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How much should a 4 y/o climb

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Thereistoomuchconfusion · 10/02/2012 10:24

My 4 y/o climbs all the time, all over me, jumps on me and other grown ups uses grown ups as climbing frames!!. She will stop if I put her in time out but won't if I just ask her. How much should she be climbing?? Her preschool have commented she fidgets and never sits still, although she also goes to nursery less children there and they say there she does sit still and concentrates well. Although they have had problems this week. How do I stop her fidgeting and climbing and not sitting still apart from to eat!

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jade80 · 10/02/2012 10:26

4 year old learn by repeating. She must need/want to learn that at the moment. Stopping her climbing is daft- she will just be restless and fidget. She needs excercise and challenging things to climb. If she fidgets at nursery she may well need more active things and more time outside- suggest this to them. Can you take her somewhere to climb trees? or a climbing wall?

jade80 · 10/02/2012 10:27

Sorry, fidgets at pre-school, not nursery! Does nursery have a better outdoor area and are they more active?

duchesse · 10/02/2012 10:28

I don't think there's a should about it, is there? Mine have all been climbers- they used to give friends the heebee-jeebees but if they have it in their blood there's not much you can do about it. If it's any consolation mine have all turned out just fine and very fit. DS (now 18 and at university) does 5 hours of climbing in a proper centre a week now.

I suggest you book her into gymnastics or similar exercise class- channel some of that energy!

duchesse · 10/02/2012 10:29

Our local climbing centre has classes from age 4 btw.

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