Blanket training?

[vanillay]

Has anyone successful done blanket training?

My little girl is 10 months and I'm 10 weeks along with no.2.
I saw it mentioned on another thread yesterday and after looking it up I think it sounds like it could be useful for once new baby is here.

The main concern people have with it is that it was originally intended to be used in conjunction with corporal punishment, which obviously I have do not condone and have no interest or intention of using on my children.
I was thinking I would have special toys that were only to be played with on the blanket and that would be put away as soon she goes off the blanket. And also once she is a bit older a little reward, like a piece of chocolate maybe, if she stays on the blanket until a timer was finished.

The other concern people had was that it probably doesn't it actually teach them better self control later in life but I'm not too concerned about that.
If it does it's a bonus but I just want to know I can leave her to play happily while I see to the baby.

It's popular with fundamentalist American Christians like the Duggar Family. Michelle Duggar actually wrote about using a rod/ruler somewhere. The idea comes from, as pp said, a book written by The Pearl family. Their 'methods' have contributed to child deaths. Also google the Duggars. The children are all completely broken personality wise.

Get a playpen or go on a parenting course.

@TeaAndStrumpets it is a pretty common term amongst their Christians in US. It starts from birth, newborns should not be fed during the night as you need to break their gluttonous spirit apparently .

Ok so that's a no

I definitely don't want her to sit completely still. Was thinking a big quilt she could crawl about and play on.

We have a play pen at the moment but she hates it.

I'm going make sure the house is extra toddler proofed before the new baby gets here anyway so I'll just concentrate on that.

Eh? Just baby proof the house (or a specific room) and let her roam around playing happily on the floor while you see to the baby.

I'm glad you've decided against. It is healthy for dc to be curious and explore, I don't think it would be good to stifle that.

Curiosity is how they learn! You dint want a passive baby.

housinghelp wow I never knew that! I am speechless.

OP

Maybe take your original idea, dump the blanket and the 'training' but have a beg of special toys / treats you toddler can have when you are attached to your newborn.

One of my nieces used to 'feed' her doll when her mum was feeding her baby brother and change nappies on her doll.

I made sure the living room was childproofed and just sat on the sofa to feed and let toddler either climb up woth me with a book or play at will on the floor, with toys in easy reach.