What would you do?

[Rachealreid]

About 8 months ago my 2 year old started climbing her drawers (secured to the wall) we told her no and changed the handles so she couldn't get up. She got up again. We taken the handles off. Problem solved. She never went near them again until now...she is now just turned 3 and I put her in her room for 5 minutes and I looked at the baby monitor and she was on her drawers again. What do I do. They are high up as its a changing table set (she has never been changed up there) I don't know what to do apart from watch the camera all the time she's in her room. She also never stood on anything to get up. Just climbed them and lifted her body weight up. Is this normal?
Naughty step doesn't work.

Normal, yes, kids love climbing stuff.

is it attached to the wall? If not do that soon as, make sure it’s secure and can’t tip. Other than that I would leave her to it frankly, it’s not a massive drop and she’ll learn balance and Co ordination.

Yes it’s normal. One of my DC was a climber at that age. There is nothing you can do really apart from consistently telling her to stop.
As the pp said - my DC has fantastic balance and coordination now so there is a skill being learnt, although it feels like a heart in the mouth moment for you!

My toddler is the same. We don't have a video monitor so I'm always in the same room as her, close enough to stop her climbing up by herself. Sometimes I allow her to do it while spotting her and teaching her how to get down safely. She does gymnastics and Gymboree classes which have also helped teach her to climb safely.

This is tame in the climbing stakes. Just bolt to the wall (drawers or child, either will work)

She will find something else to climb if you remove them!
My daughter went through a phase for trying to climb the radiators.
Since potty training she has had a stool in the toilets so she gets reach now she drags them around to climb up to get things and see. She's 3.5 but only tiny in 1.5-2 y clothes and can get frustrated when things are out of her reach. She tries to climb the furniture a lot less now