15 Month Old Who Climbs on EVERYTHING!!

I thought my 1st born was a climber until my 3rd came along. Man she wears me out. I moved her to a toddler bed very early. It took a litle getting use to but she loved it. I also got a very small plastic playset that had the slide and a tunnel etc... That worked wonders. I also got a ride on toy that she could ride thru the house. We have wood floors and she can really speed around. Just activities that are physical to keep her busy. Everytime she started climbing my kitchen drawers to the counter tops i would take her off and take her to the playset. I woudl tell her we climb here. I would also try to take her outside as much as possible to let her run off her high energy. She is now 3 and still an excellent climber...she can almost climb our hugh magnolia tree. She is very athletic and super fun to watch. Her sisters are 6 and 8 but she can keep up. I say start with the toddler bed and strap down the house!

Boy oh boy, do you have your hands full! I have two concerns here. I know that in theory the "safest" idea would be to take her out of the crib, however, she is still so young, and it would open up a whole new struggle for you. If she understood that she had to stay in her bed, then she would not be climbing out of it, so she is certainly not going to stay in a toddler bed. I am not sure what issues you are concerned about with a crib tent, but to me, it is similar to deciding that you have to hold your childs hand to keep them from danger. When that does not work, and you have a serious wanderer, then people have to resort to some sort of harness. We have to protect them first, even if it means protecting them from their own impulses. I know that there are children who successfully moved to a toddler bed at 15 months, but they might not be quite as adventurous as your daughter sounds. I would put things in the house that she is allowed to climb on, and direct her to those. Maybe it is a little slide type toy, or something similar, but she clearly has the energy for it, so at least teach her where it is safe. And, it might help to take her more places that she can climb, the mall play place, the park, whatever. Maybe even everyday. Obviously, everything has to be anchored, and of course discipline, but come on, she is only 15 months, and they just dont get it yet. So, whatever it takes, you have to protect her first! I hope something works! ~A.~

i would move her to a toddler or twin bed, safety should be your first concern, and a fall from the crib could potentially really hurt her. get drawer locks so she can't open her dresser drawers and attach ALL of her furniture to the walls with furn straps. remove the toys that she could potentially climb on during nap/bedtimes. i would "babyproof" to an extent, but she is old enough to begin disciplining and teaching boundaries. good luck!

my daughter is a climber and so were my husband and I as children. You just kind of go with the flow and let her do it, she's not doing it be wild or naughty. Of course, you want to keep her safe, but she'll learn how to put that energy to good use later...

here are some suggestions:

get her a toddler bed or at the very least just put her mattress on the floor. My hubby and I did that for my daughter starting at about 15 months or so. Now she is in a twin bed we got from IKEA. We use her crib mattress still and put stuffed animals at the end of the bed to cover up the exposed slats.

when I stopped making so many places off limits then my daughter stopped throwing tantrums about it. I had to think hard about my arbitrary rules and just figure out where I was willing to let her go.

I take my daughter to a playground as often as weather permits. It's a great place to let them get that climbing energy out. we also do my gym once a week.

all of this and my 18 month old is still not walking yet. Just give her as many outlets as possible to climb and get energy out. go with it!