Discipline

My son does it too. There's no stopping him sometimes 😭 I normally just have to remove him from the situation.

Remove from the situation, I’ll tell him no
Or ask him not to several times, and then if he doesn’t listen I just take his hand and make him walk away, or if a strop kicks off I just pick him up and move him away from whatever had caused the melt down ahah!

Redirect, model the behaviour/action you do want.

"No, we can't play with the mop bucket because that water is dirty. If you want to play with water, we can get some cups and do pouring in the sink/bath/water table"

If I tell my son no he’ll laugh in my face and keep doing it until I come remove him or I or his father starts counting. He like to test and see what I will do when I finish counting and he hasn’t obeyed yet but with my husband it’s an immediate and quick response as he knows what his dad will do if he finishes counting. I’m trying to stay consistent on a punishment he doesn’t like. Time out work work bc he physically can’t stay in one spot so we do playpen or quiet time without toys and he can’t come out til his time is complete. And if he escapes he goes right back in and the timer restarts. I’m trying to stick to no toys or pacifier as he thinks playing in his playpen with his paci and toy is a treat