Setting Limits for Toddlers  By Megan Cottrell  “No , sweetie.
You can't play with that.”  “No, no, no. I told you no more
cookies.”  “No! Stop hitting your brother!”   As the parent of a
toddler, you might feel like you say the word “no” nonstop. And
“no” is like a boomerang: The more your toddler hears it, the
more he’ll shout it back. So can you set limits on your
toddler's behavior without using the word? Judy Arnall, family
educator and author of Discipline Without Distress, has five
tips to avoid “no” without abandoning discipline.  Use positive
commands.  Although “no” may seem direct, your toddler might not
get it. “They don't understand that no means 'not doing
something,'” says Arnall. “It's an abstract concept for them.”
Instead, tell your child what you'd like him to do. Say, “Let's
walk” instead of “Don't run!” or “It's time for a quiet voice,”
instead of “No yelling!”   Put the things you don't want your
toddler playing with away and create spaces that are safe for
him to explore. “It just saves