To set these rules?

[DogsAndGin]

I have a friend whose 2.5 yo daughter climbs all over her mother, me, the sofa etc - both at her home and ours. She’s a big girl, and it’s absolutely exhausting and ends in tears when she inevitably accidentally kicks me in the face etc. When I remove myself from playtime on the floor, and sit on the sofa for a break, she will just launch herself at me from the headrest instead!

It’s got me thinking, as I’m pregnant with my first child, I really don’t want my child using me, the sofa, or the dog as a bouncy castle!

Is this expectation unreasonable of me?!

You have to stop your child launching themself at or off the dog or one day your dog will lose patience and bite.

You can have a no jumping on the sofa rule in place, it'll be a tough job to enforce it but they'll get the message sooner or later. Possibly not at 2.5yo though.

You will almost certainly be a human bouncy castle to some extent. To a possibly lesser extent, you might even enjoy it when it's your own little squishy darling leaping in for a hug.

Absolutely fine. I am surprised you've been letting them jump on the dog!

I’d start meeting her elsewhere. I don’t let my DC trash the house, I certainly don’t let other people do it. You can’t be pregnant and having a large exuberant toddler potentially hurt you either. If her mum won’t tackle it then don’t have them round. You’ll have to put a stop to it when you have the baby so just start now.

I haven’t been. If you read the post you’ll see that I said my friend’s child bounces on me, her mother and the sofa.

Just stop having them round.... Suggest other meet up places. If she asks why just tell her you have just tidied your house and want it staying that way.

Oh, I had a friend with two children like this. They used to literally climb over her - her shoulders, her head, and she just passively let them while trying to hold a conversation. Just tell your friend that you won't have this behaviour in your house, she needs to control it. Or in reality I probably just wouldn't invite her back.