When did you start disciplining your kid?

[WhenSunnyGetsBlue]

My baby is nearly 7 months. I've just started taking her to baby groups and it has so far been very positive. She's a very happy and enthusiastic baby. She screams with joy at the smallest thing. Just this week though I've noticed her starting to test some boundaries. I put her in her pushchair to go home and she started fussing because she obviously wanted to carry on playing. She intentionally threw her toy out the pram for the first time. I've also notice her snatching the spoon out my hand (as I'm preloading it for her) and she can play a bit rough. She is a baby but these behaviours cross my boundaries. Above all I worry that she will be too rough with other babies in classes so I want to teach her to be gentle. Am I expecting too much? Or is now the right time to start using the word 'no'. Obviously I'm not talking about punishment, but is 6/7 months a good age to start setting boundaries eg. If you throw the toy out the pram it goes under the pushchair until we get home.

@teatoast8 honestly your poor little tot. Do you just enjoy punishing and making them cry? Because let me tell you it is having no benefit to them or their learning.

She wasn't testing boundaries at 7 months! For goodness sake. Yes she may have been frustrated but certainly not testing boundaries.

Not a troll. And my baby is just fine thanks. God what an awful thing to say. You don't even know me?!

Yep. Everyone parents differently. Nothing wrong with it. They need to learn when they've been naughty

@teatoast8 you sound awful. Poor kid.

The ONLY thing you can do to stop your child hurting another child is to be right beside them. You can absolutely not teach a 7 month old to be gentle. They have no capacity to understand their strength and by nature are curious about people around them, they absolutely will grab, scratch, pull, crawl over, and occasionally bite other little ones at soft play if given the chance. Asking an infant to think “oh that baby is smaller than me therefore I must be gentle in case I hurt them” is just not possible. You can start helping them understand that closer to two and even then it will be hit or miss.

WhenSunnyGetsBlue · Yesterday 18:22
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Thanks, but that doesn't answer the question. When would you suggest is an appropriate age to start disciplining a child

Around 3 and even then carefully and gently,

Your baby is not in control of her emotions. It’s all completely instinctual at her age.

That you are talking about “crossing your boundaries” and “discipline” at her age is frankly alarming?m.

What on earth do you mean by “disciplining” a 7 month old baby?

That you refer to her as a child is also alarming. She isn’t. Shes a baby.

You know nothing about my parenting or my child. You do you and ill carry on doing what I'm doing.

@WhenSunnyGetsBlue well you are saying awful things about your baby, tbh, and talking about her in quite a disturbing and unloving way

You sound nice 👍

Ignore her. I'm getting called names for putting my kid on the naughty step.

A lot nicer than someone who forces their 2 yo to sit on a naughty step!

What do you mean by discipline?

Maybe you @teatoast8 and the OP should meet as you clearly share a similar parenting style.

Naughty step does them no harm.

Yeah it’s a bit crazy. A baby doesn’t know about going anything right or wrong and she won’t learn it at this age. Sad post.

Ha If you say so

Honestly read some basic child psychology. It really, really does.

I meant it really does do them harm. Naughty step and the like for a 2 yo. Jesus.

Discipline doesn't mean punishment. Of course you discipline children, from as early as they can understand. If they throw something repeatedly I took it away. If they were too rough playing, they didn't get to play. If they hit me, I put them down for a few minutes. Discipline doesn't mean smacking, grounding, losing privileges. It's just imposing a consequence.

When she’s older she’ll learn that if she throws it then it will disappear. She’s a baby! At this age she needs unconditional love to help her grow.

It really doesn't. Didn't do me or my siblings any harm.

Really doesn't.

How do you know? 🤔

Yes but surely not with a 7 month old @Balloonhearts be reasonable. A baby can't hit at that age, they'd just be flailing about clearly without any intention or comprehension. To suggest otherwise is truly bonkers.