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telling ds off & he's not listening

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thegardener · 18/04/2007 08:59

have large plant in spare room by computer that he keeps putting his hands in the soil & scooping it out on the floor, have kept saying no but he doesn't listen & thinks it's a game & funny.

Could it be that he is trying to get my attention while i'm on the computer?

Also keeps pushing at glass shower door sometimes when i'm in the shower or just when we're in the bathroom. he does the same thing as above.

also keeps slapping my upper chest when i've got a lower cut top on, i'm sure to him it makes a nice noise but itsn't very nice for me or if he does it to other people.

please help?

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custy · 18/04/2007 09:00

how old is he?

move the plant fgs - why shout at a kid for being curious?

the other things dont sound too bad

the hitting chest thing you could just say "no2 then put him down.

soon will associate the negative behaviour with the neg consequences.

move the effin plant!

3littlefrogs · 18/04/2007 09:32

Sounds like normal behaviour for a small child. How old is he?

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thegardener · 18/04/2007 12:15

we have moved other plants out of reach but pil said that they never moved plants that were on the floor so thought maybe i should try, will go back to plan a, good idea about slapping thanks crusty.

pleased to hear it is normal behaviour, won't be so stressed now, ds is 14 months.

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compo · 18/04/2007 12:16

I think at that stage you have to move things out of the way as much as possible. When he's older he'll know not to touch things. Inlaws are no doubt misremembering things!

JustUsTwo · 18/04/2007 12:18

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3littlefrogs · 18/04/2007 17:42

I wouldn't even try to use computer with a 14 month old boy in the room - - mine would have demolished the house, never mind one plant! They want your attention whenever you try to do anything else at that age! Just go on the computer when he is in bed. He is just a baby - it will pass - in a couple of years......

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thegardener · 18/04/2007 20:04

thanks for your messages, shall leave computer till ds asleep from now on, sometimes mulitasking doesn't work does it!

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BandofMothers · 18/04/2007 20:09

At that age removing him from plant while saying no in stern voice might work too, or at least prepare him for later when he can understand and twig that you've been saying no for months now.

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