Category: Parent Talk
I wanted to let you guys know that my daughter is 15 months and she doesnt drink a bottle anymore.
I here here that it is good that it is good that she doesn't drink one and it is a good thing.
I am glad that she doesn't drink one mo more.'t my name is vanessa I have a lot of trouble keeping my daughter violet away from the outlets.
She is always unplugging things that are plugged in to them.
How could I keep her away from them.
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hahah. it's not a big deal. you must have patiency and you have to teach her politely. give her some toys and divert her attention. they will be naughtier at this stage. I had this experience long back.
Raaj.
It's a matter of staying vigilent and catching her when you know she's going near an area where there are, in her view, "nice things to play with". But as adults, we know they could hurt her if she's not careful. At this stage of development, she has no idea how to plan ahead, (meaning, in her head, her brain's not yet telling her, "If i pull that cord, something bad will happen to me.") That's assuming the cord she unplugs is attached to a running appliance or something. even if it's not, this is still a habbit that must be broken.
I agree with raaj. Toys to divert her attention might work. naturally, she won't give up without a fight, but certainly do everything you can to get her attention away from those cords. i'm glad you brought this up because it's a safety issue if she keeps playing with them. There are outlet covers available for outlets that don't have anything plugged in so she won't get the idea to put, say, a penny, or anything else small enough to fit into one of those in there. I have a friend whose little brother did that once. He survived, but ... Better safe than sorry.
I think someone else suggested putting a chair or something big that only you can set in front of the spot where the cords are so only you can move it when you need access to them and not her. That's another good idea.
Good luck.
I thank you guys for these ides and some times she knows how to take off the covers off the plugs.
I have a bother thing that I want to talk about to. It is very hard trying to use a spoke for her I do not want to put to much on the spone. as far as spedgetey I do not no how to give it to her.
right now i give her everything with my hands.. Could any one give me some suggestions.
If you are using a spoon for her, you can feel with your hands how much is on the spoon. This will give you an idea of how much you are giving her. You can do it with spaghetti also. She is getting to an age where you might consider letting her explore feeding herself, but try finger foods first. I used to feed Chloe with a spoon and had no trouble with it, I used my sense of touch to let me know how much was on the spoon and gave her finger foods at other times. Chloe's almost 3 now though. good luck
And the plug issue? Wow, violet seems to have excellent motor skills if she's able to remove those outlet covers.
these are good ides.
Thank you for them.
Now it is a bit hard to brush her teeth cause she loves to shut ther mouth.
how can I do this?
For brushing teeth, one way is to either distract her with something else, or turn it into some kind of game. Make it fun somehow.
My daughter has just turned 12 months, and what I do for her is I let her watch me brush my teeth, and while I'm doing it, I give her her little brush, and let her tryand copy me.
Hope this helps