Tips to stop my toddler from running

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We are on holiday with our DS 2yrs (26months) literally every time his hand is loosed, he bolts! He looks back at us laughing. Won't listen. If we shout him, carries on, if we show we are stern, carries on. If we say Bye then and walk away, carries on. Does anyone have any tips on this?
I look around and see children his age or even younger who are walking next to their parents without issue.
He also seems to have zero fear. I know he would run into the deep end of the pool!
It's putting me constantly on edge.
He's covered in bruises and were only 3 days into the holiday because he runs full pelt and falls over too. At my wits end 😫
Oh and for the evening entertainment when all the other kids are dancing or partaking in activities. Guess what.. he just runs and runs round them all, in circles round the dance floor!

Reins

Strap in the buggy or reins.

Reins. Best invention ever for keeping toddlers safe.

I have reins, I've brought them with me which still getting used to. I was advised to get the wrist rein it has a stretchy like telephone cable to it but it stretches so far when he runs whilst wearing them they stretch about 5ft and he almost went into the pool when we were walking past. Omg
It's stressing me out !
I just wandered in general, to stop him running more than anything. I don't want to rein him up constantly. Especially on the dance floor I want him to mix but he seems to have tonnes of energy all the time . And he's a fast bloody runner too 🥵

Are some toddlers just like this?
I keep looking at all the other small kids and I don't see any others here like him 🤣
🏃💨

Reins backpack or wrist definitely. Child will hate them but use them as a teaching aid, every single time they moan keep saying mummy/daddy need to keep you safe, if you won't listen & hold hands then you need to use the reins. Usually only takes a few days before they get the idea & start listening.
Also practice playing the stop/go game- in safe places like the park & gradually let them walk on ahead once they get the idea - walk to the next lamppost & wait for mummy etc
Even very young toddlers soon get the hang of it because if the alternative is buggy they will behave.

Reins and back up buggy if they refuse. It's just not safe if you have a runner! Two-year-olds don't really understand "bye then", or choose to ignore it (voice of experience!)

If the wrist strap is too long then use it but also holding hands anyway for practice, then if He bolts at least won't go too far.

You are the parent here and you must keep your child safe by training him. It's mot about curbing his enthusiasm.

not not mot

My toddler (also 26 months) is exactly the same and I was thinking of writing a post about this too! I'm sick of having to grab his coat hood when he runs off or running after him. Thinking the reins backpack idea is a good start

He sounds perfectly normal to me. Some children are just bundles of energy. You have to do lots of running in safe, controlled spaces, then use the reins in places where it isn't safe to have a toddler running amok.
DS2 had to be on reins a lot of the time because he was an absolute live wire. We did lots of running games in enclosed spaces that were safe.
He is still a very good runner. (He is 31).

I have the female version of your child. She basically spends a lot of time in her pushchair if we are near anything dangerous. I do take her out on reins sometimes but it’s hit and miss as she doesn’t really like being tethered and will have a tantrum if you try to get her to walk in a direction she doesn’t want to. I think all you can do is be consistent. Get down on his level and say he had to hold mummy/ daddy’s hand. If he lets go, he goes straight into the pushchair. He will get the idea. Also try doing ‘swings’ with him. Hold a hand each and so ‘1,2.3 wee!’ Swing him between you. He’ll see it as more fun holding hands

Haha even in the pool I've constantly got hold of the neck of his swim suit it's the only thing I can grab 🤣
It's hard work.on a plus I think I'll probably end up going home thinner than when I came lol

In my experience some toddlers are runners and others aren’t and there’s not much you can do about it! I had 2 boys close in age and both would bolt every time they got the chance, I tried reins but they would get so worked up about having them on it was pointless. I used to see other toddlers happily plodding along next to their parents but mine never ever did. Turning point was when they got to about 3/4 and could be reasoned with but it was stressful when they were 2, I remember it well.
I’ve now got a 2 year old girl and she happily trots along next to me and has never tried to run off. Don’t know if its necessarily a gender thing but I think it’s more personality.

My son was/is like this too. He has the nickname 'flight-risk' in our house. We used reigns as other has suggested. He's now 3 and he is getting better as time goes on. I know what you mean about feeling like everyone else's toddlers come back when called or stay by their side.
My older son was like this, but my younger just seems to have a different personality entirely.
As I said he is now 3, and he has improved as he's starting to understand the world around him. Things like I can now open the front door without the fear of him bolting off into the street!
Some kids just have no fear.

Yes we do 123 weeee lol he loves that! But literally after we've done the weee he starts counting from 1 again 🤣🤣 bless him.
Oh well I'm glad I'm not alone here. Hoping he grows out of it soon 🤞

Mine is also a runner! My eldest was not, so it was a shock the first time he made a getaway.
Once he's gone, no amount of calling, shouting, bribing or begging will bring him back 😂

He is slowly growing out of it but I found what helped was the 'stop /start' game that a previous poster mentioned. Find somewhere that's safe for him to run away from you, and practice calling him back. Give him treats when he stops, or comes back. Very similar to puppy training it seems!

I’d let him do what he wants on the dance floor - if that’s how he has fun why not?

As others have said - reins, but keep trying to get him to hold your hand. He’ll get it eventually

Think I’ve got the same make of toddler 😂 I laughed just reading the title. Got reins, he just pulls in the opposite direction then has a tantrum and needs lifted so I can’t actually go anywhere. I end up having him strapped in the buggy anytime I’m anywhere that I really can’t have him running away. In the house he does similar things but in that he’ll climb up on the tv unit and bang the tv with his hands. I tried the obvious, telling him no, lifting him back down etc but regardless of how many times this happens he’ll just climb straight back up laughing hysterically knowing I’m going to come over again. I’ve now had to just let him do it or get himself up into dangerous situations and I fake cry and act so disappointed, it seems to work better than repeatedly saying no and he actually climbs down by himself then the game is over. Toddlers are fun aren’t they 🙃😂

I had one of those thirty years ago . Reins , get yourself to the Nursery shop (google) .And just so you know only one of my children was a runner 😉

Seriously. This is a tough age. I used to laugh at the 'terrible twos' but it's so bloody true 🤣🤣

I think I need to rename him Forrest Gump 🤣
Anyway I'm off to sleep because he's also not the best sleeper and i need my energy for tomorrows run off shenanigans 🥵😫🤣
I can go to sleep thankful I'm not the only one though 🙏🏻 thanks

My now 3.5yo was a runner. Busier the road the better. Shed also piss her pants laughing while i ran like Hussain bolt behind her in a panic.

It took some doing, but 9/10 times shell stop now if i ask her too but i make sure i do in time were not quite at the road so i have some space to work with if she does run,.

I used 'statue still' and made it a game until she caught on. I tried SO hard not to chase her and make a game out of it unless i had to for safety and made a point of clipping her back in the buggy every time she legged it. Started off small distances out of the buggy and extended it.

She just terrifies me daily other ways instead now...

The other week I nearly had a coronary with mine. We were in a restaurant and I hadn’t clocked that the entrance doors were automatic opening. I lifted her out of the highchair and she legged it towards the doors. Imagine her bloody delight when the doors automatically opened for her and she ran hell for leather towards the huge lake outside. All the other diners watched me running after her like a loon and just managing to grab her. These types of toddlers are extremely stressful. I don’t remember this with my first