I have a 14 month old boy and hes so wild hes in to everything he takes no notice of me when i correct him .?

Question

Any ideas

Answer 1

At that age they don't understand when they are corrected! Just tell him firmly that its wrong and he will eventually understand. Give him attention, praise and cuddles when he is being good , and not when he is being bad ( ie shouting etc) . Good luck!

Answer 2

I have a girl the same age. If she goes to touch something she shoudn't I firmly say "No"  and she stops and looks at me. I look in her eyes with a firm look on my face which says i'm being serious.

Sometimes she will smile at me with a cheeky grin and touch the item anyway, bless her but most of the time she will listen and leave whatever it is alone.

If she's tired she will ignore me and sometimes I will have to remove her from the area.

She's a good girl though. It;s not really about the word no it's about the tone of your voice. No need to shout at all but be firm and don't giggle or smile.

Answer 3

In other words, you have a baby...?  Stop correcting, and start redirecting.

Answer 4

lol great is this a boy thing mine is 10wks old

Answer 5

Lock him under the stairs. Seemed to work for Harry Potter.....

Answer 6

A good spanking on the butt with your hand!

He will take notice.

Yes... i'm in favor of spanking. And when parents that are at their wits end and don't spank ask me how I have 2 well behaved, awesome kids that go everywhere, even adult dinners and are invited to all company functions, strangers stop me to compliment their behavior....I say........

I spank my kids.

And have since they were 2, now they are 10 and 6 and have not needed a spanking in over a year!

Answer 7

When you say 'NO' he has to know you mean it.  He is pushing the boundaries.  Don't say 'NO' over and over and just give up because he ignores you.  And don't make threats 'I'm going to spank you' and then don't actually do it.  My brother's wife does that all the time and never spanks her son.  He is into EVERYTHING also, and they do nothing about it.  He's even broken things - at MY HOUSE!!!  I now dread seeing them coming.

Answer 8

Hi, Toddlers are a handful aren't they? Your little boy will be naturally curious and impulsive about everything and keen to explore. You have to decide how much you will allow him to get into everything. My general rule is that anything that won't harm him ( remove or lock away harmful things  from his environment) and is not a precious possession of yours ( again lock away) is fair game for exploration, even if it makes a mess or undoes something you have just done. If it is the mess that worries you, small children this age will love to imitate adults by picking up a duster or brush to "help" mum. You could turn this into a game of beat the clock as your son gets older.

I also agree with advice others have given that you shouldn't just resign yourself to your son not paying attention. When you instruct him to stop doing something remove him from the situation, he is too young to make this decision for himself, explain in simple terms why the behaviour is unacceptable and show him what you expect him to do instead. Distraction is  a great technique as is praising the behaviour you like, young children are usually delighted to repeat behaviour they receive praise for. Unfortunately they will also repeat behaviour they receive attention for so try and give more attention to the behaviour you want than the behaviour you don't. This isn't a quick fix and you will have to persevere but hope it's helpful, best wishes, Clare.

Please don't take the spanking advice for two very good reasons 1) it's abusive behaviour 2) it just doesn't work, (and no, kids being good as gold because they are frightened and bullied into it isn't good parenting).

Answer 9

umm sounds just like my 14 mth old but he takes notice of his dad when he says no but no takes no notice of me, he gets up to all sorts but hey i think its funny at times l love them at this age, my advice would be enjoy him distract him if hes at someting he shouldnt there plenty of time for teaching him about no and correcting him

Answer 10

Of course he doesn't - he's still a baby!

You don't expect a child of that age to take notice of you. What you do is that at the same time that you tell them No you physically remove them from whatever it is they are trying to do that they shouldn't. No doesn't mean "please don't do that". It means "you will now stop doing that." At fourteen months, it's up to the adult saying No to do the stopping.

Answer 11

when you tell him no for something, make sure you are looking in his face. if he does it again, spank his butt once or twice. if he is getting into things, tapp his hand. and tell him at the same time "mommy said no" enough to shock them to get their attention. it worked for me through enough kids. some kids don't respond to time out, or re-direction constantly. you should re-direct them after the warning is given, then spank if he doesn't respond.- not to change the subject but to you mean he doesn't respond to your "voice"?? like you tell him and he keeps doing it?? if so, get him a hearing test. anything can cause problems hearing, ear infection, ear wax, etc. but if he looks at you when you speak, then you just have a normal 14mo old who is tryng his limits and you need to start now.- by the way, another helpful hint: you should always use "no". not "knock it off, or quit it or stop it!" babies like that don't understand all the general language to respond. and you can't besitting on the couch across the room telling him, no. be in front of him so you have his attention.

Answer 12

Who do you blame when the child is a brat ?

The Mother and the Father.

Get it together, be a proper parent.

Answer 13

my dtr notices me but she is into everything too. my husband and i are going crazy. i don't remember my son being like that. but then again we only remember the "GOOd" things.

good luck. we are pregnant again due in sept. keep a very good eye on him. has he started climbing. mine sure has and that for sure is definitely earlier than my son did!