Punishment might be the wrong word. Does anyone try taking things away as a method to influence behavior?
Our two-year old has a real problem with throwing blocks which we usually respond to by putting the blocks away and explaining that we don't throw things like blocks, etc.
Or another example: she'll beg for crayons so we get them out and let her sit at her table with them to color. That's the rule we want to have: only color at her art table. Within 2 minutes she's trying to take them into the other room where there's nothing to really color on. She really isn't interested in coloring, she just wants to carry them around, potentially mark on the wall or refrigerator, etc. So we tell her that if she can't sit and color with them we'll just have to put them away.
Naturally this just leads to yelling, screaming, etc. It doesn't seem to be particularly effective in changing behavior IMO but I'm lost on what else to try. Does this approach ever work or should I be looking for another solution?
Submitted April 30, 2016 at 12:47AM by raisingveruca http://ift.tt/24q6ecF Parenting
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