How to Stop Bad Habbits.

It's the age. But, stay consistent on the discipline. No matter how often he does it or not, don't let him get away with it, especially the bad words. He will learn and it won't be so funny anymore. The novelty will wear off and the consequences won't be worth it anymore.

No one taught your child to eat boogies. It is a natural things (yes, gross, but natural). All kids do it, but can be taught not to when they are old enough to understand that it is yucky and they should not do it.

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You boy has learned how to get a rise out of you. When he does either of those habits, say, "yuck, I don't want to see that. If you have to X or say X, go do that in the bathroom. Nobody likes to see that." Don't scream, just state it so he doesn't get the drama piece.
And be sure he goes.
Don't treat it like a major crime. Just a matter of social mores which is what it is. Nobody wants to see it. He then has to decide if it is too inconvenient to go. If he persists, then a time out as for any other misbehavior. But the timeout is for not listening/obeying.

This worked for me years ago, when my 2-year old who modeled his father used the F word at daycare. I made a point to go out of my way to say as if I was using a cuss word "Ignatz!" or "Fiddlesticks!" when I was showing displeasure. Pretty soon, my son had a whole repetoire of new nonsense words to handle his emotions.

try the "no bite" stuff for nails with the booger eating. maybe once he gets his finger in his mouth and tastes that it is yuck now, he will stop. ignore as best you can with the bad words, once he sees he is not getting a reaction out of you, he should stop.

They all eat boogers at that age. Honestly, I wouldn't even correct it now. Wait until he's older. As for the bad words, the more you draw attention to it, the more likely he is to do it. The best way to stop the bad words is to keep him away from them.

Kids don't really "get" what a spanking is for until about 3 1/2 or 4. I only use them for big stuff (maiming yourself or others, extreme disrepect, etc.) For bad words you could use a teaspoon of dill pickle juice as long as he doesn't like it. You can use apple cider vinegar as well. It is natural unlike the soap I ate as a child. Vinegar is also good for your digestive track. Booger eating is entirely different. I can't help but to laugh. I don't know how to stop that one. They sneak around to do it like it is the best thing ever. If you figure out the booger problem, let me know. I have a grandbaby, I will need the advice.

Well, I am 70 years old and I know that what we did when my kids were growing up is old fashioned now. But, we got us a bar of soap, usually ivory, and washed their mouths when they said bad words. Didn't take but one washing and the threat of a washing if it happened again for them to watch what they said. The boogers, I don't remember them doing that, but the soap washing or threat of a soap washing should take care of that also. By the way, my grown kids used this on their kids, too. Don't know if this will be a tradition, but what works is what should be done.

Good Luck

If your children get an allowance for every bad word have a small amount go into a kitty. Seeing his money go away might stop some of this behavior.

My two year old is like a sponge with a photographic memory--she absorbs everything she sees the first time. Correcting bad behaviors is definitely harder than learning them. For us, consistency is key...the same correction over and over again.

I am not opposed to spanking as a rule, but don't think that a two year old has the cognition to understand why they are being spanked (unless you are doing it over and over again). For me, eating boogers doesn't warrant repeated spankings.

Keeping calm and making as little as a deal as possible can help with the booger eating. I just tell her that she needs to use a tissue to pick her nose, "yuck!", and that it goes in the trash.

Reteaching bad words is another story. I inadvertantly taught her to yell "shut up" at the dogs. I haven't managed to make a full correction, but she does only yell it at the dogs. I try to be consistent in giving her another word to use.

Good Luck!

try putting hot sauce or something on his fingers when he does. that way it will hurt to pick his nose

I tried negative reactions to undesirable behavior, but got the best response, even to the point of correcting or eliminating the behavior when I used a positive method: sticker charts. They would get one sticker a day if they accomplished the task (clean-up before dinner or stay in bed, etc.). After 7 stickers, they got a prize (new book, treat, new shirt, fun outing, etc). Then, the process started again, so they had to do it 3 times and the prize after the 3rd set of stickers was the biggest where we proclaimed they were "honest to goodness cleaner-ups or stay in bedders." They were "officially great at doing it." Then, when they didn't do those things, something disagreeable happened (time--out or door closed at night, respectively). Anyway, I'm explaining this quickly, and you can modify it for length of time, etc. I made the charts sound positive: stay-in bed instead of get out of bed. Good luck.

I cannot imagine hitting a child teaches them to not eat boogers or to not say bad words. It seems more like a reaction for you.

Just use your words. "That is yucky." "We do not eat boogers."

For the bad words, you can say "that is a bad word". Tell your child,"If you are frustrated, say you are frustrated." "If you are angry, say you are angry."

Children just need to be given the "good" words over and over. Do not make a big deal out of behaviors you want to change, or your child will learn how to get a rise out of you.

If your child begins hitting, tell him "we do not hit". I