It used to be called 'time out', now we tend to call it the naughty step.If you're thinking about employing this as a strategy in getting your child to behave, make sure you get it right.Child psychologist and author Penelope Leach says, in her book
Parents are reportedly worried that popular children’s TV show Peppa Pig is a bad influence on their toddlers.The Telegraph has reported that some parents fear the cartoon is making their children naughty.Complaints from parents included children
If discipline is a problem with your toddler - maybe she won't do as she is told or habitually breaks house rules - perhaps it is time to look at the way you behave rather than labelling your child naughty or disobedient.Are you being assertive
Toddler discipline is a hot topic. You can barely switch on the TV without a parenting programme espousing the virtue of the naughty step, the quiet corner or time out. The next thing you know, they'll be saying toddlers need an ASBO - Anti
She pokes a sandwich into the DVD player, throws her dinner on the kitchen floor and refuses to lie down while you change her nappy. What's happened to your little angel? Don't worry, your 1-year-old isn't being naughty - she just doesn't know what
, not naughty.BE REALISTIC Having realistic expectations of your toddlers abilities can help you handle those times when your childs impulses might overwhelm him and you. For example, most toddlers just wont be able to sit at a table for a prolonged
-proofing your home will eliminate the need for constant vigilance and rebukes.NAUGHTY STEP Designating a specific space such as a ‘naughty step’ for time out is popular with some mums. However, this is no good if you are in a supermarket and your child
when she's mischievous. But you can't laugh - she has to learn that when mummy says no, she means no! It's funny, she really reminds me of Tom (Starr, Mel's partner) when she's naughty - so much so that I even call her Tom sometimes, when I'm telling
BABIES: Changeful and inquiring from the word go, but sometimes doubtful and quite difficult to understand. Gemini toddlers are not naughty for the sake of it; they simply want to know what is going on and why. Adapt easily to company - any sort being
, rather than anything fastened at the waist with zips and buttonsStay calm and encouraging when your child doesn't get to the potty in time, or if he forgets all about it - it's normal, and your child's not being naughtyWhen your child does a poo or a wee
