Is there any way to discipline a 12 month old?

I'm not really sure they understand no, but I think M needs something.
She and J were just playing and she wanted to be where he was, so she grabbed his hair and pulled him out of the way. How do I teach her this is not ok?

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well i found out that no dosnt work, all dd did was laugh at me. i started saying bad girl and she just started to understand, now when she sees the dog do something wrong she will say bad girl dd is 18m but i started around 12m and she eventually got it... good luck, its gotta be tough dealing with 2

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Tell her no (hitting, pulling, etc...) and remove her from the situation.

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You can say No, like I do - but the pediatrician laughed and said they really don't understand no at this age

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I raise my voice and say NO. He usually gets the point. Other times, he laughs at me.

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Posted by Stefanie

I raise my voice and say NO. He usually gets the point. Other times, he laughs at me.

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I kinda do it like Dog training...

No... and the action

"no biting" "no hiting" etc and remove her from what she is doing....

SOme days she gets it..... other days she gets it and pretends not too

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ITA with what other posters have said. Just keep at it and they'll eventually get it. You're starting a good foundation even if it doesn't seem like DC is getting it now. I think it helps to be specific too. Even if DC doesn't get it, it's helping YOU become a better disciplinarian. We do time out with DD who is now 20 months and have been for a few months now. It's doesn't work so well, but I do it anyway and figure that she's getting used to it and will eventually understand the idea of "consequences". When they're so small you can hold them on your lap with your arms around them and not speak to them...just let them squirm and whine and then after like a minute (or less depending on age) turn them around to face you and tell them why they had time out. Again, don't know if it's working but that's what we're doing and I think for 20 months I've got a pretty good girl on my hands :)

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i'm not sure if what i'm doing is right, but i'm not one of those moms that refuses to say the word "no". i've said it to her since she started getting into mischief and it's worked well for me. she understands "no" and when i use my angry voice she cries because she knows i mean business.

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I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one whose DC laughs at them when they try to discipline I actually have to keep MYSELF from laughing because I raise my voice and say "NO!" and she laughs hysterically!

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ds is only 8 months.

when he tries to pull my hair i firmly say - no, we dont pull hair , and make sure to look serious and no smiles. same thing for when he tries to pull my necklace... now I dont put him down somewhere.else. I keep him near me in which he tries again and I repeat the process a few times, then seems to ease up.

he's little so there is repetition in his learning since he doesnt speak yet.

if its something where you need to remove them from another baby you should have a time out place- like a pack and play with no toys inside.

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I will echo what others have said and say no firmly, no laughing or smiling. I then add in be nice to Declan aND TAKE HIS HAND AND STROKE SOME PART OF THE OTHERS BODY, FACE ARM ETC., Sorry for caps. Its hard with twins but they'll eventually get it. We have wars every day over here

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i just want to add..i agree with most of the above posters, i say no firmly, and then pull her out of the situation..Melania has been hitting when shes frustrated, so i take her hand and put it to her side and tell her "we DONT hit Melania"
i try to use other words besies "no" all the time, otherwise they never take it seriously..
I DONT agree with calling them "bad girl" or "bad boy"..it promotes very low self esteem..and quiet frankly, if you give poor behavior negative attention, your dc is getting "attention" period. I think removing them from the act, and then moving on quickly works best.

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I gave mini time outs starting at 10 mts old. I gave one warning "no!" for whatever behavior I wanted to stop.

If he did it again, laughed at me, etc, I got down and said "No!" firmly, and then "Time out!"

I picked him up, moved him a few inches away, plunked him down, and walked away.

He definitely knew he was in trouble!

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say sternly "No hitting"and remove her from the situation