Ok, so i tried the naughty step! - But what do you do when they won't come off it! lol

[SHAZxMAC]

I decided to try and use the time-out approach with my DD who is almost 2, but was unsure if she was too young??

After a major tantrum which ended in her hitting her brother (7 wks) on the head out of sheer frustration i tried to explain to her it wasn't right so she slapped me!

So i took her to the 'naughty step' and told her to stay there as it was naughty to hit people.

I left her for a minute - and when i went back to get her off - she said 'no - go go go' and pushed me away from her.

she had no toys, nothing to look at - but 20 minutes later she would not come off the step! lol

So i then had to pursuade her to get off the step to come and 'do drawing' with mummy!

But now i am stuck what to do! Surely the naughty step isn't for us? Or maybe is she too young? Any suggestions?

She'll egt the hang of it in the end, as long as it calms her down and stops her hitting her brother its all good isnt it?

I wouldn't have bothered persuading her to come off it as then she is getting attention kind of to do with her misbehaving
she wont stay there foever and will come off quicker if you just ignore her

we had the same with DD1 - at the start she loved the naughty/time out step - but now realises that it's not a good thing!

thing we found was to be consistent when using it. good luck

Thanks - will leave her there then next time Just that i'd never heard of that situation and it flummoxed me a little!

Also, i wonder if after that amount of time she remembers what shes doing there? Im sure she forgets?

She'll soon learn, if you explain it when you put them there and then explain again when they get off (try to use as few words as possible otherwise it will go over her head) make sure it ends with an apology and a cuddle

Good luck with next time

Set beeper for 2 minutes. When the time is up, remind her why she is there and ask for an apology. If she won't come off, leave her there.