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terrible two's Spitting
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We have entered the terrible two's ~ hitting~ kicking~ torchering doggie's~ getting naked and sometimes peeing in the toilet sometimes anywhere~ temper tantrums~ whining ~ but my problem is the spitting, I just dont have any idea of how to get him to stop. It is a body function that i just get him to stop, the rest of the stuff is getting better with disapline methods but short of taping his mouth closed (jk) I dont know how to get him to stop. I have tried ignoring it, time out& bedroom timeout. the more i tell him its yucky and gross the more he seems to do it. Ideas please?
Posted on 07/17/08, 01:07 am |
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Do you freak out more when he spits vs anything else? If so, he may be doing it more as an attention grabber. Is is possible (I dont think I could) to ignore it to see if the spitting stops?
Good luck...this is a tough one. 
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This is gonna sound horrible but I would put a little bit of mustard in his mouth!!! Yes he will scream and cry but ..... may do the trick to stop the spitting!! Hugs and good luck
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Sorry but I'm a fan of a tiny rap on the lips to get his attention. Short and to the point.
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My daughter always spits at something or someone she's mad at. I tell her that it's nasty because that word holds a lot of weight with her. It really hasn't caused her to slack off any though.
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I put a nasty taste in his mouth like lemon juice or something and tell him no spit-it has slacked a little bit..FINALLY
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LOL Holly!!! I also have used a flick to the front teeth for biting and that's worked also.
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Mine will spit sometimes too. Yesterday I told her that she isn't a cat, because she's taken to spitting on her hands and then rubbing her hands over her face and through her hair - GROSS!
Mostly, though, she stands at the basin while dad or I are cleaning our teeth (Not while she is mind you!) and spit into the basin LOL!
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My son went through ALL of those annoying behaviours and now he's graduated to nose picking...then he got it in his head to taste a bit, which of course made me scream out "no no no don't do that!". So now his favourite thing to do is get a little booger and taunt me by waving it about in front of his mouth... he thinks its hysterical...
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They're delightful, aren't they? LOL! The only people who think they are, are people who haven't spent a lot of time around a toddler ;-)
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