We've spoken about discipline before, but Jackson was a bit younger and less able to understand consequences. Redirection is fine, but what if he repeats the behavior over and over again?
Every morning when I go into the bathroom to put on my makeup Jackson runs to this ledge in front of the bath and climbs on it. I wouldn't mind so much if he just sat there like is doing in these pictures, but most of the time he's crawling around, leaning over the bath, turning on the hot water etc. The tile is hard and would not be a very forgiving place to fall, not to mention that he shouldn't be turning on hot water faucets!
No matter how many times I tell him sternly "NO!" or even forcibly remove him from the bathroom and close the door (leaving him crying on the other side) as soon as I open the door again he runs right back up.
He is also in the habit of constantly turning the burners up or down on the stove when something is cooking on the stove top.. my "No" elicits fits of laughter, even though I carry him away and sit him down somewhere else. Clearly he thinks it is some sort of game. Redirecting him works in the moment, but it isn't teaching him not to repeat the behavior.
Even worse, he very recently started biting me! Clearly this is a behavior that he must learn is completely unacceptable, but I'm at a loss on how to instill this in him.
I am anti corporal punishment, if only because I know that even my mild "roughness" with him when I pick him up and move him away elicits a sort of aggressive response in him – he starts to hit in the air, etc. I don't want him learning agressive behavior from his parents.
Please share what, if anything, has worked for you to end undesirable behaviors (or at least curb them!)..