Should I be letting my daughter do this?

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I submitted a video clip to YouTube last week of my three year old climbing the door frame. Its had a crazy response and she is enjoying the attention. I've had requests from people like good morning america to show the clip and the BBC did an interview with her today. I'm getting a little worried that she may become a bit spoilt over the whole thing or it will encourage her to do dangerous things just to get attention. I don't want to be a pushy parent but then again if its something she enjoys doing should I not encourage her?

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climbing the doorframe sounds dangerous.

Hasn't she done it already? If so, and she's enjoyed 15 minutes of fame, why do you need to encourage her to do it again?

That's dangerous. She might fall and break an ankle. I'm not pfb, but that's not something I'd encourage or condone really.

YANBU at all to encourage extreme activity. The door frame though? Meh...I'd say have her shimmy up one of the pipes outside the house and put THAT on youtube :)

My half sister used to do this! She would do it super fast too. She used to climb to the top and hide there til someone walked through

Should have.

Not should of.

s re the interview stuff. Not my cup of tea other peoples children bore me senseless but it could be fun.

She is very cute and that is very funny.

my sister used to do that all the time, but no so comical with the i can do it :)

If you're that worried why let the NBC do an interview with her? Surely the attention would encourage her.

I think this is one of those stealth boast type threads.

BBC not NBC

Didn't everyone used to do this as a kid?
She is a beauty though

Wee monkey!

OP - I think you are enjoying the attention too. And why not?

Just enjoy it and don't overthink it. Fwiw a lot of people are going to tell you that what your daughter's doing isn't safe. There's half a chance you'll get toasted.

But I think it's pretty cool.

As someone who can also do strange things with their legs (don't ask), I really wouldn't advise that you let her do this. She's clearly hypermobile, and it's going to cause her severe pain and problems in the future unless it's managed. I'd pop her to the GP and ask for a physio assessment. The media can be your worst enemy, I'd avoid like the plague.

I also think stealth boast or why add the link for more attention? If you want 15 mins of fame go for it and enjoy.

yep, stop now, you are only going to encourage her to do stupid things.

"it will encourage her to do dangerous things just to get attention. I don't want to be a pushy parent but then again if its something she enjoys doing should I not encourage her?"

should you encourage her to do dangerous things??? yeah course you should...

I don't understand why it is getting a big response, don't a lot of children do that with door frames? I used to do it, but was always told off for it.

We're all different I know, but in our house I expect that they show the house and our things respect. They aren't allowed to climb all over the furniture (the sofa is something to sit on, not a climbing frame to pole vault off etc) and so by climbing up like that I think its not treating the house properly. If she can climb the door frames can she climb on to the top of the wardrobes?

Stealth boast methinks

Stealth boast

She's 3. I'm not sure she's really going to think "great! I'll do some more dangerous things and get in telly again!"

' I don't want to be a pushy parent but then again if its something she enjoys doing should I not encourage her?'

She's not playing the violin she climbing up a door frame! I don't think there is a career in door frame climbing so I don't quite know what you mean by 'should I not encourage her'? Encourage her to what? Climb ever higher door frames? Or become like a child stunt person?

If we all make videos of what our 3 years old can climb onto, into and up it would make for some interesting viewing methinks.

Yes, we should all encourage our kids to do dangerous things, so that TV can turn up, and snigger at the silly parents who are so keen to show off that they let their kids do it.

It is a little like Very Sad Lady in Chat Magazine syndrome.

Seriously, BBC and Good Morning America?

I could do that at that age, and so could DS2. Neither of us are hyper-moblile.

What she's doing isn't dangerous. Sheesh!

Do the interview if you want to...depends whether you enjoy such things. It's not like you are gong to get rich and famous. And she's only 3, she probably won't realise who many people have seen her.