How to discipline when ds just laughs at me?

[yipeeforthesun]

DS is nearly 2 and has started pulling my hair really hard, when I tell him off he just laughs at me like I have told him the funniest joke! However stern I make my voice or angry I look he just rolls around laughing pulling it even harder - How the hell do i discipline him when everytime I tell him off for anything he thinks it's hilarious???

ignore ignore ignore

Typical 2 yr old behaviour

He wants your attention, and he wants to create a reaction, which you are giving him.

Remember, with children, negative attention is better than no attention, so try giving him lots of possitive attention, and judt ignoring him when he doesn something 'wrong'.

Ignore. Walk away. Go do something in a different room. he's doing it for the reaction so don't give him one. let him see that it's not acceptable behaviour because for a minute or so after doing it he doesn't 'exist' for you. he'll soon get tired of it.

when I ay ignore, I mean do not react.

When he pulls your hair just gently but firmly unfurl his fist from your hair while ignoring the behaviour and not stopping whatever you where doing when he pulled yourt hair. Don't give him eye contact at this stage.

I can't ignore him as he has great handfuls of my hair which he is pulling as hard as he can and he's really strong - it REALLy hurts. I was just changing his nappy and my ponytail came over my shoulder which he just grabbed and seriously almost came away with a handful of my hair.

Get up and walk away from him to a different room. Ignoring works best when they get plenty of positive attention for being good. Praise the good, ignore the bad (within reason).

Yes, DD tends to do this and it's hard to "remain calm and ignore" when faced with sudden pain... Can't help with discipline as I am useless, sorry.

Can suggest putting hair in a bun though. Seriously. Cause it's so hard to get their hands out of your hair once they've got a grip - don't give him anything to hold on to