Trying to discipline a toddler that doesn't care

you have to keep putting him back in time out. watch a couple episodes of supernanny, it helped me.

It's not that he doesn't care, it's more that he has never been taught the rules. You need to implement them and consistently use them. Decide on the discipline method you will be using and stick to it.

One thing to do would be lower your expectations. He's very very young yet. He doesn't care because he's a toddler. And time out will not likely be successful at this age.

Key for young children such as your son is to redirect inappropriate behavior. A firm no and redirection done over and over will eventually get through to him. You could put him in his room with the door closed for time out, removing all toys that he may play with (and making sure that he's safe in there).

Another mom with a very young child here has started the counting game; She corrects the behavior and then, if it continues, she counts 1 2, ect. If she gets to five, her daughter goes to time out.

How old?

You have to start by making him care. In my experience, that means inflicting a little bit of pain on his rear end. With some children, it is the only thing that works. Don't think of it as punishment for what he is doing. Think of it as training him to be respectful and obedient to his parents. It's training for the future, and it's even more important now that you are expecting another child. The second one learns from the first, so training the second one will be much easier. Tell him one time what you expect, and then tell him what the consequences will be if he doesn't give heed. Don't count, don't threaten, and don't delay. Immediate follow-through is key. You will probably see improvement in a very short amount of time.

2 is too young. Redirect and use time-in.

Nanny I really don't understand your obsession with spanking. Every single person who comes here with a discipline question you say "spank".

You don't even ask how old the kid is. If he was one would you tell her to spank him? What age is too young in your mind to spank kids?