This boy is a nut...lol. He is absolutly into everything.... EVERYTHING. They are staying here with my husband and I temporarily and he is such a challenge. He has in the past week dumped an entire container of baby powder on the floor, finger painted with Balmex on his bed, emptied the clean laundry hamper all over the floor, dumped sweet oil all over his bed and that stuff doesn't come out, ripped up books, ate chapstick, thrown his entire plate of food onto the floor face down on my carpet......the list goes on and on. We try to keep an eye on him at all times but there are 3 other kids here too. (ages 6mos, 21 mos, 5yrs) I mean you have to be able to make dinner and give the other kids attention and baths too. It seems like if you turn your back for one minute and he is climbing to the highest shelf to get anything he isn't allowed. We try to keep the things that can hurt him up....but there are 7 people in a 2 bedroom place....it is hard. Nap and bed are a disaster!...more to come
2006-11-05 06:42:15 · 9 answers · asked by })i({ J and D's Momma })i({ 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Nap and bed are horrible! Unless you stay in the room he WON"T stay in bed. He gets into every drawer, cupboard, tote, box, anything he can find....and it isn't practical at all for one person to be able to sit for an hour at the least in the room with him every night! The other kids need attention too. My sister works from 4pm till 10 pm so I have to put them all to bed. Usually the 6mo old is up at their bed time so he needs stuff....I am just at a loss as to what to do for him. My sister has tried so many things and I am looking for good ideas on ways to help us all. I want him to be happy too ....it is such a challenge....I love him dearly. When he is being good he is so sweet and loving. But sadly that is only like 30% of the time. We want to figure this all out soon as my sister will be movign on her own and will have to deal with this on her own completely. I appreciate all good answers! And please don't say spank or be strict...they don't work with him....Thank you
2006-11-05 06:47:29 · update #1
Trust me he isn't bored....we are there with him constantly...reading to them, playing with them....can't really go outside right now cause it is muddy and snowy....but in the summer they did....we keep their minds active...he just won't ever stop. WHen we are reading he will hit the book, or rip it....won't be qyiet....my 21 month old sits better than he does. And dinner every night ends with food everywhere...and we sit righ tthere...aside from feeding him it is a horrible mess.
2006-11-05 06:57:30 · update #2
My sister just left her husband and moved 14 hours home...but her son was like this with both parents too....it is just the same.
2006-11-05 07:07:31 · update #3
I also have a toddler (3 in December). She is very active and quite curious. I just finished reading a GREAT book by Dr. Thomas Phelan. It's called 1-2-3 Magic and it is an absolute must for any parent. I ordered it from Wal-mart and it was just under $10 but worth it's weight in gold. There's lots of information / techniques that are even effective with ADD & ADHD. After reading this book, I think it should be handed out at the hospital after every birth.
2006-11-05 09:12:25 · answer #1 · answered by Maggie67 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Wow he sounds like a sure fire doozey that for certain. Sounds like something bigger sensory wise going on with him. New environment, new challenges, lol. Has he ever been tested for anything? There is allot you can do but it will all start with you making out and sticking to a plan.
Since there are so many of you in the home and this will be hard as well, but one of you need to be assigned to him at all times, constantly redirecting and training him. I know this seems like an impossible task, being Life so gets in the way(smile), however if you want him to stop, then your going to have to team up as adults and stop him, your in control, not him..
So sit down with sis, and hubby and come up with a plan that will have one of you on his tail at all times. So maybe one night, you can do dinner, while sister takes care of the other children and hubby spends time with him and you all can switch it up, as to not wear each other out. I say get it under control before the other children catch wind of how easy it is to keep you all on your toes and mess up your days(smile).
Remember this is only TEMPORAY, so get through this it won’t be long. She will take her babies and leave soon enough, meanwhile, while they are their help her train her children, because, society isn’t all that kind to out of control children these days.
Keep smiling… when he is about 30 you all will be sitting around during Christmas or a holiday laughing about this..hopefully(MAYBE)
2006-11-05 07:10:25 · answer #2 · answered by ******************** 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a toddler, and I have three recommendations.
1. Go through your house, room to room and ask yourself. "If I was a toddler, with trouble on my mind, what would make a great ally!"
2. Set up an area in your home that is a "safe play zone". That way you can attend to other things without worrying that he is gonna rip the house apart.
3. Distractions, distractions. If you see him going for something, distract him quickly.....
That is what I could think of.
2006-11-05 06:48:20 · answer #3 · answered by katherinernilson 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well tell him he can have candy if he will stop doing certain things. time-outs works sometimes. Ask your sister if some of your friend scan help so you can keep an eye out for while the others help around the house and help the kids.Also try to hold him down with your hands when its sleep time. Or if your friends are allowed to come, then maybe ask them if they can sleep with the little boy. dont be afraid to disapline them!
2006-11-05 07:35:49 · answer #4 · answered by squidly12345 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
seems like he needs attention.............when he does something wrong remove him with no emotion and place him in a place where there is nothing for three min do not give him any attention the whole time stay blank when he does something good praise and shower him with attention
2006-11-05 06:47:28 · answer #5 · answered by christina c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
beat his butt! get like a crib or playpen he cant climb out of (if you can find one) and keep him in it. He will only get worse, trust me i know a girl whose son isnt quite three yet and he is terrible, he has left bruises on me and has headbutted her in the face and belly (she is pregnant by the way).
get a fly swatter and if he does something he shouldnt do, pull his pants down and beat his butt!!
Good luck
2006-11-05 07:59:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
More time out, less insisting upon the irrational, no god, ghosts, monsters, no sugar, less hitting him, less yelling, more TV, more books, more attention. My son is 3 and is sitting quietly reading a book right now.
2006-11-05 06:46:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's obvious, the child is BORED. Take him to a park and let him RUN, let him explore, let him climb. If he doesn't want to nap don't make him. My daughter was a year old when she gave up her naps and was in bed by 8:00pm every night WILLINGLY. Sounds to me as if the grown ups in the house have no parenting abilities at all...get a couple of clues.
2006-11-05 06:46:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
What is his mom and dad doing about it? I would guess he is hyper active, or that he lacks a lot of discipline (or the wrong kind of discipline.
2006-11-05 07:03:45 · answer #9 · answered by newcovenant0 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋