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"Water the roses and Ignore the weeds"
This method is best for toddler antics that require your attention (attention seeking behaviors or negative behaviors that follow a request you’ve made). In general, each time your child is doing something you would like to see again, praise your child and provide something that he or she would consider a reward (like your attention, praise, affection). Planned ignoring is a strategy used for undesirable toddler behavior. Each time your child is acting in a way that you do not like and do not want to see again, simply do not respond to it. This strategy helps your child understand that you will not reward their unwanted behavior with your attention but that you will always be happy to see them behaving nicely. Encourage the good behaviors and ignore the bad ones. For example, Isabelle may ask for a piece of gum very politely. I will stop what I am doing a give her that piece of gum. However, she may whine for a piece of gum (an undesired behavior) and I may not respond at all to that behavior.
Additional Stratagies
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