What's the Most Effective Way to Discipline a Toddler?

Moms Talk is a new feature on Newport Beach Patch that is part of a new initiative on our Patch sites to reach out to moms and families.

Newport Beach Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for moms and their families right here in Newport Beach.

Each week in Moms Talk Q&A, our local of experts and been-there-done-that moms take your questions, give advice and share solutions.

Moms, dads, grandparents and the diverse families who make up our community will have a new resource for questions about local neighborhood schools, the best pediatricians, 24-hour pharmacies and the thousands of other issues that arise while raising children.

If you have a question you want to add to the forum, e-mail it to luke.roney@patch.com with "Moms Talk" in the subject line.

To get things started, the first question will come from :

I have a soon-to-be 2-year-old son who is testing boundaries more and more often. What is the best way to discipline a toddler and enforce the idea that some behaviors are not acceptable?