Toddler climbing?

Question

Thank you all for replying to my question. I should have told you i have two other children all under 5 and since my first child was born. My house has been child proof door locks everywhere. I have had to have child proof furniture. So i thought it was about time i have a coffee table that i want. all my children are quite good they are not devils. I am not a first time mum all i wanted was a little advice to stop my youngest climbing on it. What do you lot do?, you make me feel like i am a crap useless mother that is putting their children in danger. Well i can assure you all actually no i don't care what you all think. My children are perfectly well looked after and safe.

Answer 1

I thought about not answering this, but then thought you put the question here, so you are inviting people to be truthful. So here goes. I checked your recent questions. I think you should go back on the prozac and go speak to the dr and do things properly. I have used anti depressants in the past and have also spent months putting them down the sink and lying to everyone. Thing is, the little things seem so much bigger than they should at times like that and I think you seem to be displaying a sensitive nature over something and nothing.

I dont think this is about your coffee table at all. Please do the drug thing properly and see GP. It can be done properly and safely and then you prob wont find it tough keeping the toddler off the coffee table anyway and wont need people advice on this.

Answer 2

I work in a daycare and have a child of my own. If not the coffee table then they would find anything to climb on. Its just natural curiosity. Why do you think they put climbing equiptment on playgrounds? You just have to let them know what is safe and what is not. An excellent phrase to use is "put your feet on the floor" this gives them specific directions that they understand instead of "get down". Also tell them that is not safe they could get a boo boo. If it continues and they wont get listen, that is where dicipline such as time outs come in. I call it a sad chair. It makes it a not so nice place to sit in. The "sad chair" also works great for those wonderful temper tantrums. hope it helps! good luck!

Answer 3

As a mother and now a grandmother, the best thing I can tell you is whenever they start to do something that you don't want them to do, interest them in something else and say "No." For instance, when the baby starts to climb onto the table, say "no" and take him away. Then put him down with his favorite toy. A little swat on the bottom can't hurt either. But if you interest them in something else eventually they will learn that they can't do that. Keep up the good mommy skills! You can do!

Answer 4

My 12 month old son is a climbing machine and he will try to climb on things that he has no chance of even reaching. But I have found that the best way to deter him from climbing on something is just to move it. Or, if you can't do that, block of a section of the room with the child gates and set it up with stuff he can climb on. We as parents shouldn't have to not buy nice things that can be potentially dangerous just so our kids can be safe. All we have to do is make it work and like my son, they quickly get over things that they can't have.

Answer 5

My mother one afternoon locked the deadbolt and put me down for a nap and went and took one herself. The neighbor called her a short time later...I had pushed a chair to the door and unlocked it. I was playing in a ditch during rainy season in the Philippines! LOL

Kids will find away so your not a horrible mother if they get the best of you occasionally. Most people have coffee tables even if they have children so don't feel bad if someone said something to you about being an unfit parent.

Answer 6

Nothing you can do.
I put up a gate for my hallway, den and nursery. I let them have the run of these 3 areas. The rest of the house was gated off, and unless I was sitting with them, they were not allowed in the living room, kitchen, etc.
The other 3 areas were places I could fold laundry, play, read to them, etc, without having to worry about things like climbing. And my second son apparently thought he was Spiderman! He climbed EVERYTHING! Good luck.

Answer 7

I know it stinks when people don't take you seriously and then assume horrible things about you. You don't have to take my advice, but this is what I did with my son who is a climber;
I spanked him every time him started to (not hard, just a reminder) and then looked him in the eye and said " We don't climb on tables - climbing is for the playground" And then later that day we went to the playground and i said "You can climb here all you want!" He never has again.

Answer 8

I have a two year old who climbs on everything its just a phase children are always doing things to get our attention, Maybe try taking your child away from what he is climbing on and give him something different to play with. I dont think you are a bad mom maybe just a little stressed parenting is hard. Good luck to you.

Answer 9

I'm not a mother but might suggest praising your youngest when he/she does NOT climb on furniture. If you associate NOT climbing with poistive thigs such as affection/extra play/treats that might help.

Just a suggestion from one who is not really qualified to comment!

As long as you love and care for your children you are a good mother!

Hope you renjoy your coffee table!

Answer 10

Without spanking the child. Let them know that if they climb on the furniture there will be consequences. Tell them if you climb on the furniture there will be no TV, toys, games,walks, treats whatever you know they look forward to. Use that to make them stop. If they know that there will be consequences they won't do it. But, you have to follow through. no matter how sad they look or how much it hurts you to disappoint them.It will take some time but eventually it will work.