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my ds nearly 3 keeps running off!

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mohawk · 20/06/2006 21:24

My ds keeps launching off on his own, this wouldn't be a problem except I have a one year old dd who is just walking and so at our local park he runs off into the trees (its all enclosed by a fence but he always seems to trip if I'm not right behind him), at our local kids museum he disappeared twice last week - I am after him in a moment but trying to catch up with baby too he gets ahead. I put him in the pushchair after a warning if he keeps doing it but he just can't seem to understand the concept of getting lost, or losing mummy - I asked him what he would do if he lost mummy and he said get a childminder! He doesn't even have a childminder, where he got that from I don't know! We go everywhere by pushchair and walking by the road he always holds onto the pushchair strap and is very good but he is just such a lively child with no fear I am just worried in a moment he could dart off, we used to do reins but at nearly three I feel its good for him to be walking. I followed him at the local musuem last week when he ran off, left the baby with a friend - he didn't look back once to see if I was there - how can I help him understand that getting lost is not fun and will give mummy a nervous breakdown! Help!

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kid · 20/06/2006 21:35

Ds is 4 and used to do that. Once he wondered off so I followed him. I stayed where I could see him but he couldn't see me. When he did realise he was lost, he started to cry. I came out of my hiding place and asked him what was wrong, he told me that he thought he had lost me. It stopped him from doing it again as I was able to remind him how he felt.
We now have new problem, if he doesn't get his own way, he shouts at the top of his voice 'I hate you mummy!'

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