What consequence for 'naughtiness'? (2 year old)

[amunt]

We used to put our toddler in the travel cot when he kept doing something he knew shouldn't do (e.g. climb on the table). This worked as a pretty good deterrent, but now he can get out easily. We have a really small house and nowhere to put him for a time out or whatever. There would be no chance of naughty step yet as he would just think it's a game. Any ideas?
Thanks

Hi there! We just sit our toddler down on the spot and don't let him move/play with anything for two minutes. Works a treat! Good luck.

Cheers for getting back. Do you have to hold him there? I think ours would keep getting up, but will give it a go.

I've put DS nearly 2.4 in his cot for screaming because he does it in DDs/my face which makes me really and when I try to walk away to calm down he follows me. personally I don't believe in time outs and I don't like doing this. (this sort of explains why) I also think at 2 they just don't get it.

But just thinking about the climbing thing...could be a schema rather than being 'naughty'?! some info here - seeing things like this as an uncontrollable urge has stopped me taking it so personally..I'm trying to find healthy outlets for it now.

sorry that doesn't answer your question about punishment but that first site has helped me to realise that praising the behaviour I'd like to see more of makes much more of a difference than getting worked up about bad behaviour when I really don't think it's deliberately that a lot of the time

Yes he's fine but I think it's cos that's what we've always done (and if he tries it on he'd just repeatedly get sat down).