Disciplining a 1 year old

Sounds like the 'only child syndrome!"

You need to set guidelines, as he does understand. You need to give him a time out for continual bad behavior. The rule of thumb is one minute per birth year, (i.e., 2 minutes for a two year old). This takes patience. If he leaves the corner, make him return. Sit him on a chair and explain why this is happening. When speaking to him, get at his level, don't talk down to him. Maintain eye contact.

Also, check out your husband's behavior with him. Does he implement discipline? If so, this is the reason his behavior is different while around him.

As to him hanging on you, you should engage him in a few educational toys, wooden puzzles, toys that will make him think and occupy his time and help develop his skills. Patience is virtue!

For other tips, try and catch a few episodes of SuperNanny on the ABC network.

Good luck!

I am also having the same problem with my 13 month old girl but i also have a two month old boy. she hits and bangs on things and sits on her brother. Ihave been told not to be afraid to tap her hands but when i tried that she hit me back. telling her no and redirecting doesn't work, she just smiles at me and goes right back to it and she is too young for time outs. i need help too. any suggestions?

I have an 11 month old daughter and as a mother of 4, I've learned a few things by trial and error. I am glad to say that my daughter does not throw tantrums or have beg for my attention. My husband and I play with her together for atleast 2 hours a day. She has our attention, while my husband works and I stay at home, she knows when daddy comes home, it's play time so she knows we love her. It is important for children to have personal time together with both parents. If not the child will "act out" to get it. I know from experience with my second child. I had to work and he did not like that he did not get that attention with both parents daily. It did affect him as he is old enough to tell me, he's 9. It doesnt hurt to try . Everything else that needs to be done around the house can wait. Your child can not. Good Luck and I hope this helps

My son gets attention from me alot. he wants it 24/7 though. he has started getting better, but still hits and tries getting into things he knows he cant have. he is my first child (therefore an only child so far) i have been told he needs a sibling to play with, but i am in nursing school and cannot have another child for a year and a half. I give him my attention most of the day when he is awake and do my studying while he sleeps.. maybe he gets too much attention? should i encourage him to play alone some?

Sorry.. more clarification:
he just turned a year old, i have noticed that he only acts out when his dad and i are both home. my husband recently had surgery on his back so he has been off work for the past couple months and so he has been home alot. that is when my son started acting up. when he is alone with me he is well behaved, and when he is alone with my husband he is well behaved. but as soon as we are all three together, ge gets naught.. seem like a fight for attention? I dont know

I am a grandmother of 5 girls. Small children will push you as much as you let them.. When you try to say the NO word they are from there on testing your parenting skills even tho they don't even know what that means yet. A child will rebel at any age and will continue to force you into letting them have thier own way by crying or hurting other siblings to get thier point across that they mean business! Once you give them leverage to allow them to get there way the first time even at a very young age they will soon come to know that mommy NO's might be turn into a Yes with a little crying. Some child will become more violent if there needs are not made with in the time they give you.... yes with in the time you give them.. Children that stand there ground against a parent is the child that knows that mommy will soon give in. You must from the start let the child know what is right and what is wrong.Never let a child over ride you into a decision that you are not happy with.

You can take away like there favorite toy for a night or two.. Time out has it's ups and down.. many child won't even sit in a chair for time out, they will try anything to get unattached from that chair. Stand by all of your rules when you set a child to the appropiate punishment for the thing they have done wrong. Never talk to the child when they are in time out.. When they talk to you and see you responding they know from that point you have a breaking point and they will try anything to reach it.
they will promise to be good and the list goes on and on. Not paying attention to a child will let him know that you have the upper hand and as time goes he will realize that you will not respond to him or pay him attention until his time in the chair is over.

good luck to you !

It is normal for children to experiment with different behaviors, including biting. Don't make a big deal of it, at this age they are just experimenting. (That means don't scream, yell, make an interesting face, give them extra (even bad) attention for it. Do your level best to not react to the pain of the biting itself (as your reaction is interesting in itself to a young child BUT calmly say no biting and gently and firmly set them down on the floor for about 20 seconds. Then pick them up lovingly as if nothing had happened and go about your business. At this age they learn from experience. They don't need additional negative consequences. Just a short separation from your loving embrace WITHOUT scolding. To a one year old our attention is the most powerful motivator, and even bad attention (our scolding and yelling and alarm is intriguing to them.