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I don't think you should be disciplining a baby. I think they should just be given natural consequences. They have no concept of right or wrong and they won't do for a long time. I think understanding there behaviour and why they do what they do and understanding that what they are doing is more likely them learning something that will help them with a bigger skill in the future. Changing ur mindset to they r exploring rather then just trying to annoy u is really important especially at this age. Like if they start to crawl or walk off into a dangerous situation u just simply remove them from the situation, put them bk in pram or in a carrier or hold there hand which is much more effecting then shouting at them n disciplining them x

For example them throwing things on the floor is them experimenting and figuring out their fine motor skills x

yes i agree with you but when i move him from somewhere dangerous and he’s screaming and hitting me, there’s nothing i can do to make him feel it’s not ok ? babies are very intelligent i think i should do more than let him throw all his plate on the floor and then be mad about it , isn’t there ?

It is a controversial topic n it's mainly on how u want to raise ur child personally I believe it's better to redirect there actions n give them something they can throw on the floor instead and then try to get them to eat there food that way. I don't believe in disciplining ur child this generally means shouting, hitting and punishing ur child which I don't believe they benefit from and create further problems down the line. I think ultimately u have to decide what kind of parenting style you want to have and then "discipline" that way best thing u could do is do research on different parenting styles the benefits n the cons and then learn that way if that make sense. There will be some parents on here that could recommend u hit ur child and then ull have some like me that disagree with that n think redirection n natural consequences r better x

Don’t give him that much food at one time, for starters. They’re experimenting with cause and effect and sensory experiences when eating and it’s totally normal to throw food on the floor. They’re also often do it when they’re not really hungry anymore. If my son threw something once I’d give it back and then if it kept happening it meant he was all done so I’d take him out of his high chair. Just use natural/logical consequences. It’s your job to keep him safe so you’re going to move him away from the edge of the couch or whatever it is. Just tell him that. If he’s hitting you, remove yourself so he can’t reach you, tell him you won’t let him hit you and you’re moving to keep your body safe. He can hit a pillow instead.

Former childcare worker, just to clarify since some people seem to be confused: Natural/Logical Consequences and Redirecting are discipline. Discipline does not mean punishment.

@Kai people use it colloquially to mean the same thing, though. I wasn’t specially commenting on that aspect I was just sharing what I do in those situations.

As for the whole throwing food on the floor thing....that's developmentally appropriate. They're learning about cause/effect, object permanence and even gravity in age appropriate ways. We put a little rubber mat under our little guys highchair to make clean up easier. As for removing him from dangerous situations and his reactions, at 10 months I wouldn't expect a baby to understand why it's dangerous and why they can't be allowed to do it, they have no concept for that and no ability to understand it even if it's explained to them. The best thing you can do is redirect the behavior.