Suggestion on how to stop a 3 year old from climbing

With something heavy (a dresser, wall unit, shelf etc) you might have to bracket it to the wall with big screws. If your husband is handy, they sell kits for things like that in the home improvement sections of walmart and target, or probably any Lowes or Home Depot. This is course only solves the problem of keeping her from getting hurt, it doesn't stop the curiosity that leads to the climbing. Is she climbing to GET things or just climbing to climb? I hate to say if it is the latter, you may have to attach all heavy things to the wall and then REMOVE other things like chairs and drawers from other locations. Explain to her repeatedly although gently that you know she likes to climb but climbing household things is not safe, so you will remove all those options from her until she stops. Does she have a swing set or climbing toy outside or do you regularly go to a park or place that has one?

I would fix the dresser to the wall some how so that in case she decides to do it again at least she won't pull it down on herself. Then I would invest in a baby monitor and listen to see if she is getting out of bed plus you could maybe check on her every few minutes kinda peek in her room door. Another idea would be to invest in some of those gym floor mats that are cushy but not too thick. Sometimes schools get rid of them when they get money for new one's. Good luck hopefully she will grow out of this "mountian climbing" stage lol, maybe to satisfy her climbing you could take her to parks where she can safely climb on things and then tell her she is to only do it at the park and no where else.

my grand baby is climbing too he climbing on anything i think this is part of there learning and growth they are never still always into something he pulls stuff on him all the time they do not look down when walking the other night he walked off the curb and hit his head he was holling and screaming did not want his mother are father he only wanted me to stop the pain.iam so afraid he is now climbing looking out the window iam really scared about this the only thing i know you can do is just stay on your baby, and hope they will grow out of it

Hi sam... I've never had this problem..but my suggestion is to not have anything such as the bureau in her room..That way when she is in her room alone being it playing or sleeping she won't be tempted to climb on it.. At this age you can keep her clothes and stuff in your room..this way you won't have to worry... As far as in other rooms...just be consistent.. I hope I helped..

First, secure heavy furniture to the walls, so you don't have to worry about her getting crushed. Second, allow her one place where she can climb. Whether it's one room in the house, outside or at the playground. Children love to climb and explore, so it will be difficult to stop her altogether. Instead, tell her no climbing in the house, but when we go outside you can climb- get her a small jungle gym or take her to the playground so she will have opportunities to climb. Young children have lots of energy and are developing gross motor skills, so opportunities to run, jump and climb are important. Next, set firm rules with clear consequences, and enforce them consistently. It may take some time, but eventually she will learn. Finally, explain to her exactly why she is not allowed to climb on furniture. A 3 year old is perfectly capable of understanding that it is dangerous and she will get hurt, possibly very badly. Again, consistency is key.

I would take the bureau out of that room and put it were she cant get it so that she can't climb on it and get her self heart get locks so she cant get in rooms that got things she can climb.

I would really like to know the answer to this one too!! My 2 year old son climbs on everything. You can't leave him alone for 2 seconds without him climbing on something. The only thing to do is to keep telling them that it is not good to climb and watch her like a hawk. Try getting those things that you can get to fix the dresser to the wall so it won't fall over if she climbs again. Goodluck and if something works let me know.!!

I think I saw some of them safety clips before that you can use for this in the baby sectioin that hook to keep it closed . I don't think they were very much and you culd try to move the bureau out of the room til you found some of these to use . I would be scared if I had a kid who was climbing because it would be so eaesy for them to get hurt .

maybe you could move her bureau to your room until she is older and when she wants to know why you tell her cause you are scared she is going to get hurt . When she climbs on other things you could tell her to get down and reward her for when she doesnt climb on anything for the day to show here that she will get something if she doesnt' climb but if she does then she gets nothign for the day

Children are always a parent's worry and there is just no way to watch a kid full time. Once, my child who was sleeping in our bed, climbed over me and fell down on the floor. I awoke with a start and almost stepped on him, crying on the floor. He was less than one year old and I did not think he would pull a stunt like that.

hi sam well my kids are adults now but never had that particular problem. however do find a way to anchorthe bureau to the wall. then t ake your little climber to the park, and let her have' a climbing good time on the bars there. also make sure she knows'that she must not climb on things in the house, only' at the park. when she does start to climb, give her a quick hard smack on a wrist or butt and tell her that is so dangerous, she might get hurt badly . she is old enough to understand no.touch a hot stove, get burned, climb on something, fall and get hurt, no. she has to know what are the no nos, and emphasize it til she does know. a quick smack to the wrist and a loud no really does work.

I suggest to you repeat to her over and over again that she will get hurt with what she's doing. Whenever she cries when she's hurt just tell her plainly that if she does it again she will get hurt in the same way. It's also important for them to get first a little bit for them to learn why they need to avoid it. My daughter does that as well she always climbs in the sides of our stairs! Imagine how scary is that. I sometimes tell her that I won't be there when she falls. She will just climb down herself.

Hello, There are a couple of ways to stop her from climbing. First of all, you can buy 'low' furniture in rooms where she usually play or stay at, such as low chairs, low tables or even just place the TV at the floor instead at the shelves. Thus, even she wants to climb, she will have no chance to do so. The next option is little cruel, but it works for my younger sister. What my mother did was to put as spicy chili sauce at places where she usually climb, or she will purposely put the chili sauce there and ask her to climb. After getting 'irritated' by the chilling sauce due to climbing, she will think twice about it next time before she climb.

You have one of two choices. You either tie something on her that is too heavy for her to lift or get you a fly swat. She must have something she can reflect back on that will tell her she isn't supposed to do that. It is much better to make her cry a little than it is to have her suffer the pain of a broken arm or something even worse. I wouldn't hit a child with anything that could hurt them but you won't hurt her with a fly swat. Usually just a few swats even on the diaper or pants will do the trick. I've raised a step daughter, my grand daughter and now my great grand daughter and grand son. I learned a long time ago time out just won't do the job. Don't loose sight of the fact it is your duty as a Parent to do what ever it takes to assure your child's safety. I didn't do things like that as a child because there was no doubt in my mind mom would tear by B*** off if I did. We must teach our kids to control themselves as much as possible. This teaching will then follow them where ever they go. BTW My Great Grand kids respect me a lot more that they do their parents who sends them to their room. They also show a lot more love for me to.

If nothing else, I would put the bureau around backwards, so she could not climb on the drawers. I know that would not stop her from doing something else, though. It is scary. My great niece did the same thing and dislocated her shoulder. You do need to keep her in her own room. Why was she climbing the dresser? Was there something on top she wanted, or is it just because she wanted to be up higher. If it is just a need to be higher, I would probably try to take time before the night time routine and take her out to an appropriate climbing structure and make her climb for a half hour or so to get it out of her system. Or maybe even just very vigorous play before her evening bath and bedtime routine. I know that is a lot with several children, but it would give her some extra attention in a positive mode.

You can't and you shouldn't. Be happy that your child is active because that means she's healthy. What I can suggest is for you to child proof your home especially her bedroom. Make sure that she won't have access to things that will fall on her when she climb on it. Or even if it could fall on her it won't hurt her. In her room, you can probably just have a mattress for her to sleep on and get rid of dressers or closets and other things that could fall on her. Never ever scare her or tell her that she shouldn't climb because she will get hurt or anything to scare her off. I believe that as adults we should not instill fear on children. We just have to watch them very closely.

That is so scarey. My kids are constantly climbing on everything. My 3 year old doesn't do it as much as my 1 year old and I don't mind them climbing on the sofa b/c I read that is how they explore but fuss and put them in time out. A minute for every year they are. my 1 year old even knows where time out is lol. Thats all you can do is put them in timeout and after a while they will catch on. Let her know why she should not climb on things. Maybe for now put something in front of the dresser to keep it from falling unless you want to get some wood and screw it into the back of the dresser and into the wall so it won't fall on top of her. I would keep her out of there during the day.

Scary isn't it! I had a nephew who did that from ages 2 - 3!! Followed his father up a ladder going to the roof of their house (his mom saw him starting up from window and ran out by 2nd or 3rd rung - he actually was swinging his leg up to the next rung and pulling himself up!!! yikes) once!!! They just had to watch him and admonish him each time he climbed on something he wasn't supposed to climb. They also praised him when he climbed on something that was say to play on. The dresser, I would also suggest if you can't remove it from the room to attach it to the wall (we did this with our bookcases with metal clips wire and screws). Maybe a monitor to watch? But those are expensive and if she would wake up and climb while you are asleep that wouldn't help!