how do you discipline a two year old who doesnt rescpect time out anymore?
The simplest and most direct approach is to lay out consequence if “??” doesn’t happen. If you don’t stop fighting over that toy, I am going to take it away. If you don’t pick up your toys, then you can’t watch a video. Etc. The biggest pitfalls to avoid: 1)Don’t threaten something that you aren’t willing to follow through on…. 2)Don’t threaten something that punishes you as well (e.g. we aren’t going to go outside on this beautiful day unless….) 3)Follow through! Spell it out and then DO what you threatened if the bad behavior continues. No doubt this will produce wailing, etc. But over time you will see results. I found timeouts to be useless. One pediatrician I (previously!) went to said to strap the child into an old car seat if they kept being non-compliant in staying in the time out! Good grief!
