CLIMBING!!!

Please please please, does anyone have any suggestions on how to stop a 13month from climbing. We have tried the no and moving her everytime she does it, but she just laughs.   

Last night I walked into the lounge and she was standing on the back of the couch balancing, I walked in just in time to see her fall backwards onto the floor. We have moved all the furniture as much as we can (small room) but she will climb anything and we are worried she is going to seriously hurt herself. I have even had to stop her climbing up onto the TV.

She's already had two rushed visits to the doctors for massive lumps on her head from falling but being such a young age she just gets straight back up and does it again. As I type this she has a black eye from hitting it on the way down from a desk. (She dragged our computer chair over to the desk and climbed it while I was getting lunch ready)

Micheal didn't climb because of his vision and Jayden didn't start until he was over two so was old enough to understand No. I now can't even leave her for a second.

HELP!!!

Edited by vick

Jake is the same - however he understands no perfectily well, just giggles and ignores me. However he has some things that he IS allowed to climb - he has a small slide outside with a ladder, and that seems to stop him a little. Still climbs on the furniture and stuff. used to climb more, but after he fell off over and over, he stopped.

crash helmet???

I watched my 11month old boy go and get his little trolley that his blocks go in and try to get on it to get further up the stair gaurd, Thankfully he is still too young to pull himself up or climb well BUT I think this is an indication of the grief we are in for. He is well aware what he can and can't do and often likes to play the "no" game. Like some of you mentioned above "no" is usually just funny to them. I hope somebody comes up with a solution for your climbing problem, sorry I can't help only sympathise.

Keegan was like that from an early age too - from when he could walk. Everyone calls him the monkey and he has no fear. It was (and still is) contant telling him no and watching them both as jaidyn likes to climb now too. Its funny cos if we go to ppls hse im always running round checking on the boys and they are like "oh its ok the place is fully fenced" and Im like great you will see how well they will climb them then. But I know its stressful as you are so scared of them getting hurt. They boys pulled the telly on top of themselves trying to get on top of it. Lucky it landed on their legs and not their heads. They have learnt from that one lol. Anyway good luck and if you find any great ideas please share lol

Abby was around that age when she climbed the couch to and then it was all down hill from there. Last night she opened the freezer and was trying to climb up the drawers.

Marlene abby's been nicknamed monkey as well, you must have freaked over the TV. I do take some comfort in the fact that she's not the only danger freak around. I am seriously suprised that she hasn't had concussion yet.

Angelnz one of mine tried to climb out the window years ago, yay for window locks. Kids have a lot to answer for I have decided.

James, she's only 13months Iwe use time out for the boys but I think she might be to young.

I can remember with Jayden we were so scared he was going to climb out of his cot we cut the legs of so if he fell out he would'nt have far to drop!

Because at the time he still couldn't get out he was just very close to doing it. and we didn't want him running around which he did a lot of when we eventually put him into a bed. Gosh that sounds lazy. Now that I think of it not the smartest move, although it was an old cot and he was supposed to be our last, seemed like a good idea at the time though

yes well i would have to say that is an early age brianna is 20 months 2moro and she climbs everything dont think she was climbing much at that age but even now we take her down and say no but she just laughs and thinks its 1 big joke and she has fallen off things plenty of times so sorry cant really help much i guess (hope) they will grow out of it fast enough.

Rachel & Brianna

Vick - think nails work better

lol Nails might not be such a bad option, might hit her feet with the hammer though.