Independance..good and bad
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Topic: Independance..good and bad
Posted By: busyissy
Subject: Independance..good and bad
Date Posted: 13 February 2009 at 1:44pm
Today Dominic told me 'see you soon Mummy' and took off out the back door! It was nice of him to let me know he was going this time 
So, I've been in a mad rush to childproof all the doors and windows so he can't get out without me. But he does this where ever we are. How can I get him to understand that he can't go off by himself? With two under two sometimes my attention is distracted and I'm terrified of losing him, there are so many dangers out there. I'm all out of ideas and I'm thinking of buying some reins which I said I would never use! Has anyone got any suggestions? |
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 14 February 2009 at 9:27pm
| we play "stop and go" with our boys, but they are much older at three and four....and the three year old doesn't always listen. basically you let them run off a bit down the footpath then yll stop and they have to freeze, then go - they run again - you get the drift. The boys think it is the coolest game ever and I get to control them. You could train him in a fenced area and then use the same technique when he's a bit oolder "in the wild" |
Posted By: busyissy
Date Posted: 15 February 2009 at 6:42pm
Thanks Lizzle, I think at the moment he is a little bit too young for that one but I've stored it away for later. Dominic is your typical boy and has very, very selective hearing! I know he can hear me he just chooses not to listen 
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Posted By: TysMummy
Date Posted: 21 February 2009 at 4:34pm
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my boy takes off all the time.............i have him in a little soft teddy type back pack that clips around him and has a lead..got it ffrom kmart....he luves it sooooooooo much and he puts his keys in it...he refuses to stay in stroller.............every one keeps telling us how cute he looks with it on ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: busyissy
Date Posted: 21 February 2009 at 10:15pm
oh cool, I'll have to go and have a look for them. Thanks for the tip.
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Posted By: BessieBear
Date Posted: 05 March 2009 at 10:14am
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lol saffron my dh has selected hearing and i jsut know rye's gonna have it too. yesterday i asked ryan (who was lying on the floor looking at the tv) if he wanted his bottle and showed it to him, normally he would get excited then angry and cry, but he looked at me then back at the tv then at me again like he heard me but he didnt want to hear me, cheeky toad. ------------- Sarah Mum to, Boy 07/2008, Girl 03/2010, Boy 05/2012, Angel  07/08/2014
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