HELP!!!

i understand u. my daughter went through this stage (shes 22 months now) and i found the naughty step worked well. i no wot u mean about the guilt aswell. ive cried countless times wen shes gone 2 bed and sometimes ive even woke her 2 give her a cuddle and say im sorry. i think personally it is a phase and it will pass xx

i had the same problem and i introduced the naughty step i was at my wits end i tell you we still have the occasional bad day esp cause i am 32 weeks pregnant and sometimes dont follow through with the threat of the naughty step but Archie hates it just keep putting them back on it till they sit there for the 2 min i promise it is really difficult esp when they are screaming and kicking but stick with it within a week Archie had learnt i mean buisness when i say no and he ignores me i give him the warning of the naughty step and start counting to 3 and if by 3 he has not listened to me he is sraight on the naughty step and if he gets off before his 2 min ( go by their age) his time is started again!! make sure you tell them why you are putting them there and after the 2 min get down to their level explain calmly and quietly why you put them there and why it is naughty whatever it is they are doing then give them a kiss and cuddle and get them to say sorry it really does work as soon as i do the count down i say 1 and he is doing as he is told lol

hi, I understand what your feeling as I had the same problem with my first and I was a young single parent. I found that putting them somewhere away from it where they can't play or do naughty things for a while worked, for example naughty step. It is frustrating but if you stick to a 'punishment' so to speak and both of you do the same thing over and over, he will learn its not nice. Even if he cries, just ignore and let him have an upset time. I know its really hard but I found the sooner you do something like this the easier it is later on. My first is nearly 8 now and I don't have nearly as many 'telling offs' as I've seen some people. Stick in there and you'll get through it. Don't feel guilty as I'm sure most people have to do this whether it's your first or fourth. Keep your chin up, hope this helped a little xx

Definatly not alone! sometime i feel like all i say all day is "NO" or " LEAVE THAT ALONE " i cant even read to my little one because he wont stay still long enough. Hes 13 months and not sleeping through the night =[ and im 15 weeks pregnant.. I cant really offer u any advice but i find that sometimes ignoring his behavious for 30 seconds or so(he used to get an immediate reaction from me) and then calmly walking over telling him no and moving him away SOMETIMES works! GOOD LUCK if you find any magic tricks that work pleaseeeeeeee let me know!!!

omg you just described my typical evening. you are not alone my little one is 15months and he loves to be out walking around but at home he turns into a total nightmare. all i ever seem to be doing is telling him off and when i do he laughs and goes straight back to doing the thing i told him off for doing. even a tap on the hand doesnt get through to him. im also open to suggestions if anyone has any.

Hi all, my 14 month old is a little livewire to say the least. He obviously hates being at home and much prefers to be out and about which we are most of the time. However when we get home he unleashes this behaviour and to be honest both my husband and i get really cross with him and end up shouting at him and very occasionally the odd tap on the hand as a major last resort. The behaviour is probably normal to others but because im not used to it as my first was quite sedate the behaviour seems a nightmare. He wont take no for an answer and just goes back to doing what we said no to in the first place. He constantly turns the tv off and on despite distraction techniques and shouting (yes im cringing!) he just cant leave things alone. im constantly saying no and i remove him from the situation but he just goes back for more. he is very willful and wont sit still. On the upside he is beautiful and we love him so so much and at the moment i just feel constantly guilty when he goes to bed because the evening is spent stopping him from doing things and being naughty and us shouting out of frustration. I read to him play with him but he is just constantly on the go. He does sleep throughout the night which i am extremely grateful for as i am ten weeks pregnant and working and at uni! If anyone could give me some advice or even just sympathasise with me and let me know im not alone as i despise shouting at my children and also he takes no notice of us no matter what we do them please post. thankyou xx