When Your Toddler’s Behavior is a Problem

 How to handle Toddler's behaviour

I’ve been in denial for a while that my toddler’s behavior is a problem. He is about to turn 2 years old. I have dismissed problem behaviors because of his age. I kept telling myself he would grow out of it with time…

But one day I listened to a seasoned mother of five children talk about the correction she did with her children. She started teaching her children to obey before they could even crawl!

She explained that when she taught her children to obey, she did it joyfully and not out of anger. It was also to help protect her children from danger. When she was giving examples of “how to know your toddler’s behavior is a problem”, I was thinking…yep, that describes my child.

Examples of Toddler Problem Behaviors :

-When I’m trying to talk to someone and I’m holding him, he is wiggling and throwing his head back to try and get down from my lap or arms. I am legit wrestling him.

-When he gets really upset, he starts hitting his head on whatever is near. Like the floor, his highchair. etc.  

-He gets mad and hits. I’ve seen him do this to other little kids and he’s done it to adults as well. I’ve told him “no-hit” but he knows Mama doesn’t actually mean no because I don’t follow through with anything afterward.

Making a Toddler Behavior Plan:

First, my husband and I have to be on the same page with discipline. After my son went to sleep, we made the list above, of the behaviors we needed to deal with.

Next, we decided which behaviors we wanted to start with first. We couldn’t correct EVERYTHING on day 1 so we started small. 

We discussed how we would correct the behavior. Would we give a warning? How would we teach him what he couldn’t do? How long until we would start adding consequences? What would the consequences be?

The most important part was our mindset and consistency. We had to discipline out of love. We were not making changes because we were angry, it is for our son’s good and safety.

Implementing the Toddler Behavior Plan:

My husband and I agreed on what we felt most comfortable with for disciplining our child. That looks different for everyone! Your child may respond well to something that mine doesn’t!

While correcting and training my child, I want to be shepherding his heart well because all behavior is an overflow of our hearts. I highly recommend the book Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Tedd Tripp. It is a biblical perspective on toddleractivities

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