Amanda says:
"Logan has become Spiderman this week. Ashley's given him the name! He has climbed out of his walker, out of his highchair, and pulled up to a tote of clothes I have out for rummage and was attempting to lift his leg to the top of it. He's quick and he's quiet about it. His sister never did any of this! Anyone have any advice or suggestions to handle it? I'm just so worried about him getting hurt. Meanwhile, his twin brother just laughs at him."
Did you have a baby or toddler who climbed all over everything? What steps did you take to keep your child safe? Share your advice (or just commiserate) with Amanda and other parents on the forum or leave a comment.
My little lad used to love climbing at about the same ageas yours. I used to feel I ought to have eyes in the back of my head because of how quick he climbed. I soon figured out that, once my boy tumbled a couple of times, experience taught him his limits. I wouldnt worry to much. Its just a learning curve – just be there to ensure the climb he’s trying is no higher that a couch and be there like a shot, if he hurts himself. Using this tactic myself, I now have a right hard-nut son at age 3. He seemed to stop climbing over 6 months ago, with no broken bones. Just made me more nervy, watching him. I just supervised to make sure he didnt attempt anything too great and, when he did, I lifted him up and explained if he did that, he was going to get very hurt. He understood and actually listened to my warnings. Its a bit of give and take. Its true what they say, you tell a child not to do something, they’ll find a way to it anyway!
My little boy is 15 months and we call him “monkey” because that’s what he is! He literally climbs on everything – the couch, the bed, the toyboxes, the pantry shelves, the dining chairs – you name it, he climbs on it. I realized that there is really nothing I can do and as long as he isn’t hurting himself, I just have to let him explore. If there is the chance that he could hurt himself, or he falls off something, I just say “no” and take him down. At this age (14 months), I don’t really think there is any type of discipline that will be effective (they don’t understand the concept of time-outs). Just keep your eye on him and try to understand that this is just one of those deveolpmental stages that they have to go through!
My lil guy is 14 months and he climbs on EVERYTHING. He can’t even walk by himself yet but by the time I get back in the room from throwing away a diaper he can climb onto the couch and over to the radiatior cover to bang on the windows above it. I think I am more paranoid now than I was when he was first born. I just take him down from anywhere that is too high, and let him climb on anything that wont hurt more than his feelings when he falls off. (while watching him like a hawk, poised to catch him, lol.) So I am in the same boat as you, lets hope we both make it through this without resorting to padding the floors, walls, and furniture.
I have an eight and a half month old that climbs on everything… Chairs, couch, stroller, I even have a pic of him hanging and doing pull ups on the monkey bars at the park. He figured out that if you push a box against the couch you can crawl up on that then on the couch. Ughhh. Any way I just have to let him do it and burn off that energy and curiosity. It makes me so nervous but it’s the way it is. It makes him happy happy happy