my son fell off the coffee table?

Question

i have 14 month old twins and my son climbs on the coffee table i know its dangerious and he can get hurt verry badly but i cant make him stop hes fallen off 3 times and hit his head and ive pulled him down several times and swatted his butt ofcourse ive tried firmly telling him not but nothing is working he might stay away from it while im sitting right there but the moment i step out side for a smoke or into the bath room or the kitchen he crawls right back up there im afraid hes going to hurt him self badly and nothing im doing is keeping him from doing it and im afraid his sister will learn from him and get hurt please help

try reading that again i bvelive it said some thing about stepping out for a smoke besides if he was on the coffee table that ment i couldnt see him there fore i was atleast in a different room the question was how do i keep my son from climbing on the coffe table

Answer 1

toddlers are tougher than you think... this remindes me of that little boy off big momma's house 2 (the one who likes to jump off high places, don't know if youve seen it). My friend's son is 15 months today and about a week ago he was on the coffee table @ my house. he looked down and said "SPLAT!" he looked like one of those chalk lines where dead bodies were lol. He just got up and laughed! It was funny.

Anyways I think if he does it all the time then just put the coffee table away until he gets out of this phase. He'll be out of it soon enough just put the coffee table in the closet along the bottom or stand it on one end (up & down) @ the side of a closet or something... good luck.

BTW don't worry about people saying "OMG you left your child unattended!" whoop di do. I'm sure they've done it too. Don't let anyone tell u how to raise your child! I hate that! I leave my 19 month old daughter alone all the time... not for more than 2 or 3 minutes... but my house is basically completely baby proof. And when I need a shower & no one can watch her for me (I have a clear shower curtain btw) I just take her in the bath room with me with some toys & shut the door & watch her through the shower curtain... hope I helped!

Answer 2

My granddaughter was always a climber. Still is. You're worried about the coffee table? That's not vey high, comparitively speaking. My little one would get a kitchen chair, pull that over to the kitchen counters, and then would get a little plastic toy chair from her table & chair set. And then, pile that onto the kitchen chair. And finally, add a thick phone book on top of the little plastic chair. She'd balance on all that. This was an attempt to reach the top shelf of the kitchen cabinet where she knew Mom hid all the good "no no" stuff.

When she was in kindergarten, the teacher finally refused to let her go outside at recess. Always climbing, often falling and hurting herself, especiallly on the big slide or the monkey bars.

One time, she slipped and fell in my slippery bathtub. Hit her forehead on the tap and got a huge goose egg knot. Teacher asked her what happened to her head, and accepted the child's word for it "I was reaching up, out of the tub, above the sink to get some soap, and I slipped. Hit my head on the tap." Exactly the sort of thing that little girl always did.

Try to be calm over it. Your child is gonna climb. Accept.

Answer 3

I have a climber to, you could take them with you when you go where ever. I have done that for a long time, no alone potty time for me:( They follow me anyway but when they were little like that I would just carry them where I had to go. I would say bundle them up when you go outside and let them play in the yard.. just keep them with you. basically he will keep doing it not much else to do. I don't know why this had to turn into a don't smoke thing... I am not a smoker but it is annoying when people aren't answering the question...

Answer 4

At this age...I would just move the table. I know that sounds like evading the problem, but he is young and adventurous right now. It would be simpler for you to just move the table into a closed off room until he could understand better. If trying to correct him is not going as well as you wanted and he is really not into listening...just take it away. That way you can be assured he is not teaching his sister either.

Answer 5

my son went through this stage. Of coarse like most parents we want to protect our children so we keep them away from the danger. I tried so hard to get him to stop but he wouldnt. In the end i just gave up. Sooner or later he will get tired of climbing up the coffe table and stop. Another way he will stop is by hurting himself. We cant keep our children protected through everything. Sooner or later he will stop. So dont worry its just a stage hes going through.

Answer 6

well I hate to say this but sometimes that is exactly how they learn. They hurt themselves. when you catch him tell him no and make him get down. Try swating his leg. He can't fill it in the diaper. Just keep on , keeping on. He will eventually get it. Welcome to motherhood. Keep you a bottle of advil and use them. The headaches get worse as they get older. LOL.

Answer 7

At 14 months children should NEVER be left unattended, not even for a few minutes. if you do need to leave them alone leave them in a safe location, such as a pack-n-play, playpen, crib, or baby safe room. Also, you really should give up smoking, it is really bad for your children. Good luck! Hope you little one's boo-boos feel better! :)

Answer 8

first grow up and take responsibility for your kids. smoke when they are sleeping or quit. and stop making excuses. take them outside with you.and punish him every time he goes near it

Answer 9

Give up smoking....it will hurt him more.