How do i get him to stop touching things he shouldn't

[nutcracker]

My Ds is 19mths and into everything. Art the flat this wasn't much of a prob as we didn't have any nice stuff really so he touched what he liked.

Now though we are starting to get some nice stuff for the house and i can't get him to realise that he can't touch certain things.

So far he has tried to pull the blinds down from the windows and i have had to not buy a plant i wanted cos i thought he would just pull it over.

Help

[LIZS]

Give him time to adjust. dd got excited when she saw stairs at granma's cos we live in a flat. In the meantime, just give him a firm no and distract him with something else if you can.

[littlemissbossy]

I too had this problem with my ds at this age. In the end I bought a couple of small baskets and put a few toys in each. I then put these in separate rooms, tucked in a corner somewhere, and just reminded him that when he was in that particular room, the special basket was his and this was all he was allowed to touch, the other things were Mummy's - eventually it worked! HTH

[Blu]

Keeping it out of reach and distraction. It's what 19 month olds do.

[suedonim]

I agree with Blu. It's a natural curiosity and desire to explore, plus they don't have much concept of mine/yours at that age. Some children are much more 'meddlesome' than others. Ds1 was a horror at that age and even though he's now 29yrs old I can't help but notice that if we go shopping together he still can't resist picking stuff up and generally fiddling with things.

[marthamoo]

Slap him and lock him in a cupboard. Obviously

That was a reference to the supernanny thread, btw (just in case you thought I was serious!) I would just keep reinforcing that some things are Mummy's (and Daddy's) and not for him to touch. Tbh, anything really fragile or precious I would out out of reach til he is older. Ds2 at 2.5 is miles better than at 19 months about fiddling with stuff.

[aloha]

100% agree with Blu - if it's too precious to be touched by a 19month old, then it shouldn't be within reach IMO. I have quite a nice house (I think!) and yet we don't have fragile or precious things within reach (don't really go for ornaments mind) and ds has only broken one thing - a lamp with a glass stem because he pulled the wire from the wall out of innocent curiousity. Not his fault. Also, I think it can help to let them touch, sit with them, and let them explore the items that fascinate them and give them a thorough looking at. This can be all they really want and it helps to teach ways of touching things that aren't damaging. That's what my mum does in her house, which is full of things that my ds loves. If you just keep saying no, they become forbidden fruit and the child will make a beeline for them the minute your back is turned. It's human nature.

[nutcracker]

Oh don't worry i don't put anything precious any where near him, but i can hardly take the blinds down or remove the t.v can i.

What about plants, should i just not have any ??

[misdee]

i have plants. but they are on a shelf in my kitchen and they cant touch them. but then i forget to water them. i may be wise to leave the plants till he is a bit older.

hows the rest of the house going my dear?

[aloha]

How does he pull the blinds down? My ds can't reach the pull cord and he's nearly three! Plants - only out of reach. As for the TV, well ds does like to fiddle with it still, but he's never damaged it.