Nolan is a fearless/escape artiest! He climbed out of his crib at 15 moths and nocked out his front tooth, so I put him in a tottler bed, then me not knowing he could opend doors yet unlocked the deadbolt and door lock on the front door and got out of the house, so I put extra locks on the door... I know have 5 locks that I lock the front door with to be safe (he knows how to unlock 3 of them now) then came the child proof door handle that he quickly figured out how to brake apart to get off of the door, so I put duck tape around it do he could not take it apart. Then he learned how to push the grips in and open the door anyways, then I took the grips off. This did not last long he still learned how to open the door anyways so out with the childproof door knob so we bought a whole new knob and made the lock on the outside so he could not get out of his room at night (not safe).
Then came the kitchen, we have a gate so that he can not get into the kitchen but soon relized the peep hole into the kitchen (which is a good 5 feet off the ground) and took a char, climbed through and jumped down off the counter. I still have not figured out how to fix this one other to get onto him ever time he does it.
Next was the table and char that he stacked in his room to turn on the light in his room, so I added a longer string to the light and took away the table and char so that he does not hurt himself.
Now here is where I need help, he has a toy box in his room that is full of toys and he is now dumping all the toys out every time he goes to bed or down for a nap, this is getting so old and cleaning up all the toys every day two times a day (which I make him help me). Now today it was not just the toys he also pulled out all the cloths.... I do not know what to do about this and I do not want to just throw away all of his toys, plus if I did that he would even understand why I did..
I'm not to sure what to do and could use some advice from other moms!
Until he can understand not too I'd probably bring the tub of toys out of the room at naps, not sure what to do about the clothes because that would be hard to move (which I'm hoping you have anchored to the wall incase he tries to climb it right? - if not I'd do that right away!) How old is he now?
ReplyDeleteHe just turned 3! I think I will just have to start taking them out.. Thanks
DeleteI try to keep our toys out of the bedroom and just in the playroom. The playroom is usually a disaster, but I think that's better for us! We also put a lock on the closet door because my kids would go in and pull everything off the hangers. While he's going through this phase, you might just want to pull everything out of his room. As a bonus, it might help him fall asleep more quickly.
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DeleteI also highly recommend attached his dresser to the wall after hearing of the three year old girl who died tipping her dresser into herself in the night. Good luck!
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I was thinking the same thing Katie said. I worry about him pulling out the drawers and hitting himself. It depends on the type of drawers the dresser has. Do you have a monitor in his room so that when he falls asleep for nap time or bed time you can place it in there and have it on while he sleeps? That way you will hear him wake up and get to him before any damage is even started?
ReplyDeleteCan you turn it facing the wall backwards so he cant get in it? Thats what I did with all my shelves during nap time when I taught preschool. Good luck lady!
ReplyDeleteI second everything everyone else said, and.. have you ever read the book Simplicity Parenting by Kim John Payne? Simplifying the amount of toys that even existed in our home made a world of difference to us! Good Luck!
ReplyDeletemy son is a monkey too, he is only 2 but has already learned he can use chairs to climb on to get higher...i'm sure his next step will be combining table and chair! Turning the dresser around is a good idea if its not too heavy. Kaden started taking clothes out of the drawers a long time ago. i used bungee cords to keep the drawers shut, he still managed to get clothes out sometimes! But it slowed him down and now there are no bungee cords and he no longer gets the clothes out, i think he just forgot about it. maybe have your son clean up the toys and clothes by himself with your guidance and maybe he will get tired of all the cleaning. Or taking a toy that he really likes to play with every time he does that.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a mom but I do see one mistake. You're helping him clean up his toys. When he made the mess, then he should clean it up. that's just my thoughts tho. as for the other stuff I have no idea. I think your child is smarter than you give him credit for one. All kids are smarter than most adults in some way. hope you find the help you need hun.
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