My 5 year old little girl won't stop jumping the fence! Every time I turn around, she's out. She used to just go through the gate, but I pad locked it and today I had to find out that she managed to get to a neighbors house! I'm scared that CPS is going to get called, and I have no idea how to prevent this from happening again.
To tell you the truth, she should not be outside alone. If she tries this in front of you take her inside for a time out.
Supervise her when she's outside?
She should not be outside without you or another adult supervising her at any time. .
If you are out there and she still jumps the fence. Take her inside and place her in time out. Let her know it is because she jumped the fence.
You could also tell her she cannot go outside for a whole day the next time she jumps the fence. And then do it..
Don't let her out unsupervised. If she's doing this in front of you, punish her by making her go inside and taking away her outside time the next day. At 5, she's old enough to understand she cannot go out of her yard! She's also old enough to understand the consequences if she does.
I think she should be supervised when she is outside both because of her age and the fact that she is climbing the fence. I have a 6 and 4 year old who play outside while I work in the kitchen but I can see the entire yard from the kitchen window. I would not be comfortable letting them out with no supervision.
quit letting her go out alone, she's really too young for that ne way. maybe set up a schedule of play time, and go out there with her? get a swing set if you don't already have one, and keep her occupied so she doesn't want to jump the fence, maybe she has an urge to jump/climb over, so get something she CAN jump/climb over, and tell her, ok you can jump/climb over this...approach it a positive way. if she still keeps trying to climb the fence, then her punishment should be indoor's no play time.
5 years old is WAY old enough to follow your rules. Have talk, let her know the jig is up, she will no longer EVER get away with jumping the fence without a serious consequence. Follow through and enforce discipline when she decides to defy your rule of jumping the fence. Every time. She'll try it about one or two more times if you choose an effective consequence. Being lenient about this is not only allowing her to disobey you, but it's a major threat to her safety if she really does it every time you blink.
You should be watching her at all times anyway, but my kids, 2 1/2 an 4 1/2 know they are absolutely NOT allowed to go out of the yard-and they don't. No fence. They got consequences the first and only times I caught them straying (heck yeah, spankings), and now they never do. I can listen and know they're there. Make it a rule and enforce it.
Hi Devi - you could always try electricity!! JUST KIDDING!!
You are going to have to monitor her closely outside and let her know leaving the yard w/o your permission is simply against the rules. Ask her why she wanted to leave the yard - she may have had a reason. Follow through with the consequences you set and make them harder the more she disobeys. I can imagine she will test you but be strong.
I could leave my son outside alone when he was 5, butif he kept escaping, then I would tomato stake him - she has to stay by your side, within eyeshot, at all times, bathroom breaks, cooking, playing etc - until she learns to stay put.
my son needed boundaries, draw or spray paint a line, about 3 feet in from your fence line, tell her she can go anywhere, but not cross that line.
