Naughty Chair Rules!

[sarmelie]

I'm just needing some feedback from others who use the naughty chair, or other variations of it.
I put my almost 20 month old on there when shes been naughty, which she does, and stays, but i cant get her to say sorry and when its time to hop off it just seems like it was non effective. She'll just go 'cuddle cuddle' and try to skip the sorry part.
I don't know wether its because she's still quite young and doesnt really know the true meaning of sorry or wether she's just playing me!!
Any tips!!??? :fingerscrossed:

[the_queen]

She's still too young and doesn't understand why you want her to say some word. She just wants cuddles with her mumma.

[catalicious]

If she had of been older I would of said dont let her off.....

I think this should come in to play when she is 2...

I think they have a good enough understanding by then..

But I think maybe the chair alone is good enough for now.... Or maybe bring in something else like the naughty corner if you have been doing the chair for a while she might have registered that its not a big deal...

[damien's mum]

Yeah, i would agree and say maybe she is too young to understand what she has done wrong. Ds is 2 in about a week and a bit, and i can't wait to bring on the naughty chair!! Needed it really bad the last couple of weeks.. :banghead:

[♥Heaven Sent♥]

My dd says sorry sometimes and other times she wont,i think shes too young to understand,my dd is nearly 2 as well.

[Dans]

My son is 2 1/2 and I use the combination of time out and at times the naughty step. It's only in the past month that he realises what an apology is and I know get a cuddle and a sorry after he has had timeout for about 3 mins. He seems to know when he has pushed the boundaries now.

From about the age of 2 I started getting down to his level and explaining to him that what he'd done was wrong. I find myself continually saying to him "Look at Mummy" and when he looks at me that's when I explain that what's he's done is wrong.

I think the key is explaining to them that what they've done is wrong but also ignoring minor misbehaviour. I am certainly no expert though!!! and my son is no angel. It is always good to hear how other mums and dads handle misbehaviours though.

[sarmelie]

My son is 2 1/2 and I use the combination of time out and at times the naughty step. It's only in the past month that he realises what an apology is and I know get a cuddle and a sorry after he has had timeout for about 3 mins. He seems to know when he has pushed the boundaries now.

From about the age of 2 I started getting down to his level and explaining to him that what he'd done was wrong. I find myself continually saying to him "Look at Mummy" and when he looks at me that's when I explain that what's he's done is wrong.

I think the key is explaining to them that what they've done is wrong but also ignoring minor misbehaviour. I am certainly no expert though!!! and my son is no angel. It is always good to hear how other mums and dads handle misbehaviours though.

Thanks for everyones advice, feel so relieved now!
I do that too!! I always make a point of calmly explaining to her why shes on the naughty chair, and also find myself doing the whole 'look at mummy look at mummy'! Feel so Kath and Kim saying that :laughing:
Thanks again!

[tyler's mum]

tyler is 17months old, she has been very naughty the last few weeks, with biting and hitting. i sit her down and make her sit there for 5mins.

when i go over to her and stand her up. i tell her its not nice to bite or hit mummy, then i tell her to say sorry, then i ask her to kiss & hug me. she does understand and knows she has done something wrong. then for the rest of the day she is like a little angel.

a few times she has got up and walked away, i take her back and just sit and back down and tell her to stay..

it has been working wonders for us.. :fingerscrossed: