How do you stop toddlers helping with the typing when you're on MN?

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I'm convinced that everyone on here must think that I'm stupid as my messages are full of typos and sometimes are missing whole words. I also end op with some double postings too

The problem I have is that my 20 month old insists on 'helping'. He bashes the keyboard so that I have to constantly edit my messages until I end up submitting something that is full of errors

How do you manage?

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Put the child on the floor and my foot on its head!

Obviously I'm joking! I don't know the answer though. I don't have a little one to get in the way! I type badly all by my very self!

Put your laptop somewhere high, or start to wash your toddler's face with a very cold very wet flannel as they type. They will soon be too fearful to approach.

lol Maureen

Obviously, I'm lying.

I never wash toddlers' faces.

Try this one "thats great helping but you know what would be even more helpful" then give them a duster and tell them to dust for you and keep turning round saying wow your the best cleaner ever!

Works for abouut 2 mins with ds

I love the "W;EOIHYR KOIHT ;oaihert 43oih4987 q3oiht [94toih q[3o4ut]5iy] q[3o04iut ]pi34t]-0i q34t" typing! lol

My DS like to take the power supply out and my battery doesn't work so the computer instantly goes off - I take it as a hint to:

a. tidy up
b. cook tea
c. do some washing
d. all of above and more! lol

about the making of tea.... must do that now lol

and the washing needs to be brought in too! lol

Tie them up in the corner out of reach of laptop
My problem is ds2 (8) sneaks up behind me and reads over my shoulder.

My DH tried "Don't touch it's Daddy's" while pushing my son away. My son looked at him calmly and said, "Daddy share!". When Daddy continued to push him away, he reached up and powered the computer off.

DH was furious but I found it really funny and had a hard time keeping a straight face.

It shows that he knows the rules. If he doesn't play nicely, we take the toy away and he was only enforcing the rules with his Dad

You could do what I do/ did..

Sit at right angles to the computer so that toddler can't reach the keyboard, thus giving yourself RSI (again) and having to spend £76 you haven't got to the physiotherapist to sort it out

..on second thoughts, no, you don't want to do that