To think this woman is naive?

[AnotherSpinningFuckingRainbow]

This person has just had a newborn baby and claims they will never move any of their numerous ornaments, small and chokeable knicknacks etc, as when children start to toddle, you just teach them not to touch...

AIBU to laugh heartily at this assertion?

Holidaycriminal it's not my house that contains froufrou shit! I can't stand it, it's the woman in question who has all the twigs and pebbly rubbish!

Yep, depends on the child. DD1 is nine, and I still have to hide anything expensive/valuable on top of the kitchen cupboards.

And I'm as lazy free-range as they come.

For me it's not about being lazy, it's that I don't want to spend all day every day repeating "no, don't touch that, put that down, we don't touch such-and-such" - so negative! Would much rather a happy atmosphere. And I do appreciate that some children only need telling once or twice, and if your child is like that then you are truly fortunate. And should pity those of us with "spirited" DCs. And give us wine and sympathy, obv.

I still have nightmares about the day we took DS (who was 2) to a friend's house. He toddled into her living room, and by the time we'd said hello in the hall and followed him (oooh - 15 seconds?) he was holding the goldfish that he'd grabbed from its bowl on her hearth and examining it with interest.....
He's 40 this year (and lovely) but he never sees this friend without her reminding him of this think he's a bit fed up of it, but he's very polite and never says so

My response world be. "Ha ha ha that's a funny joke!"

YANBU.

Is this a PFB?

She will learn

'Course it's a PFB

Shelves before toddler

Shelves with toddler

Highlander, very good true.

Except DS is a climber.

It does depend on the child. With DD I tried telling her no etc. she is however a climber, bolter etc. at 3 she is still very sensory and will empty bags of flower, sand, compost etc to run her hands through it. It doesn't matter where I put things, how much I say no or what my discipline is like, she was a menace once walking, would scale shelves to get to things etc. DS is a doddle and I can see how if you had a child like him you'd think all toddlers could be taught not to touch. But having DD means I know it isn't always that easy!

She also makes nests. She will steal towels from the bathroom, climb into a cupboard, the tumble dryer, under a table etc and curl up in there! She may just be a bit strange!!

Heck, I wanted to have everything attached to Sheila Maid so that in the morning when DS woke I could just raise it all out of his reach just while I had a cup of tea.

Glass of water, lip balm, ear plugs, book (the book mark would fall out).
It wasn't a long stage, but it got really tedious.

We don't have tiny knick knacks, but we have some lamps with glass shades which are easy to topple over and I got SO fed up with having to put all the cds back in the cabinet. Easier just to turn it round facing the wall.

I am with you OP. Of course you can supervise your child every single second, but IMO it's wise to move dangers out of reach or curious hands.

I have HopAlongOn's child, but in female form. Not a bloody chance of having anything even remotely nice out below chest height

But a few of my friends have kids the same age and have standing floor lamps etc dotted around with no problem. It really does depend on the child, but it's naive to assume that yours will be the one who isn't interested, like op's friend

I moved anything dangerous but that was it. They were told not to touch breakable items and they didn't. Some people go over the top and when you visit their house it has been child-proofed beyond recognition and it's like visiting a soft play venue.

Some parents don't like the word "no" and remove everything to avoid being put in the position where they might have to refuse a request from their little darling.

It's the same as people who are judgey about reins. Well, two of my three have not needed reins. I have taught them appropriately and they have listened. The third however, would, without a doubt, be dead by now if it wasn't for reins. Some children are simply bolters at every opportunity regardless of what you teach them. Just like some are wild climbers and into everything!

If youre not bothered about ornaments getting smashed fine. Personally I hate ornaments and would gladly allow a child to damage a few :) choking hazards should be moved no matter how obedient you think your child is. Not to do so is neglectful imo

I agree, nancy. I'm amazed at the things people can get a bit judgy about - there was a similar thread the other week about stairgates with lots of posters just saying you had to teach your kids to climb up and down the stairs safely at 1yo and they was all you needed to do

Some kids are into everything. Some kids are bolters on the road. Some kids would get over-confident and try and run down the stairs. Ours is all three at the moment, which is joyous...

There's no right or wrong, just what you think is safest for your child. I moved most of the stuff not because I didn't want it broken but because I suspect DD would magically find some way of hurting herself with it.

My DS likes to touch everything. I tell him not too and he laughs! He just finds it funny. Easier to move it all.

You could have left dd in an antique shop with a clear conscience.

Ds is another who could cause havoc in an empty room. No was the funniest word and we would lurch from one crisis to another. At 3 he seems to have developed some sense of self preservation.

Ha! @ no need for a stairgate! So what should I have gone with ds2 who was out of nappies day and night at 23mths but needing to get up for a wee 3 or 4 times a week from his toddler bed? He was/is madly independent and needed to walk past the top of the stairs to get to the loo. So at not yet 2 I should have assumed he was capable in a sleepy haze of always negotiating said stairs safely? Bollocks to that!

Yes, that was roughly the gist of it - I have one of those terraced houses with old, narrow stairs with no proper handrail and big right-angle turns at the top (i.e. Guaranteed to Break an Adult's Neck, Let Alone a Toddler's(TM)) but apparently just teaching them to be careful was enough. Not that my risk assessment of my house and my toddler was it was better to stick a gate up and threaten pain of death if she even touched it.

Mine sounds like yours re the reins. I watch all these other parents with their 2yo wandering nicely into town at their side. My dawdles, then randomly bolts. We bloody strict on the discipline but still, she's only wee, best to just use the reins as well.

We have reins and stair gates. I have a runner, and a toddler that likes stairs.

i never moved anything just moved children away from stuff yabu to giggle atthis person when you dont know what her child is going to be like,

I had to move everything with all 4 of mine

Gosh, I am far too idle to micro manage my toddlers.

Safe environment, do your worst is my parenting philosophy.