How do you get a 2.5 year old to quit jumping on furniture? Please dont say its a phase and that I should let him grow out of it, because I dont want him to fall and seriously injure himself. I have tried time outs, swatting him on the butt. Any other tips I could try?
2007-02-18 18:36:53 · 16 answers · asked by onearkansasmommy 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
I think with 2.5 year olds you need to be consistent. Your using consequences, which is good, now you just got to keep at it. You can't let it go, even once. Soon he will realize you mean business.
2007-02-19 01:51:35 · answer #1 · answered by olschoolmom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, my daughter jumped on every piece of furniture she could. Nothing stopped it (mostly because she's allowed to at her fathers house and not here). 2 weeks ago she conked her head on the arm of the couch after jumping like a lunatic and got a small bruise on her face. I showed her in the mirror her bruise and explained thats why we told her time and time again not to jump because she can get hurt. She hasn't jumped on ANYTHING since.
Ive found sometimes letting her learn the hard way (although nothing dangerous or serious) works the best. I want her to be her own person... she has a lot of freedom in this house, but she also understands that if we tell her no, its for a darn good reason. The jumping IS fun, but now she knows it can cause a boo-boo.
2007-02-19 12:28:39 · answer #2 · answered by * 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My son is a jumper, too. He knows he's not allowed to jump on the furniture, down the steps, off the beds, etc. And if he sees me, he doesn't. If I'm not around OMG. I caught him jumping from the footstool to the chair to the couch to the footstool. Had this whole system set up! Immediate time out for him, but the point is, if I'm not right there he's going to do it. Fortunately, he is very coordinated, and we haven't had any injuries form it, and he's 4. I really want to get him bunk beds, but I know in his eyes, they will be nothing more than a giant diving board! I recently enrolled him in a tumbling class, and it seems to be helping to give him an outlet for his love of jumping. Also I am going to get him a small exercise trampoline. He loves jumping, so I will give him a safe outlet for it.
2007-02-19 09:44:46 · answer #3 · answered by ladyscootr 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps you may check what is the caused of jumping on furniture that you son always want to do it ? is it to get your attention, to make you angry , or just tease you ? (2years old already good enough to play tricks with us..parents). If it so, tell him it's not working, by ignore him. Don't be mad or yelled at him but explain to him nicely, that its not the way to get your attention. Or maybe let him fall sometime from it , so he learn from its hurt. If he does it for the sake of jumping-fun only, buy him a toy which encourage him to jump on it, so he
wont use the furniture as the object. Good luck!
2007-02-19 04:24:03 · answer #4 · answered by $BIT CH$ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are the adult. When the kid does it, make him get off, smack his butt, and let him go. If he does it again, make him get off, smack his butt harder.
If you can't control a 2.5 year old roughly 30 pound child, how can you expect to control the kid when he gets to be 10, 13, 16...You need to get this under control now.
You have to be consistent, firm, and don't take any crap. It's not your job to have your child like you all the time. It's your job to make sure your child has the tools and skills to get along in and with the rest of society, and the time to start is NOW.
Good luck to you.
2007-02-19 07:57:47 · answer #5 · answered by kelly24592 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You let a 2.5 yr old tell you what to do? It is not right for a child of any age to jump on furniture. Teach him the proper way to treat property including toys.
You evidentally have not swatted his butt just right yet!
2007-02-19 02:42:06 · answer #6 · answered by Tenn Gal 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It could be a "phase" or he may be seeking some sensory input and the impact of landing after the jump meets those needs. When he starts to to do it pull him down and say "not off the furniture" and put your forearms into his arm pits and say "let's jump up and down" jump him up and down for as long as you can stand doing it while adding in the "jump up" and "jump down" phrases (which helps him understand up and down). Then guide him to another activity or toy to play with and see if that helps. If he is sensory seeking, you have met those needs and can redirect him to another type of play. It may take some time to condition him to it but it works wonders for our 3 year old who is sensory seeking and has no fear jumping off furniture or from one couch to another. Best of luck.
2007-02-19 04:29:13 · answer #7 · answered by chrissy757 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son did the same thing. I got him a little slide from www.littletykes.com that he can climb on and then slide down and a small little excersize trampoline from walmart. He can do all the climbing and jumping he wants inside the house (in his playroom) and it distracts him from the furniture.
It is a phase he will grow out of. He just needs to burn his extra energy somehow.
2007-02-19 07:32:51 · answer #8 · answered by frog_mommy3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everytime he starts doing it, stand up and remove one of his favourite toys. Let him know what you are doing and why. Put it in the cupboard, and tell him it is going away because he jumped on the furnature. Every time he does it, remove a toy. He will soon learn to associate this behavour with loosing toys. When he is good, no jumping on furnature for a day, he gets ONE toy back. Let him choose which one. Make him earn them back by behaving well. Good luck!!
2007-02-19 02:46:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea. My kids jump on the couch and all I do is give them a look and they immediately stop. Maybe cause they know I mean business. No is no. If it takes them being in time outs all day long, so be it.
Be sure to talk to your child at eye level (his/her eye level) for better results.
2007-02-19 02:45:07 · answer #10 · answered by impossiblemama 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋