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Should I be letting my daughter do this?

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flamingwords · 23/07/2012 22:04

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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PacificDogwood · 23/07/2012 22:17

Major TV channels are contacting you about this clip? Really??
Your DD is v cute and clearly enjoying herself, but what she is doing is not that unusual. Or dangerous.

mrsscoob · 23/07/2012 22:18

My son tried to do this after watching his friend do it, thought it was pretty common?

Ladysybilde what is hypermobile?

LynetteScavo · 23/07/2012 22:18

At 3 DS2 did a really funny trick of riding up on the electric garage door, and then hanging off. I should have posted that.

maxybrown · 23/07/2012 22:19

and there's me with a 4 year old who filmed himself talking about his Dr Who collection and asked me to put it on you tube nerd no?

Feminine · 23/07/2012 22:19

Hmm...extra publicity me thinks.

LynetteScavo · 23/07/2012 22:19

Mind you, I come from a family of climbers, and it's kind of expected that you can do this by the age of 3 .

LadySybildeChocolate · 23/07/2012 22:19

The usual term is 'double jointed' mrsscoob. Look at the child's ankles.

StuntGirl · 23/07/2012 22:20

Yawn. What a ridiculous stealth boast. Get over yourself.

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flamingwords · 23/07/2012 22:21

Thanks for the responses guys, yeah part of it is a feeling of guilt that I am enjoying the attention. I was thinking of taking her to a climbing centre (not sure at what age you are allowed to do that?)

Like the idea of a load of other videos of small children climbing in, over and up things. Just so long as i don't have to be the one spending hours in A+E

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Pancakeflipper · 23/07/2012 22:22

Our local climbing clubs you have to 7 yrs old to join.

lunchbox · 23/07/2012 22:22

Your dd is very cute!

I'd do it - will be nice when she's older to look back and see the clips

hiddenhome · 23/07/2012 22:23

Any fall that is above head height for that person is potentially dangerous. Hypermobile joints are also weaker than normal joints (I'm hypermobile myself), so won't heal as well if there was to be a sprain or a fracture.

LadySybildeChocolate · 23/07/2012 22:23

Ok, it's all a bit suspect now. You've started another thread on only joking, saying how many hits your youtube clip has and providing a link. You can't use mumsnet to get more hits, it's not on. You also have no other posts.

Mspontipine · 23/07/2012 22:23

Not something I'd want to encourage. Ds also get told off if he does it. Def wouldn't condone it, as for filming it... crikey who'd admit to encouraging that??

OhDoAdmitMrsDeVere · 23/07/2012 22:24

awww. She is a wee dote.

Original poster

flamingwords · 23/07/2012 22:24

Guess the best thing is to take her to the local climbing center and see if she likes it (anyone tried this with someone that young?)

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Heavensmells · 23/07/2012 22:24

My ds always does this and I always tell him off. He has a habit of falling on his face and I wouldn't want him to do it from that height!

savoycabbage · 23/07/2012 22:26

That I would like to see maxybrown. Have you got it?

I made my first YouTube video ever of my 5 year old dd cleaning mussels. She wanted to learn how to do it herself as she is like that do she watched some videos on YouTube and then she seemed to think that when you cleaned mussels you talked about it and put it on youtube. So we did.

ForgetCollette · 23/07/2012 22:26

You'd be better taking her to a tumble tots type thing for her age group that could lead onto gymnastics or something as she gets older. That will build her coordination and core strength and then if when she is older she wants to become a climber or whatever then she will be in a good position to do that.

I really don't think that a 3 year old climbing a door frame really suggests a burning desire in the said 3 year old to become a climber. Climbing door frames (amongst other things) is just something that they do, most tell them off for it and try to channel their energies into other activities.

TrinityIsAFuckingRhino · 23/07/2012 22:28

I second the hyper mobility.

mrsscoob · 23/07/2012 22:28

Ah yes thanks ladysibilde I see what you mean

VivaLeBeaver · 23/07/2012 22:30

Rock climbing with a child that age isn't advised, think they say not until 7. To do with young joints. DD rock climbs and enjoys it.

I fell off a bouldering wall when I was 18 from the height of a doorway, landed badly on a crash mat and broke my back.

VBeckham · 23/07/2012 22:30

sweet girl with determination....

Greenshadow · 23/07/2012 22:30

I also thought all children did this - mine certainly did.
Sorry, nothing special or clever here.

Hulababy · 23/07/2012 22:31

For most climbing centres its 7y although may take them earlier if they fit the harnesses. Bouldering can be done younger.

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