She wont stay off the couch, coffee table, chairs, toys anything she can get her little feet on. I am scared that she will hurt herself. Any good suggestions? Please no rude comments.
thanks
2007-03-18 16:54:44 · 14 answers · asked by jess 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
i have child proofed as best we can, cant lock everything up. i think ill tie the chairs to the ceiling, jk.
2007-03-18 19:05:40 · update #1
my 3 best answers are handcuffs...a cage...... a shock collar, never tried any myself but ive been tempted lol j/k.....my 2 oldest children climbed some but my 3rd is half monkey i think..at 2 she was in her room "napping" i heard a bang and walked in she had pulled her dresser over on herself (just some bumps and bruises thankfully the bed frame caught it).......at 3 she climbed onto my kitchen counter and fell off banging her face on the counter (busted her lip and impacted 2 of her front teeth) and she still hasnt learned not to climb, no punishment helps...and childproofing for a child like that is useless, the only thing a parent can do is hope and pray they dont get hurt and try to keep a close eye on them and pull them down out of danger, mines 4 now and still would climb to the moon if i let her.
2007-03-19 00:30:18 · answer #1 · answered by CRmac 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, my daughter loves to climb on the couch and the coffee table and the dining room chairs. i don't even try to stop her. i only stop her if she stands in the chairs. i tell her to sit down in the chair and not to stand. this is what worked for me: let her climb and just watch her every move. if she falls off of the couch or coffee table, Don't Rush to her. if she doesn't cry, she is okay and you don't have anything to worry about. if she does cry, stay where you are and tell her to come to mommy so that you can see her ouchie. but, you shouldn't baby her every time she falls cuz she will always be expecting you to come to her every need. she needs to learn that she will get hurt if she does certain things and she will learn not to do it.
my daughter has jumped up and down on the couch many times and maybe once or twice has rolled off the couch but, when that happens she just looks at me and gets back up.
i let my daughter climb and explore all she wants. i haven't had a problem with her at all. no injuries or anything. I'm watching her constantly. she's not totally reckless. and she does learn from her mistakes. my daughter started climbing on things when she was 14 months old. she's 20 months old and she still does it. maybe you should just let it go and pick your battles wisely so that you are not stressed all the time.
2007-03-18 17:47:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What I would do with my son is give him a stern warning to get down and if he didn't listen I would count to three. If he still didn't move then I would physically pick him up and move him off. When it comes to toys I would take the toy away for a period of time and make the time longer and longer until he finally stopped. Block off places that have chairs or keep chairs pushed in tight so you will have a chance to stop her before she gets up. It takes time. Be stern and she will figure out the boundaries because that is all she is doing is testing them! Good luck!! You'll be fine!
2007-03-18 17:03:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's hard because every child is different. What works for my child is taking her by the hand, squatting down next to her and pointing at whatever she is touching or climbing on and saying "NO". I repeat the pointing and "NO" process a few times. She will start to mimick me as well. And I rarely have a problem again. I call it the "NO" game. I have a very precious soapstone chess set that I inherited from my father when he died. I have it out and as I was taking it out of it's wrapping and placing the chess peices on the board, I played the "NO" game with her. She has never set a finger on it. She knows not to touch. I know that "NO" is a negetive word but it works and we do it in a positive way.
2007-03-18 17:05:05 · answer #4 · answered by sammytoes 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Lots and lots of padding! My 4-yr-old and my 23-month-old do the same thing. I tell them to get down and make them get down, but I still have to do things like pee, or cook, and can't be chasing them off of things all the time. I moved everything off of the floor around any furniture (and they aren't allowed to leave toys on the floor around furniture). I have locked (literally with a key) away all the things like pencils and pens, straws, anything that could take out an eye. Our kitchen table chairs have wheels and twice now I have snatched my youngest off of the stove just in time to avoid a burn from the burner he turned on. We have removed the wheels. Taking off her shoes won't help, she can climb without them but is then more likely to slip. Remove anything she can get into and put the most fun toys and items on the floor to eliminate the motive for climbing. Try to help her learn to climb safely as you have little ability to keep from it. If you haven't yet, it is long past time to lock away all knives, matches, cleaning chemicals, breakable items, and anything that she can injure herself with.
Remember, always put your shoes on in the morning, you will be able to run faster to catch her. Best of luck.
2007-03-18 17:40:18 · answer #5 · answered by Huggles-the-wise 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My daugher is 1 and 1/2 and I think thats just what they do at that age-
Just make sure that all your tall heavy things are bolted to the walls so they don't fall on her if she trys to climb-
Just baby proof as best as you can-
She will climb no matter what so do your best to try and clear out the most dangerous things-
2007-03-18 17:05:34 · answer #6 · answered by Lainie 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-02 08:54:25 · answer #7 · answered by kuhns 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when i was that age they put me in a cadge
with wooden bars ,this may be an option
i would prefer to tie the baby to some balloons and have it tied down floating in the air
the worst is yet to come when they are 2 years old
then they pull every thing on top of themselves
this is the time most mothers have their mental breakdowns
one of those harnasses that leaves them standing is good
but what ever is best it always seems to involve restraint of some sort.
my grand mother drugged us with Table spoon of Advocaat ,to calm us down or make us unconcious if we were too energetic.
you can train dogs and tie the kid to a dog, which draggs it around, and the dog is often the wiser ,so that they stay out of trouble.
In south Africa they probably are the most clever they have a nannie ,and when she is worn out they get a new one ,and so on ,
better to leave a trail of crazy nannies than one mad mother
2007-03-18 17:11:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
good luck with that one. all you can really do is child proof as best you can and keep pulling her down and telling her not to climb. Take to to the park where she can climb( weather permitting of course). Mine were climbers too and still are. hard thing to stop really but do your best
2007-03-18 17:01:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you figure it out, let me know! My two oldest girls were monkeys! My son is now 10 months old and he's already trying to climb out of his crib and onto our coffee table as well.
Aside from strapping them down (j/k) I have no idea :-X Lol
2007-03-18 17:00:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋