How Do I Discipline My 2 Year Old Daughter Without Being Too Mean About It?

Time out is good, you could also take away a favorite toy or activity for the rest of the day.
Researchers say that a child is able to learn the most between the ages of 1 and five.
Good luck on the potty mouth. At her age they usually repeat everything they hear and it is a parents chore to teach them right from wrong.

There are many ways. Time Out, Take a favorite Toy away, Tell her she will not be able to do her favorite thing till she listens. Be very forward. If you continue to be too easy she will then be spoiled in later years. I deal with a 5 year old everyday and I have been there her entire life. She is my Grandniece. One more thing I as growing up was beaten, whipped, and beaten with Broom Sticks. I am a tough SOB but I have never ever spanked or hit my Children. My words rule and always will. Never ever strike a Child in any means what so ever under any circumstances. The most important thing to remember is to always tell her you love her. After her punishment have her explain why she is in the corner at time out. Again tell her you love her!!!!

A two-year-old's mind works differently than an adults' mind. A parent has to have patience and realize that the child's behaviour is often based on an inability to communicate. Some parents make the mistake of "punishing" a child of two who is throwing a temper tantrum. This can have lasting negative effects. A child of two thinks from moment to moment and each moment, to them, might be an eternity. Watching their favorite cartoon, reading their favorite book, having their favorite snack--they think these activities last forever while engaged in them. The same process takes place with "punishment" of a child of two. A spanking can have a devastating effect on a child in the early learning process. Placing a child of two in her room as a form of punishment can be an extremely traumatic event for a child who sees the event as possibly permanent--this borders on abuse and cannot be an option at such an age.  Realise that the child lacks the communication skills that a parent takes for granted and that his or her outbursts are a typical developmental reaction. It's important to really get to "know" your child and to find common ground for communication. NEVER punish a child displaying normal developmental behaviour out of your own frustration but rather seek an understanding, no matter how long it takes.

As a preschool teacher i see this alot, its important for you to get her to understand that you are the parent not her, she need to know that when she dose something wrong mommy is going to give me a consequence, you must be firm but caring, at the age of two what she is doing is testing just how far she can push mommy before getting in to trouble, if you let it go like your family is suggesting she will grow up controlling you and it will be that much harder for you to fix when shes older. Have a reward and consequence system in place, praise her on her good behaviour, like when she uses her Manners to get something, tell her how much you appreciate her use of words, like the next time she says please, respond by saying thank you for using your Manners, i really like it when you talk like that to me. For the swearing thing i would say that for every time she swears you take something away for a few minits like her favorit tv show or what ever it is that she like also time outs work to, do them for the = numbers of minets she is old two yrs =two min ... To a two yr old 2 min is a long time, depending on the sevarity of the action you may want to increas the time, but enything over 5 min will not do any good. After the time out setion explain why it is she was there and dont just let her go make sure she knows that what she did was wrong and will not be tolerated, do not threten the child and not fallow through if you tell her that she is losing tv preivlages for the day, do not turn it on all day, if you do she will see this as you caving in and will continue with her misbeahviouros


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