Question about 11 month old

[Cozy_Kids_Childcare]

I have an 11 month old in my care. When I tell her "No-No" she will put her head down and push herself across the carpet. It does leave red marks and I have taken video of her doing it so that her parents can see it. They don't seem to care and just said kids will be kids. I have never had a child do this before.... I try to correct her, but as soon as I put her down she does it again. It is almost like she knows that I am going to pick her up and give her the attention for whatever the negative thing she was doing. If i just leave her then she will end up with a rug burn on her head.... I can't put her in a high chair because i don't want her to associate eating with being in a timeout spot. I guess I could put her in the pack-n-play since she is never in there for any other reason.

[SilverSabre25]

Well, for one thing, she's too little to understand time out or punishment of any kind, so she wouldn't get that association. For another, you wouldn't be punishing her at all...just putting her somewhere else. For a third thing, if she does it and gets a rug burn she might learn to not do that anymore. It's pretty harmless although it looks bad. She's also not likely to do it to the point that she's seriously in pain...and if she does, then she needs evaluated because children RARELY do something to point of self-injury.

And, don't pick her up. Ignore the behavior as best you can. IF she does it at home she likely gets a lot of attention for it and will continue it. She might even get laughs at home. If you completely ignore it she'll learn pretty quickly not to bother.

[Heidi]

I agree with Silver, and would add:

For a while at least, try saying something other than "no". Tell her what she SHOULD do intead of what she shouldn't.

"Use gentle hands" vs. "don't hit the puppy"
"Play with toys" (directing her to the choices available) vs. "don't touch that"
"sit on the chair" vs. "don't stand on the chair"

I'm not saying you should never be direct. Sometimes the answer just is NO. But, if you can redirect her more often, you may break the cycle you've got going.