When did concept of 'off limits' begin to stick with your child?

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Feel like I'm in constant battle with DD who is a recent crawler pulling her away from fire tools, from dog bed, from potted plants etc.

I consistently say no and take her back to her area of lounge but it feels like I do this all day long.

When did this concept start to stick for others children?? Or tips on what I'm doing wrong?

If she's a recent crawler I'm assuming she's under one? In which case she won't get it any time soon, and probably is more interested in things that are not her toys (annoyingly) you need to baby proof or get a play pen I'm afraid. You also need to divert their attention to something else. They don't understand 'no' or 'off limits' on its own, they need to be told what to do instead. For example DD started pulling leaves off the house plants but I taught her 'gently' so she strokes them instead.

Around age 2, for us.

DD only just started to get the idea at around 18 months and at 20 months she still often "forgets" (though I suspect it's willful some of the time)!

You probably have at least a year to go, if not more!

I'd say around 2 is when they begin to grasp the concept!

I’d say around 2 for my DD as well, even then sometimes she likes to wind me up and do it on purpose 🙂

Age 2. We used the word “private” a lot. As in you can’t walk on that driveway it’s someone’s private driveway, you can’t climb the playground fence it’s the council’s private fence etc.

So the baby is like 7-10 months old? Ages away I’m afraid. Usually starts when speaking starts ie around age 2.

She has no concept of 'her area' of the lounge and you'd have a much easier life if you tried to make the whole space as baby friendly as possible. Potted plants out of reach, fire tools behind a guard etc.

They do eventually learn no but you don't want to constantly overuse that on things that you could just put out of the way.

About 2 for mine as well, I think. You just have to move everything you don't want them to touch/lick/destroy.

Agree with CaveBaby

In your own home, baby proof.
In someone else's you just have to be constantly on guard.
You've got a while to go yet.

My baby is 13 months and understands no or at least recognises the change in tone. He will stop what he is doing and sometimes cry. It's mainly the radiator that he touches so we have been saying no in preparation of when they get turned on...:will need to buy a guard most probably no doubt.