I have a 16-month old daughter who is always into everything! She's been like that since she started crawling. She keeps me so busy all day, I have no time to do anything else. I've bought toys for her that I hoped would keep her busy, but she's not interested. So far, the thing that has kept her the most interested (besides destroying the house) is climbing in and out of a box. Any suggestions?
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What can I do with a busy-body?
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Well, here are some basics I can think of off the top of my head:
1. Move everything you don't want her touching out of reach . . . either behind a barrier or too high for her.
2. Make one room "baby friendly", where she can get into anything she likes . . . and let her spend much of her time in that room.
3. If you haven't started teaching her "no" . . . this could be a good time
4. Help her to start recognizing verbal cues . . . and expect her to follow them over time. Thus, when she hears your "tone" of voice, she knows if this is ok or not, etc.
5. Confine her when absolutely necessary . . . like when you have to use the restroom. Put her in her "baby friendly room" or in a playpen.
I hope this helps.
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1. Move everything you don't want her touching out of reach . . . either behind a barrier or too high for her.
2. Make one room "baby friendly", where she can get into anything she likes . . . and let her spend much of her time in that room.
3. If you haven't started teaching her "no" . . . this could be a good time
4. Help her to start recognizing verbal cues . . . and expect her to follow them over time. Thus, when she hears your "tone" of voice, she knows if this is ok or not, etc.
5. Confine her when absolutely necessary . . . like when you have to use the restroom. Put her in her "baby friendly room" or in a playpen.
I hope this helps.
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Birbitt
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Little baby proof latches on the cabinets will help keep her out of those. When our children were at that age we kept the baby safe items out and about and everything else we put away in closets or in our bedroom where the baby never went. Then as they got older and understood "no" we slowly put everything back out again. But the cabinet latches were our best friend those and the outlet covers. And we had a baby gate to keep baby out of the kitchen.
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My cousin bought some little stickers with frowny faces, and some stickers with cute animals on them, and put them on various things in the house.
If her little girl touched a frowny sticker she got a very firm, "NO, NO!," a little slap on the hand, and was shown the sticker while being told, "Frown faces are no nos!"
If she saw her touching a smile sticker she would praise her, hug her, etc., and sometimes reward her.
A lot of people accused her of treating her daughter like a trained dog, but - - - it worked.
Amy stopped touching anything with a frown on it, and even would run around playing games like she was PRETENDING to touch a frown, then shout, "No no," and run over to an animal to touch it and see what kind of "reward" she got.
And you really, really need to baby proof things. The electrical outlit covers, the cabinet and drawer latches, ... they can save a child's life, and a mother's sanity.
If her little girl touched a frowny sticker she got a very firm, "NO, NO!," a little slap on the hand, and was shown the sticker while being told, "Frown faces are no nos!"
If she saw her touching a smile sticker she would praise her, hug her, etc., and sometimes reward her.
A lot of people accused her of treating her daughter like a trained dog, but - - - it worked.
Amy stopped touching anything with a frown on it, and even would run around playing games like she was PRETENDING to touch a frown, then shout, "No no," and run over to an animal to touch it and see what kind of "reward" she got.
And you really, really need to baby proof things. The electrical outlit covers, the cabinet and drawer latches, ... they can save a child's life, and a mother's sanity.
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Meshavrischika
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my 2 1/2 year old has always been like that. I totally feel ya. the only way I get anything done when she's home is when her dad watches her.
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JulySheMustFly
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Set the house up so she can get into everything. I know some parents will think this is a bad idea but it makes life a whole lot easier for the few years they are in this phase. Also making them part of the "work" is a huge help to then the child is by your side. Even with doing that you will still do a great deal of redirecting.
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cristianna
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Drain her energy with physical activity. The repurcussions can be trying, especially when they are CRANKY and TIRED. But it can be worth it.
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AnyaMa
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Awww I remember this stage! With many children it will pass, maybe youll be a lucky one! Lol If she likes the simple toys, try this. Take a few pieces of paper and rip them into long strips, and let her help. Then put them all into a big plastic bucket or jar, and let her dump them out. My niece would play with this a lot, filling and dumping! Also, you may want to get her one of this smaller indoor slides. I have one that folds up, and mine loved it. It would be perfect for her, she could climb to her hearts content!
We got this one from toys r us -
http://www.amazon.com/Little-Tikes-...e=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1209007322&sr=1-4
We got this one from toys r us -
http://www.amazon.com/Little-Tikes-...e=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1209007322&sr=1-4
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Ok, I tried the paper in the bucket and it didn't work. she just dumped the paper out, and went to find something else to get into. I have locks on the cupboards and drawers, but she has figured out how to unlock them. I have a small indoor slide for her but it only entertains her for a little bit. She likes everything that's new. If she's seen it or played with it before, she won't play with it again. She's always finding other things to get into. I guess I should just show her everything in the house, then there's nothing new for her to get into?
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Can you put your plastic storage containers in all the cabinets she can reach, in turn? Open one cabinet for her, she finds the storage containers. Next day, it's a new cabinet, same stuff. Then, maybe she'll lose interest?
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Hey, if it's cardboard boxes she likes then let her play with cardboard boxes. They're generally safe, cost less than actual toys, and they encourage imagination.
I did not baby-proof my house except for putting up the dangerous and valuable things. We even had Christmas trees with all the trimmings when they were toddlers, which flabbergasted some people we knew. You have to be comfortable with saying no if you choosse not to babyproof though. I think it paid off. When we went to visit at other people's homes our kids were pretty easy to supervise.
One thing I did was allow them one cabinet in the kitchen to play with. It had all the plastic and Tupperware. They loved pulling things out and putting things back. this was a nice activity for them to engage in while I was working in the kitchen.
I did not baby-proof my house except for putting up the dangerous and valuable things. We even had Christmas trees with all the trimmings when they were toddlers, which flabbergasted some people we knew. You have to be comfortable with saying no if you choosse not to babyproof though. I think it paid off. When we went to visit at other people's homes our kids were pretty easy to supervise.
One thing I did was allow them one cabinet in the kitchen to play with. It had all the plastic and Tupperware. They loved pulling things out and putting things back. this was a nice activity for them to engage in while I was working in the kitchen.
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