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Up, Up and Away!

Dealing with Climbing Toddlers

By Jennifer Dawn Hans

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Contrary to popular belief, this difficult stage usually begins well before a child's second birthday. The proverbial "terrible twos" often kick in about 18 months when a child starts to display an increased activity level and exploding verbal abilities. "Couple all this new stuff with a lack of understanding of the social inhibitors that govern the behavior of other kids, and you have the 'terrible twos,'" Dr. Spooner says.

Step up the Safety Precautions
Terri Pilcher, a mother of four from Bel Air, Md., learned recently that safety restraints aren't foolproof. "I was at the grocery store two weeks ago and turned my back on my toddler to talk to the cashier for a few seconds," Pilcher says. "He was strapped into the seat on the cart, so I thought he'd be fine. I turned back around, and my son was on the checkout belt."

Fortunately, Pilcher was able to whisk her son to safety before he was injured, but the experience taught her that even a safety belt is not enough to deter her little one from making a great escape when he feels the need to explore.

"For parents, it's a balancing act: allowing toddlers to explore their world – which they must do to further brain development – while trying to keep them safe," says Dr. Mary Ann LoFrumento, a pediatrician and author of Understanding Your Toddler

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Re: When Babies Climb by anonymous on 10/04/2009 05:44AM

this article is not very helpful

Re: Up, Up and Away! by anonymous on 05/13/2009 08:40PM

This article did not deal with what to do with a toddler climbing on things as the title suggests. Pretty much worthless. I can not remove all furniture and tables from my home.

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