I don't even know where to begin with this. I have tried everything I can think of, but nothing is working. It's something we have been dealing with for about 2 months. What started out as fun, (blowing raspberries on each other) has turned into a disgusting thing. It's mostly when he gets told no, or hears an answer he does not want to hear. Now he isn't projectile spitting on anyone, but he does that gross stick your tongue out and blow spit everywhere thing all the time. Or he will spit and let it fall down his chin, or when he gets put in time out for SPITTING, he will lean down and spit on the carpet. I am lost, time outs just do not work with this kid, they never have.
We have tried everything from that is disguting stop it, you are going to pre-school in a few weeks and big boys don't spit (he is 3.5 years), to be a good example for your sister (25 months) who has also started picking up this gross habbit.
Any suggestions on how to get this to stop?
When my sister's boys did this, she made them fill a shot glass up to a line with spit. Imagine how much spit that takes. They were sobbing and crying by the time they were done, but guess who NEVER had to deal with spitting boys again?
Tap his mouth with just two fingers and in a very firm voice sya NO SPITTING. If you let this go it will just get worse. At 3.5 that is way old enough to learn not to spit. J.
I put soap in my sons mouth and he stopped really fast
In home daycare, I have encountered this once or twice. With a parents permission (obviously it was an ongoing issue), I have made children (it was always boys...sorry) sit on the bathroom floor and spit in a bowl until they could not spit anymore...they were bone dry, then spit a few more times. It was a thing that took time and fortitude to see thru. But it worked. Every. Single. Time.
If he wants to spit, let him in a controlled environment...until hes more than a tad miserable about it. Your terms this time, not his (once he sets it in motion). Make sure you are doing fun things in the other room with baby sister like making Rice Krsipie bars or something (my fave!)
Good luck.
Stop giving attention for it. It will go away.
My daughter is like him...time out wouldn't work. I was going to suggest the old standby "ignore" but not sure this would work for her either, as she just likes to amuse herself. I love the shotglass idea...not sure THAT would work for her either...and the bib she'd just take off...sorry, I'm no help
Ignore him when he does it. He sees that it gets a reaction and that is why he's started to do it so much. If he sees that it doesn't get him any attention, he'll move on to something else.
I agree with what Julie said. I'd also tell him this is baby behavior so you're going to treat him like one and find the most babyish bib you can and put it on him all the time and start taking big boy toys and privileges away.
I'm not sure if this would work since my boys are only 27 months. My one son would spit on my leather ottoman and I didn't raise my voice, but I was a matter of factly speaking. I said, don't do that. Then he laughed and tried to do it again. I got down to his level and looked him in the eye and said if you do it again, you will be in trouble. Well, he didn't really know what trouble meant because I never used that word before but he didn't like the sound of it so he hasn't done it since. He did the blow a raspberry sound when he was angry once. And I guess I laughed and did the raspberry too, and he's never done it out of anger since. Then the other times in between, I just shook my head in disappointment then turned and ignored it and he hasn't really done it anymore. Hopefully this means that it won't be a problem and that it's not a precurser to something more later on. Good luck!
I'm with GrammaRocks, take away whatever his favorite thing or thing to do is EVERY time he does it.
