Help! Ds really likes the naughty step - what do I do now?

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Ds isn't really a particularly trying toddler or anything, but he has his moments. Have been using the naughty step but he seems to like it - the second I say 'no' he starts singing 'naughty step, naughty step' and takes himself off there! Long before it has escalated to the stage where I would actually use the step.

So how do I deal with really bad behaviour such as hitting/kicking/throwing stuff that is dangerous? Or continued misbehaviour when I have already told him to stop whatever it is?

keep at it - DS2 was exactly the same - used to trot quite happily off to the naughty step.......then slowly realised that actually mummy/daddy meant it, and that he didn't always want to go when he had to - then he started to dislike it, now he screams blue murder, completely with 1000's of crocodile tears if we so much as point at it.

Ok, so it's just a matter of persistence, then? Thanks.

PS He is very keen to send me to the naughty step too if I do anything he doesn't like, the little terror... got a bit cross the other day and shouted and was told: 'Mummy, naughty step'.

I shouldn't laugh I suppose but it does sound funny being sent to the naughty step by your own toddler

Certianly with DS2 it was a matter of persistance - as with most things that 'entertain' toddlers - the novelty soons wears thin - and then they get bored of it and don't want to do it (can't comment on wanting to send you to the naughty step though - he may decide that there to stay )