Maggie has officially had her first time out!

shockandawe · #1 October 12th, 2011, 05:51 AM

I can't believe I've had to do it already, but I'm sorta traditional in that I figure if I let it go once, I know exactly what will happen.

There is a pretty significant gap on our upstairs baby gate (the baseboards are just that tall), and she can just slide under it and go down the stairs. Well she finally figured that out this morning. I usually block off the gap, but with selling the house, I've had to declutter everything and stage the house. I can't block that up as easily anymore. First time, I corrected her and told her no. She tried it again (I let the first one slide). So, time out was officially the next course of action.

When did this happen? I want my baby back. LOL

sfarrow3 · #2 October 12th, 2011, 06:50 AM

I know....its kinda sad, but hang in there. London is the same way she is soooo smart and is very observant. I promise if she sees it once she can automatically repeat it. We actually started time outs this week too and she totally understands it. I will say "Londy you wanna go to time out" and she will shake her head No! lol

shockandawe · #3 October 12th, 2011, 07:19 AM

Honestly I'm so sick of saying no the last two weeks that I'm seriously thinking of saying yes just once so I can remember what the word sounds like.

Lilly Bella · #4 October 12th, 2011, 07:22 AM

we try not to say no actually. i make sure the area is free of stuff that could get her in trouble and we say yes instead of no. it's worked perfectly for 7 years and i have 2 older, pretty amazing kids from this tactic

sfarrow3 · #5 October 12th, 2011, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by shockandawe

Honestly I'm so sick of saying no the last two weeks that I'm seriously thinking of saying yes just once so I can remember what the word sounds like.

I know right!!! ha ha

Jule'sMomInOR · #6 October 12th, 2011, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Lilly Bella

we try not to say no actually. i make sure the area is free of stuff that could get her in trouble and we say yes instead of no. it's worked perfectly for 7 years and i have 2 older, pretty amazing kids from this tactic

I also try to minimize saying "no". I reserve it for when it's really important that she listen, so that she knows I really mean business and she better listen. Hopefully this could save her when she tries to run in front of a moving car one day.

nevergivingup · #7 October 12th, 2011, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Lilly Bella

we try not to say no actually. i make sure the area is free of stuff that could get her in trouble and we say yes instead of no. it's worked perfectly for 7 years and i have 2 older, pretty amazing kids from this tactic

Yes you certainly do

sfarrow3 · #8 October 12th, 2011, 02:05 PM

I honestly feel some tactics work well for some kids and others don't. I have a friend that has 6 kids and honeslty out of the 6 the 2nd one is the worst and most difficult and her parenting style is closest to Mariah. She has to deal with that child TOTALLY different than the other 5 as far as parenting style goes. The child is now 10 and has been suspended from school twice already...ha ha

shockandawe · #9 October 13th, 2011, 05:56 AM

Maggie is nowhere near that bad. But I think it's cuz I'm on her like a hawk. Maggie is adventurous and she's interested in absolutely everything that isn't hers to play with. The toilet, the remote controls, the paper on the desk, the keyboard...the list goes on. She only wants what we have. That's generally when she hears. She's also into climbing. Anything and everything (except out of the crib thus far)...so it's all a matter of helping her find her guard rails with the every day stuff.

The dangerous stuff is an entirely different thing for sure. I physically intervene when it's dangerous and remove her from the situation. And she hears her name and Stop.

When she hears no she laughs (has from day one), and then she pushes her limit. Like yesterday, after her time out, she tried the gate again, and I said no. She stopped dead in her tracks and smiled at me, said Hi, and kept touching the gate, leaning up against it like it was the back of a chair. She's just being normal, and isn't in all that much danger...she knows how to do the stairs well enough that I just about trust her to do them on her own entirely...But she's pressing. On one hand it's funny as heck. On the other hand, it's like dang, this is tiring.