Trying to not raise voice.....

[Littleraysofsunshine]

I've posted recently but can't find the post on my phone....

How do you deal with your toddler without raising your voice? I've tried and it sometimes does work but more often than not my dd1 doesn't listen and I end up repeating or raising my tone.

I really hate shouting and get bbleady worn out repeating and doing this.

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How old is your toddler? We try to use the naughty step instead of shouting at our almost 3 yr old ds. I also kneel down, ask him to look at me & say quietly what I want him to do. Sometimes these methods work & sometimes they don't! Good luck

I find the more a voice is raised the more they learn to ignore it. With DD I try to keep the really loud voice for when it really counts, such as when there's a potential danger.

She jumped on a sofa yesterday and I had a newly brewed mug of tea. I told her to stop two or theree times but she didn't so I just yelled STOP once more, got her attention and then explained in my normal voice (with a certain sense of urgency) why she shouldn't have carried on.

Of course every child is going to be different, but the general psychology is the same. If they get used to something, it stops working. If you surprise them into stopping what they were doing (short, sharp, shock approach) you've got their attention.

Good luck

She's 22 months, no fear & dare devil!