How do I stop my son drawing on the walls???

Answer 1

Make him clean it.

Answer 2

By him some paper! Sounds simplistic, but if you went to an art store and bought long sheets of paper that ran the length of the wall, he would think that it's cool. You good create a space in his room to display the paper. Tell him that once he is done with his project, he may display his art in other areas as well. Also talk to him about the advantages of using the paper (portable art, you won't get in trouble etc.) versus the negative consequence of writing on the walls. Be firm and consistent with the punishments, send a clear message that this is not okay. Otherwise you may have to make sure that he has no access to writing/coloring instruments.

Answer 3

Buy water colour pens so if he does then you can wipe it off. Or you could put the pens out of reach so he cannot get at them. But what i did was buy a big box of A4 paper and some easy wipe pens and sat down and did some drawing with him. I then showed him where to put his drawing and pens and where he could get the paper if he wanted to do some more. The only problem you will have with this is lots of lines and pointless drawings about the place, which you don't want to throw away because its your sons art work.

Answer 4

Talk to him about it, when that doesn't work, and it won't, talk sterner. When that doesn't work stop giving him the things he needs to draw on the walls. When he finds them anyway and keeps doing, whoop his ***.

You have to make the punishment more than he is willing to pay, regardless of whatever it is that you don't want him to do. Otherwise he has no incentive to stop. He has to know without a doubt that you are willing and able to enforce whatever you have previously threatened him with instantaneously if he exhibits conduct to your disliking.

Him learning this simple rule will pay huge dividends in the future when he is old enough and strong enough to knock you to the ground when he wants to do something and you tell him no. He'll remember that you don't hesitate and he will respect you for it.

Answer 5

Make an area where he is allowed to draw, for instance in his room put up a board or a big sheet of paper, you can put cork board and pin up paper and change it every couple of days for different things he might want to show.

Give him a different avenue to express himself but don't cut it off completely. If he draws someplace else tell him you are going to take his area that he is allowed to draw or paint away. Remove crayons and/or paint for a day. He will learn what is acceptable and what is unacceptable.

Answer 6

My mom tore my butt up......that seemed to work real well.
I can offer an advice for removing the colors on the wall tho', I've been told that Mr. Clean Magic Eraser works great on this.
Good luck with him drawing on the walls.

Answer 7

You could maybe paint 1 wall in your house or his room with blackboard paint and that could be his area for chalking on-and it comes off easy! My son went through a stage of drawing on his bedroom walls but when I redecorated he helped alot and was proud of it, and he had an area which he could express himself on---although i'd get rid of it when he gets a bit older or u just get rude messages left on it...ha. Good luck x

Answer 8

stick large sheets of clear plastic on the walls
and get dry wipe pens
then explain that the dry wipe pens are magic pens
and they are the only pens that do magic,
also they only do magic on the walls with the plastic on
then get the pens and start drawing on the plastic coated walls
with him
that way you can wipe the walls each day and you
can create even better rapport, than you have now with your son,
and hey you never know you may even enjoy it,

Answer 9

Put the crayons, markers, pens & pencils away like everyone else in the world has to do when they have a little one that doesn't listen. I personally didn't have to worry about that but we always had a chalk board for the kids to draw on.

Answer 10

chop his fingers off, jokeing of course,move all pens,crayons etc and have drawing sessions with him,where u can draw together,it will save ur walls and ur son still gets to have fun,when finished playing put pens away till next time

Answer 11

Get him paper and washable markers. When he starts drawing on the walls, redirect him to the paper. Tell him that we don't draw on the walls. We draw on paper.