Really, I do. I don't subscribe to any one particular method of discipline. I'm sure that's an issue in and of itself--I deal with different situations in different ways. Consistency is lacking, I'm sure.
Dois' behavior lately is insane. I get that he's being a toddler. I get that things like, "MINE!" and refusing to do things and tantrums come with the territory. But it was never this EXTREME with Bebe. And as much as we're trying to weather it, it's not working.
At daycare they use time-out. I'm not a fan. I'd prefer redirection. But redirection isn't always possible when there's 5 minutes until we need to leave and I can't get him to lay down for a diaper change. I can't exactly take a naked child to daycare.
It's just lately EVERYTHING is a battle! And he hits, he kicks, he's just ROUGH. Telling him to "be nice" and signing "nice" does nothing. I can't get him to comprehend that what he's doing HURTS or that it's NOT OK.
I am just so lost. I feel like nothing's working.
Any advice?
I have no actual advice, but I thought this post might cheer you up. I am in the exact same boat as you right now. Today was a good day. I only got hit twice. :P In the post below, is a link to my post I wrote about Destructo's epic temper tantrum. There were some good comments if you want to check them out.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.adventureswithcaptaindestructo.com/2012/10/ten-humorous-ways-to-stop-temper-tantrum.html