doing.
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soory but ur just going to have to keep saying NO alot i have a 14 month old and she listens very well. she has been walking since 9mths so she has been hearing NO for a while now. NO was actually one of her first words. just make sure that he knows what ur saying NO to or he wont associate the two together! just be patient and firm with him and eventualy he will get it! good luck!!!

P.S. you may also just be experiencing the "terrible twos" early!!!! uuuhhhhhggg!
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