"Naughty Spot" for 14 Month Old?

I also think 14 months is too young for time out. I have a 14 month old and I just accept that I need to make his environment acceptable for a child his age and not expect too much. I don't let him get into situations where he could get into trouble. For example, there is nothing within reaching distance that he can break. And so on.

I think it probably varies on the child. I started using time-outs when my son was 20 months or so. It has always worked well, even if it's just to get him to calm down and use his words. 14 months might just be too young though.

it really depends on the ability of your daughter to understand. will she be able to put together the fact that she is in the naughty spot because of what she did? if so than you go by one minute per year of age.most children will understand this by the age of 2 if not a little earlier. good luck to you

I watched a dr. phil episode and he said that children that young can't grasp the concept of what a "time out" is. I think 14 months is way too young for a naughy spot.

i think if they are to the point where they purposely test you, then time out is perfectly acceptable.

Hey there K.. We put our daughter in time outs according to her age. At around one she had to sit in a chair facing the wall for one minute. At two she has to sit on her bed for two minutes (or until she quits screaming) I dont think there's a specific age to start disciplining... its what works for you and your child. They need to understand that what they are doing is wrong...or unsafe... putting them in time out just remember that they have short attention spans so if you leave them in timeout too long they do not understand what they did or what is going on. A one minute time out for a one year old is long enough and at the end go explain why they were put there.

I have a 10 month old who likes to get into everything. Recently I started putting him in time out but at his age he doesn't understand "sitting in the corner" because he just gets up and crawls away. So I put him in his playpen with no toys and i set our kitchen timer for 5 minutes. but I've started counting to three before I put him in there. For instance, he is always standing up to the tv and hitting it with his toys. I tried over and over and over again to tell him "no" and move him away but he just kept doing it over and over again. It didn't effect him too much when I first started doing time outs but now I say "1 sit, 2 sit" and usually before I say "3" he sits down, but if he doesn't then he goes into time out.

I just started doing it within the last couple weeks. I think it will take some time to work completely but I think that your 14 month old is ready. better sooner, then later. Good luck and don't give up. Also the timer works great because once it goes off your daughter will know that time is up rather then her crying for mommy to let her out.... maybe you've already tried this, but if not, you should definantly try it.

I think now is about the time to start time out. "they" say one minute per year is fine. Im sure sitting in timeout, away from what happened or going on will help her see. She wont like it, thats what you want. She will learn that when she does something wrong she has to take time out. It all takes time, all. Next will be potty training, bed time, homework, roles, roles, roles. Takes time you both will get it going.

The naughty spot is a good idea. Just don't make her sit there more than 15 minutes. They forget why they are being put in time out after so long and it becomes meaningless, which defeats the purpose.

Something that has worked well for us has been calling it a "get happy spot". When my oldest daughter starts acting up, she sits down in the corner of the couch until she can say she's happy. We had problems with her throwing fits every time we told her "no", and this seems to have taken care of the attitude problems. She's 2 1/2 now, and we've been doing this for about a year.

My son is also 14 months old and we have a time out chair for him. The first few times we used we had to keep putting him back and telling him he was in time out but now he knows that when we say " Do you want to sit in time out(or your chair) that he is doing something wrong. And he also has learned that when he is in time out that he can't get up. He doesn't get it often but its nice to have it there when a simple no-no isn't working any more.

I don't know the "official" rules regarding age, but she is probably too young for it just yet. I tried it with my daughter a few months ago (she's 19 months old now), and it was a hilarious disaster.

I did everything the SuperNanny said, but my daughter had no concept of it as a punishment. She thought that sitting in her chair facing the wall was fun! She sat there for a full five minutes, playing with her feet and giggling. Then she got up, ran around the house a little, and sat back down in the naughty chair (of her own volition) to play some more.

I'm going to wait until she's two. That seems more reasonable to me.

with our daughter, we have always done one minute per year in the "naughty spot." So if she's one then she has to sit there for one minute. It has worked really well I think it is the consistancy that also has a huge impact. She is four now and we have the same approach. I hope that this a little helpful to you.

we have a high dinning room table so the chairs are high and we have a booster seat that straps around the chair and chiold and thats where our naughty spot is it worked better then in the corner or on her bed, she has been doing it for the last few years. good luck but start them whilke they are little.

Testing you on purpose has more to do with just seeing a "response" in generally, she's figuring out how people work. Time out ideally should be used as a break time, punishment is another story. The concept of consequences has to be fully understood for a time out punishment to work. At her age the best and most effective strategy for effective behavior management is distraction. When they are little and are doing something you don't want them to do, saying no! from across the room is hit and miss with effectiveness. Walk over to where she is, tell her EX: "No touch" and then redirect her to something she can touch. If she's throwing something that she shouldn't, take it away from her and then giver her something she can explore with, if throwing is the thing she is currently in to. It's fairly easy to get a toddler distracted by something more interesting. You both will be happier with redirection.

I read recently (I think in a parenting magazine) that toddlers don't truly understand what a time out is or what 'no' means until they're about 18 months old. My son is now 18 months old and is sort of able to sit in one spot for a time out. But I am sure it is different for each child. You could probably try with yours and if it doesn't work just wait a few more months. But also remember that she is starting to get to the "terrible twos" stage and will start testing you a lot. Mine definately does too! Just be consistent and she will definately figure it out and know that Mommy means business. Good luck!