Sisterly advice re-discipline

Thanks for those who have responded so far. We use the steps as our time out location so it is already void of "fun" stuff.

[susan314]

Originally Posted by Marcie

Thanks for those who have responded so far. We use the steps as our time out location so it is already void of "fun" stuff.

Hmmn...well, if time out isn't working for her, perhaps you should look into a different form of punishment? I'm a believer that there is no one universal form of punishment that works best - different kids are going to respond differently to any method. (Even siblings in the same household might need different types of punishment.)

Have you tried anything other than the timeout so far? (Its hard to decide, I know - there are only so many different things that might work with a 2 year old!)

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by Marcie

Thanks for those who have responded so far. We use the steps as our time out location so it is already void of "fun" stuff.

Part of the reason I suggest the room is you say that she just laughs. Does she stay in time out on the steps or does she get up from there too? When she misbehaves how do you react?

She's a little young for the "bad behavior takes away privileges, good behavior gets it" I think, but you know her better than I do. For example, a ticket system of some sort where she loses them when bad but when she gets X she gets a treat.