Quote From: missy77the 1-2-3 might work for some but I personally don't believe in 1-2-3 it gives the kids time to act out 2 times before stopping! I do 1 warning, that's it!
When I used to go out in public with my then 4 y/o child he used to scream, run, hide, well everything you had said, I used to be very embaressed, you know what I did once, I found a corner, and put him there for 4 min, well belive me he was embaressed, yes he did not want to go, no he did not stay, It took me 20 min of me putting him back in the corner everytime he would run away,(I also had his brother who was 1 in his stroller) With no words no arm grabbing, he would kick and scream the whole nine yards, After he finished his 4 min, belive me he DID NOT want to go back!!!! I even had people giving me the thumbs up and smilling at me for doing this in a calm manner, I did not freak out once.<
Now he is 8 and his brogher 5, when we go out in public, I have people telling me "wow your children listen and are quite" Because they know that even if we are in public,. the disciplin will still happen, that is why you should alway's do the same disciplin at home and out! As soon as they do something that is unaceptable, time out! don't give them the chance to make that mistake 3 times before doing something!
Wow, you did that in public! That's GREAT!!! That's pretty much what we do here if she's acting up...almost exactly....but my 26 month old (Two and then some) will not sit in a stroller anymore, so if I take Hannah to a corner, she realizes this is her chance to make a BREAK for it!!! (She usually goes for something to pull off the shelf!) Thats great that you did that whole nine yards with 20 minutes of putting him back in the corner. How many times did you have to do that? I did that once at the grocery store, with putting her back everytime and it took like 30 minutes of her running out and screaming bloody murder. I don't know if I have the gumption to do it again, but if thats what it takes! Thanks everyone for all the great advice~!!!
