Toddler Standing on Toys

I know most won't agree with me on this, but it is his toys, he is exploring and playing with them as he sees fit. Unless it's a learning toy that will help with his development, I really don't care if they stand on them, toss it, take off the wheels. That's what the toy is for in the first place. I am certainly not going to play with it. If he stomps on someone else's toy, that's a different story. My view is when the toy is done and damaged, then that's it. I buy no more and he finds something else to play with that uses his imagination.

Keep telling them.......you might even show him what will happen if he falls..........unfortunately, this is one of those, "I have to do it before I understand it." Like telling them not to touch the hot stove.........it's like a magnet, they have to find out for themselves!

Try to make sure he stays away from tables, and such if he is going to stand on his toys........I also told them that the toy didn't deserve to be treated it that way, it didn't do anything to hurt him, so why did he want to hurt the truck.........worked with one kid, not the other one.......

Take care and hang in there...........can't always keep them safe, not matter how hard we try.

they outgrow it all kids try it.

I think that sometimes certain things kids just need to find out for them selves. I'm the mom that constantly says: "Don't do that, you might get hurt"... BUT if they choose to continue and end up getting hurt- then they learn the lesson the hard way. I'll never put them in danger's way on purpose by any means, and I would never let them do something that would get them seriously hurt.

But something like standing on a toy: I'd first tell them to get off, then if that didn't work, I'd physically get them off, and if they get on it again and again, fall off and get hurt a little... well... honestly that sometimes is the only thing that works.

If they ARE doing this AND falling and not caring about the fall or the toy, etc... I'd take away the toys they favor to stand on.

My daughter, who will be turning 3 soon, went through this for a while at that age - I think she liked the feeling of being taller, and she would try to stand on almost every toy she had (books too). I just kept telling her no, we don't do that, you could get hurt, etc. and I would pick her up off of them if she didn't get off herself. Eventually she stopped. So it's probably just a phase like everything else and you might sound and feel like a broken record for a while. Which is what seems to be the them for many things regarding raising kids. ;)

When my daughter was little, I'd just observe that IF she does "X," then "Y" might happen. If "Y" was not too potentially harmful (like falling off a pile of pillows, or breaking a part off a toy, or spilling her cup), I'd let her test cause and effect. So she falls down, or the toy breaks, or the milk spills, and she learns that Mommy knew what she was talking about. Imagine that!

Then when I really needed her to trust my judgement, and not run into the street or stick a toy in an electric socket, I could tell her firmly NOT to do "X" because "Y" WILL happen. She trusted my judgement and listened when I said stop. It worked so well for us that she still values it (I followed that pattern all the way through high school) and is using a similar approach with her own son.

Two-year-olds are creative and original, and this is a good thing. "Respecting one's things" is a later stage of development. Well-made children's toys are designed to stand up to quite a bit of imaginative and "inappropriate" play.

yes they do that. No worries. Just remind him nicely that every time he does it, the toy can break or he can get hurt. If he breaks a toy then it will go to trash and he wont have it. If you ask him nicely to not to step on his toy and be gentle and nice to his toys and he does it right after just tell him if he does it again, you will have to take the toy away for a while. If he stops great and if he does it again, take the toy from him for an hour or so. Its very normal though...no worries :)

I take the toy away. If he can't respect his toys, then take them away and put them in a bag in the garage. When he does something good, he earns a toy back, but if he disrespects his things, take them away. He's old enough to know. Actions are louder than words.

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Personaly I would stop him when he stands on toys, pick him up up gently and tell him "no, not safe" If he talks a lot then you can explain he will fall or break his toys. Not sure that he will fully understand wht you are saying but after a number of times stopping this he will learn. Good Luck,

I laugh when I remember the thing I used to have control over and what I tried hard to keep control of. Depending on your parenting style, you will likely learn that if it isn't going to cause them serious injury or death, let them do it. They are learning, they are hard on their toys and if you try and control everything that makes you feel uneasy, you will exhaust yourself and stifle their learning. There are those helicopter parents who manage to control even these types of behaviors, and if you have that much energy- great!

My boys did the same thing and broke a lot of toys so I just started to put them away in a bin. I told them when they took care of their toys they could have them back. I gave them other toys and cycled them. It may seem tough but I didn't want to raise my sons thinking they can do whatever they want, whenever they want. They are the most well behaved boys now. I talked to my pediatrician about it too. He said there are three times when you should address situations:
1)If they are being destructive with their toys/property or someone elses.
2)If they are being hurtful to another child/person i.e.biting, hitting
3)If you feel like you might lose it-give yourself a timeout
He said all three of those situations warrant timeouts and that you can let everything else go.
I think it is a normal part of development, but if as a parent you let it continue on then it can become an issue later. 2 months is rather young to rationalize with him so your main concern now is making sure he doesn't get hurt.