Naughty corner just doesn't seem to be working

[cupcake78]

DS is 18mths, will not listen to NO etc so have introduced the naughty corner. However, he just thinks its a big game, laughs and then wanders off. I go get him, put him back, tell him to stay etc and he just giggles even more, its become a big game!!

What should I do?

maybe he is too young to get the naughty corner?

I had to rename the naughty corner as DS used to shout 'I naughty in naughty corner, I love naughty'.

So we called it the 'thinking corner' (prolly got this from some book), worked for a while.

18m is too young for the naughty corner. At that age you just have to keep repeating 'no' and giving firm looks and moving away from whatever it is they shouldn't be doing. Distraction plays a big part, too, when the child becomes insistent that they want to do something that they shouldn't.

I have a problem with our naughty/thinking corner too - it worked at first but now she doesn't care and just sings to herself until the two minutes are up (she's two and a half). I thought that naughty corners were the punishment ultimate solution! Probably from supernanny.

Agree with juuule. An 18 month old can't really be 'naughty.' You need some distraction techniques to use. Have you any puppets or anything like that?

I think he is too young to understanbd anything other than you are giving him attention. Short, sharp and over is what I was told with under 2's
As in 'No we don't ...blah blah... in scary mummy voice.
Turn back and walk away.
If child crumbles into attention seeking tears, quick reassuring cuddle and put down.

Worked with DD1, seems to be working withn DD2...so far...!

I need to do something with him. He's starting to hit and scratch all the time. So it has to stop. He's a strong willed little thing. Too like his mother for his own good

So generally he's too young for Naughty Corner. I have tried egnoring bad and praising good behaviour, that hasn't worked.

When I try and distract his attention he just throws, book/toy at me or pulls my hair and then follows by shouting at my face. No doesn't work and i'm no shrinking violet so its firm and he knows when its naughty.

Puppets are a possible, haven't got any but have plenty of odd socks so maybe I could get creative .

I remember between age 1 and 2 being difficult. No chance of reasoning etc.

I think I was quite physical - what I mean is constantly moving them away from things physically and onto something else.

It's a difficult age from that point of view but gets easier from 2 when they can understand more.

I used puppets a lot with my ds1 who was/is very challenging. They worked really well. You feel like a bit of an idiot getting the puppet out in front of visitors though!

Cornsilk, how did you use them?

IMO far too young for naughty step - he needs to be able to make quite a complex intellectual judgement to benefit from such an approach.

At his age discipline needs to be instant and move on immediately. And saved for serious offences - pulling cat's tails, hitting/biting/spitting and the like.

So if he hits you

• hold his arm firmly but gently, squat down so you are nose to nose
• put on your cross (but not scary) mummy face
• say firmly (no shouting) "don't hit mummy"
• Stand up, break eye contact and walk away

If he throws something

do the same but say, for example, "don't throw juice"

But at 18 months there will be very few things that are naughty - more exuberance and lack of awareness....

Yes cupcake. With my ds1 they worked really well.