I'm the mother of a little angel who can do no wrong... i'd love that to be true!

I am really the mother of a 19 month old girl who likes nothing more than to slap people across the face, pinch them, throw anything and everything on the floor or across the room (including her meals) and throw a tantrum when she can't get her own way. I am reaching the end of my tether... she slapped me across the cheek the other night when I was getting her ready for bed. She wasn't having a tantrum, we were actually singing the alphabet and it just shocked me as it was so out of the blue! I sat there and cried for about ten minutes because I felt like I have lost control and I don't know what to do to discipline her as she is so young. Does anyone know if the naughty chair works with a child of this age?

i think some times its a game they play to c how far they can go, tell her what she is doing is wrong ,i know she is only a baby but they do understand more then you think, give her some thing to play with or take her to a toddlers group
to get her used to other children , its worth a try in the naughty chair i know it worked with my friends grandchild good luck and try not to get upset.

I would say with perserverance Serz, that the naughty chair, step or corner, whichever is easier for you, would pay off but starting anything like this is going to be hard because its being done as they are playing up, so they are in a bad mood to start with, so just think its normal to have to keep putting them back when they move or ignore the shouting, we all go through that to start with but it does pay off and I always think the earlier a child goes through these things, the easier it is to change their behaviour, especially pre school age because they haven`t got other children to learn bad habits from, also if they are the first child. I hope she learns quickly and you see your angel in her again

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Originally posted by Serz:
I'm the mother of a little angel who can do no wrong... i'd love that to be true!

I am really the mother of a 19 month old girl who likes nothing more than to slap people across the face, pinch them, throw anything and everything on the floor or across the room (including her meals) and throw a tantrum when she can't get her own way. I am reaching the end of my tether... she slapped me across the cheek the other night when I was getting her ready for bed. She wasn't having a tantrum, we were actually singing the alphabet and it just shocked me as it was so out of the blue! I sat there and cried for about ten minutes because I felt like I have lost control and I don't know what to do to discipline her as she is so young. Does anyone know if the naughty chair works with a child of this age?

You're not on your own Serz!

Firstly, never think that your daughter is too young for discipline as it will be even harder when she's older to try and discipline your daughter.

I have a 22 month old son who loves launching toys/books across the room, and it is very draining/annoying. As eileenc and SG have both said the naughty chair/step/corner does work but it takes alot of paitence to start off with but stick with it.

What I am also doing at the moment is when my son launches toys/his bottle across the room, I get him to pick whatever up, at first it was hard as he thought it was a game and did a runner but I was determined and he threw a huge wobbler but he now picks up whatever has been thrown across the room and either hands it back to me or puts it back where it belongs.

Don't get me wrong, he does test the boundaries to see what I will do but I still stick to the "pick it up" drill and so far so good.

Good luck with whatever you decide to do xxx

Thanks for all your suggestions, her dad and I decided that we will definately try the naughty chair with her. I am going to have a word with her nursery also as she seems to have got a lot worse since she started there (might be a coincidence but i'll check anyway!)

Thanks again

Serz x

time out on the naughty step/chair is an old favourite, but you must tell her why she has been put there, dont lecture her though keep it simple, and only let her move if it is to pick up what she has thrown or said sorry for hitting you, then you must praise her for picking up the things that she has thrown.