When would you start using the naughty step?

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DS is 22 months and we've not felt the need to use a naughty step yet, I don't think he's old enough to be intentionally 'naughty'. If he does anything he shouldn't, e.g. recently he's realised he can climb onto the coffee table and we told him 'no' because its not very stable and might fall over, which seemed to work, although he has done it again since and we just keep saying no each time and he gets off.

But I was at a friend's the other day and her DS who is 2 climbed onto a table and was taken straight to the naughty step. She said she'd been using the step since he was one year old.

It just made me think that seemed very young - or am I being too relaxed and DS will end up thinking he can get away with anything??

Too young imo.

Not sure I'll ever use it as I don't see the point. Under 2 they are not being naughty so no.

My ds is 23 months old and we have just starting using the naughty step. It works for us though its not for everyone.

NEVER

I don't use the naughty step but I would have to disagree with the idea that kids under 2 aren't intentionally naughty... but we just discipline 22mo dd with tone of voice and, for extreme offences (!!) taking away her fave toy .. not at sleep time though, I wouldn't deprive her of him then, as I think she needs to feel secure blah blah

Never

AS SOON AS YOU MARRY HIM

Think we started around 22 mo. dd is now 27 mo and takes herself there sometimes now when she does something she knows is wrong.
She also tells dh to 'get on naughty cushion Daddy' if he does anything he shouldn't

jackstini, can't imagine your dd ever misbehaving, she's adorable.

I wouldn't use it at all - and certainly not from age 1, I can't imagine a child so young would have any idea of what was going on.

DS1 is 2.4 and a holy terror, but we have had far better results with consistently praising good behaviour and ignoring bad than with any sort of time out. Time out just feels too punitive to me, and DS1 didn't seem to get it. There are some bad behaviours that we don't ignore - principally, hitting and touching the oven - for which he gets told a firm "No [whatever]" and taken away from the incident. This is (slowly) having results. I think that, as much as possible, little children need to feel secure and connected, and I worry that time out/naughty step etc interfere with that and ultimately lead to worse behaviour, even if they can appear to have good results.

Poshtottie - have you changed your name? Not sure where I know you from (sorry)

Maybe she meant the photos = Your DD is gorgeous

My 23 month old charge gets a warning, with low tone of voice and will be sat down where ever we are if she has done something wrong - but I tend to count to 3 - and she does as she is told

I tried the 'naughty chair' idea with DD about two weeks ago, aged 23 months.

She thought it was a game. When I told her she could get down, asked her for a cuddle, she said 'no mummy, Bella sit down' and tapped the chair, and settled herself in even more, laughing .

23-month-old hits and is taken to the step. No other time.

Doh!
Thanks DM (&PT) I forget sometimes I have a profile!
dd has today put one of her toys on the naughty cushion for pushing another one. "only pretend of course - silly mummy, they're not real" she said rolling her eyes at me....

Never here. DS is 3 .agree with mog the forgetful cat.