Calmly lead him (or, if you have to, carry him) to the time-out place. Later on, compliment his good listening with a bit of praise and gossip, and a little bedtime sweet talk before you turn out the lights. Reward his cooperation by playing the boob. If your child stops the misbehaving before you get to three, don't do a time-out. You want your child to learn that the time-out is something he's doing to himself (not something you're doing to be mean). If your child ignores your warning, put on a serious face and calmly echo his desire then say "No," and count to three. Do you want to hold a piece of bread or your police car?" Jamie wants the sugar, now! But.no sugar! No sugar! But you know what? Daddy's gonna let you hold something else. If your 2-year-old is having a meltdown at the dinner table because you won't let him play with the sugar bowl, clap-growl (a toddler warning technique-clap your hands three to four times and grrrrrrowl), frown and shake your head "no" (even do a double take). Time-out requires one piece of equipment-a timer-and has three simple steps (Note: For dangerous or really bad behavior you can skip right to step 3): Time-out is a "take-charge" consequence where you very briefly deprive your child of two precious things: freedom and the privilege of being with you. When your child is engaged in these red-light behaviors, I recommend two "take-charge" consequences you can use to put on the brakes: time-out and giving a fine. There are three types of toddler bad behavior that go beyond the "annoying" category and need to be stopped with discipline: dangerous acts, aggression, and breaking key family rules.
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