Baby discipline, why and how to redirect Baby discipline, why and how to redirect Babies are little people that look to their parents and caregivers for guidance and boundaries. Any child needs boundaries.
Boundaries define the limits of appropriate actions for the child.
A child does not feel safe unless they have safe limits shown to them. Babies are not born knowing how to redirect themselves. The child has the need to be shown from infancy on into their teen years how to redirect their actions and behaviors toward outlets that are safe for them. When a baby is doing something that is dangerous to them, or playing with something that they are not supposed to get into, redirect them to a safer activity, or toy. Help them with the appropriate activity or toy for ten seconds.