Discipline?

I consider myself a pretty tough cookie, but my one year old is proving to be even tougher. By tougher I mean that he has a thirst for discovery that is unaffected by calls from mommy, warnings from mommy, timeouts from mommy, or finger taps (and I do mean little TAPS) from mommy. He wants to know everything about everything and things like naps, diaper changes, and bath times are of no concern to him. When he focuses in on the item or activity of the moment nothing else is good enough for him. He knows what he wants and he takes no substitutions. I know that consistency is the answer, but a screaming baby can become a real issue in a house with other people. I guess I am just trying to say that I am tired and the rest of my family is tired too. Even as I write this my precious little dear is screaming his head off trying to get to the computer. My son is wearing us all down. It is compounded by his teething. When my son was born he was a very logical baby. If he needed something he tried to signal me, and if that didn't work he cried. Now it seems like he is constantly irritated. I guess I just needed to vent because my nerves are on edge. Someone has to know how to deal with this! Feel free to write comments about your solutions to this very common problem. Hit me with your best shot!

my encouragement: train up a child in the way that they should go and when they are old they won't depart from it. Proverbs 22:6 (all you Bible scholars probably know by now that I am paraphrasing. )

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