Climing Monkey Son

I kind of agree with all these responses so far- My twins are 22 1/2 months- I have a boy and a girl-
My boy started this around like 11 months ols, I believe- he started byt crawling up the back of the couch and into the windowsill to stand-, and crawling in and out of drawers- I got great video of this, it was very cute! (His dresser is built into the wall)- then when he started learning to climb out of the crib, we had to trade their cribs as hers was a lower mattress.
I still haven't found a solution, and now she is older, she climbs a little more- she is a little chunkier too, which I am sure why she didn't climb as early. They will now climb OVER the rocker recliner, stand on the upside down laundry basket, etc, but we keep the kitchen and stairs gated off so they can't get too far- (thought they will try to climb the gate sometimes).
they can now also climb up in their highchairs and onto the changing table by themsleves, but this is good for me cause now I am 34 weeks pregnant! Less to pick up! :)

The only thing to do really is keep getting them down and saying no, and be careful about leaving them in a room alone for more than a moment! I do love the sticky tape idea- gonna try that today I think in the windowsills. Good luck!

My youngest will be 4 on the 1st...and swear his bones are made of rubber.

His doc told me at his 3 year appt...that if he hasn't broken something by now he most likely never will..some kids just absorb impact better.

I caught him just the other day climbing the 5ft. fence at my mother's..before I could get to him he just bounded down from the top and rolled. The thing about climber's..they actually know how to land...so I have noticed.

You do need to be on a higher alert with a climber..and when "NO" doesn't work..try a loud "NEIN" German for No...and only use this for this behavior..to a toddler "NO" can become very frequent and in important situations..useless.

Good Luck

I know how you feel. My 22month old son is the same way. He also doesn't talk yet and loves to climb on everything. I have found that the harder I try to stop him from climbing on things the more he wants to do it. He started climbing when he was about a year old but now that he is almost two he has found other interesting things to do so he has calmed down. I found that letting him climb on things such as the chairs and couch and even our coffee table kept him from climbing on things that he could get serioulsy hurt on like the kitchen table or his changing table. My friends mom told me that when her daughter was little she used to climb on top of the refrigerator and things like that and she said that it is a sign that your kid is going to be intelligent. I don't know if that is true or not but it sounded good at the time. Your son will eventually grow out of the climbing stage as he becomes more occupied with other things.

Hi A.,

My son, who is 18 months as well, does the same thing. He climbs on anything thats bigger than him. I haven't quite figured out how to make him stop, but I have on somethings just kinda tried to help him figure out how to get down on his own. He can't get to the stove or the fridge, cause we have them blocked off, but he finally mastered going down the stairs on his belly. I've been told over and over again that this is totally a boy thing, and sure enough, all the moms that I know that have had boys say that they went thru the same thing. Now, on things that are way too dangerous, I keep him off of those, but like stairs and the chairs and stuff like that, I just make sure he knows how to get down. Don't know if this helps, but at least you know you're not alone.

to some extent that is the nature, especially with boys. determine the things that he just must not climb on and maybe try some double sided tape at the edge where he'd grab. He may not like his hands sticking. However, he may climb right through it.

when you catch him doing it remove him without saying a word and you could put him say under the play pen. turn it over upside down for a few minutes. Just long enough that he associates, Climb--Pen.

My 20 month old son has begun climbing up onto things also, as has his girl cousin who gets up on everything. Just keep telling him no and and putting him back on the ground, just be consistent with it, he'll eventually learn. Patience is the key, I think most kids learn how to climb and it's just a new experience to them. Hope this helps.

My daughter (now 9) was a climber. She started walking at 8 1/2 months and climbing soon after. We had to take down all baby gates and put her in a toddler bed at 9 months or she would climb over and crash to the other side - no injuries, can you believe it!?! I thing the biggest point with a climber is supervision. You can't remove every possible hazard but you can keep an eye on your child. Also, I was very cautious with the word "No" - toddlers hear that word so often it becomes obsolete to them; when my daughter would be near somthing threatening, rather than say "No" we would say "Danger." We reserved this word for minimal circumstances (hot stove, plug ins, when she was attempting to climb something high) so as not to wear it out. It was very effective for us. Get good rest so you can keep up and good luck! :)

I'm here to tell you. .it's not just a boy thing ;-))) lol

my daughter who's 2 1/2 has always been a climber. she was 3 months premature so always smaller but could figure out how to get on top of something. i have found her on top of the island counter top, on top the the table.and on top of my desk sitting on my key board with all kinds of weird screens on my pc..lol
my son..3 years. has never done this type of climbing.. very strange.
some moms i have asked about it have said it was their second child, like my daughter. but........ i don't think there is any rhym or reason..just thier personality..:-)
how to stop it..hmm good question. besides not letting them out of your sight..lol let me know..
luckily she hasn't fallen off anything .yet.

good luck