is very hard!

i've tried avoiding using no and go for danger or hot but she pays no attention, most of the time looks at me and laughs! what techniques do you use?

I feel your frustration. I asked the same question a while back. Here we are . . .

http://www.babiesandall.com/t5472-aaaaarrrrrggghh-how-do-you-enforce-the-word-no

thanks meg i'll check in a min x

i've always just used a stern no technique, but started from around 6 months, and luckily both my children seem to understand no very well and generally listen
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"No" is the funniest word in the dictionary - apparently!

EmVar wrote:

"No" is the funniest word in the dictionary - apparently!

ellie finds it quite Funny too x

I have brought Thomas' trsvel cot down and when he does something he shouldnt I say no and if he carries on (which he usually does) I put him in he travel cot for 1 min. I then take him out and say to him to say sorry which he cant do but he kisses me!
At the moment he just thinks saying no is some sort of game. But what makes me laugh is he must know what it means, when im feeding him and he does not want anymore he shakes his head no!!!! x

yeah oliver seems to think the definition of 'no' is 'carry on what your doing and pay no attention the the mad woman in the background' i usually just have to go over and take him away myslef x

They all understand 'no' but whether they act on it is another matter.

Wil knows when I say 'no' I mean it because I have a tone I only use for 'no'. Sometimes he respects it and sometimes he doesn't just depends what he is doing and whether he is really bothered about it.

I use warnings and then following through on the warning. I generally use 'if you do it again I will take (whatever he is playing with) away' I usually end up removing it for at least a few minutes. First time I remove something I usually take it for a couple of minutes then give it back to him with a repeat of the warning. 2nd time it is gone for the day. Wil generally loses interest in the few minutes it is gone so often he doesn't get things back because he doesn't want them.

I also use removing him from the situation too (e.g. when he is playing with the washing machine or winding the animals up)

jo, i say no to benjy and he shakes his head as if to understand, but goes on a furthur 3/4 times to test me. I keep enforcing it and in the end he listens...most of the time