DD is getting right into tantrums at the moment which I am trying to convince myself are not a bad thing just a sign that she's very determined and THAT'S a good thing. Sigh.

So the thing is, she's only 20 months so obviously she's a bit young to really understand when I say, "no you can't do that because ... "

But she does sometimes, not always, seem to understand me when I say something like, "change nappy, get dressed then we go out" as an incentive to get her nappy changed (which she hates).

So at what age did your little one really start to understand what you were saying when it was something they might not necessarily want to hear?

I'm not explaining myself very well because I'm tired. What I'm getting at is that DD understands a lot - I'm not worried about her development or hitting milestones at all, I'm just curious as to when you felt you were able to explain things to your kids to get them to do/not do something.