Appropriate punishment

Our girls share a room and recently we moved DD2 into a twin bed like her sister. Since then, every morning i wake up to them in different clothes than what i put them in, all the clothes pulled out of the dresser, wallpaper pulled of walls and bedding ripped off beds.

They are 3 &2, what wood be an appropriate punishment for this? They literally do it every morning. I have tried making then help clean it, no toys for the day and time out.

a "punishment" would truly be pointless at there age.
but when my oldest went threw this faze i taped his dresser shut.
all toys came out of the room at night..

other then that i hve no clue..

<blockquote><b>Quoting Laura [Syltherin]:</b>" Our girls share a room and recently we moved DD2 into a twin bed like her sister. Since then, every morning ... [snip!] ... for this? They literally do it every morning. I have tried making then help clean it, no toys for the day and time out."</blockquote>




At that age I think more emphasis needs to be placed on correcting the problem rather than punishment. You need an infrared camera or monitor so you can nip it in the bud.

Can't you hear them get up? Are you using a baby monitor? My kids are 5 & 2 coming up on 6 & 3 & I still use monitors. They aren't up without me knowing it & they certainly couldn't do all that without me hearing it. If I didn't have a monitor I may not, that is why I have it. I hear allllllll.   I have never had an issue come up - but like I said, I hear them get up & I go in & say good morning & do the morning stuff.

Call me a crazy hippie or whatever, but do they really need to be punished for changing their clothes? I mean I understand making them clean up the mess. You didn't make the mess, and of course they should clean it up. Other than that, I think it is just normal toddler behavior. My friend's 4 year old pulls all the sheets off her bed, turns the mattress sideways, and uses it as a slide. She rarely sleeps in her bed, but she does sleep and that is what really matters. Taking away toys will just make them more creative when it comes to making messes.

If you really want to stop them from getting to their clothes, is it possible to put the dresser in the closet? I have seen parents put childproof locks on the closet door so their kids can't pull their clothes out.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Toni A:</b>" Call me a crazy hippie or whatever, but do they really need to be punished for changing their clothes? ... [snip!] ... dresser in the closet? I have seen parents put childproof locks on the closet door so their kids can't pull their clothes out."</blockquote>




I'm not punishing for changing their clothes, i don't care about that. I'm punishing for tearing down wallpaper and the destructive things.