I agree with Sarah! she's absolutely right. it's so easy to forget about the praise when they're constantly behaving badly but praise even the smallest things that he does that are good. he'll love the attention.
one more thing that is important is to be consistent. if you've said he is being punished for something stick to it. don't reward him when he stops doing that thing. so say he's been screaming for whatever reason and you've said ';stop screaming or...';. if he doesn't stop screaming, punish him.or if he does stop screaming at some later stage, still punish him. it sounds harsh but they soon figure out to use it to their advantage.
that has been the hardest thing for me but i found that if i didn't say what i was going to do, then he use that to his advantage. when doing that though it's very important not to say things you're not actually going to do!!I have a 2 yr old son who is driving me crazy. He climbs out of his carseat, wont sit in a buggy. Any advice?
Try to distract him by putting toys he likes in the car or buggy with him to play with. Sit him in the car seat or buggy then hand him the toy and talk to him about it/show it to him (get him interested/distracted).
When he's playing with it, plug his seat belt in. Try not to make a fuss if he starts to make a fuss, just stay calm and neutral and carry on plugging him in. If you react to his fussy behaviour you are giving him attention which he could view as positive, if you ignore the behaviour he is not getting any emotion from you, so the idea is that he'll eventually give up.
If you plug him in without him making any fuss, give him loads of praise and attention (maybe a sticker or and activity he enjoys doing as a reward). You need to give him loads of attention for good behaviour and no attention for fussy behaviour.
Hope this helps!
First get a quality car seat that is child proof.
Second, does he do this all the time? He may have a behavioral issue that needs medical attention... Sorry to jump to the end of the spectrum here but you CAN'T rule it out on your own. A few trips to the doctor could ease your mind and then you can concentrate on giving him the attention he needs or distracting him so he learns to play on his own.
Just the age. But you do mention sitting in a carseat or buggy. These are very inactive activities for a child. Take him to a park and wear him out before taking him on a stroll. He probably just has some pent up energy.
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