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my son is 6 1/2 months old and has learn to crawl and pull himself up on everything...i spend most of the day pulling him down and saying no when he gets into something he is not suppose to...i try to play with him on the floor with his toys but he loses interest in me and the toys. all he wants to do is pull himself up...i know this is a new thing for him and he wants to practice but it is really stating to frustrate me because all i do is pull him down...if i want to get something done i have to put him his bouncer which i hate doing because it makes me feel like it is a babysitter for him...i am wondering if anyone can give advice for handling this and maybe some things i can do to keep his attention because i really miss play time with him :(
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| Posted by Amanda on 09/12/2007 01:04 PM
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First, try to make at least one area of your home a safe zone so he can pull up without being told no. He probably can't climb, yet, so just move things off of coffee tables, end tables and the couch and let him pull up and explore a little. I basically rearranged my living room so my son can play there independently and not be told no constantly.
Next, try to involve him when you are getting things done. I give my son some mixing bowls and spoons to play with while I am in the kitchen and he spends time on that and less time getting into things he shouldn't. I ask him to follow me down the hall when I am going to do laundry, and I have some toys in the laundry room for him to play with while I put a load of wash on. He follows me pretty much wherever I go and "helps" me with the chores. It is a lot of fun for him and I can get things done. Things I can't do with him around, like mopping, I save for when he is napping. |
| posted by Marcia on 09/12/2007 01:22 PM
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| thanks for the advice...we have made our living room the safe place for him but in this room there is some hardwood...we have an area rug that we try to keep him on put he rather go over to the tv and pull himself on that or go to our front door and pull himself up on that...he really can't climb yet but he us trying...i will try to get him more involved in things i do so he can help and i can get things done...thanks again |
| posted by Amanda on 09/12/2007 01:30 PM
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I put everything that I don't want my son Malik to mess up in our entertainment center or way up high, our entertainment center has glasss doors that he can't get open,so that's purfect.Or if I have papers out and don't want him to tear them I put them under our heavy Dictonary that is impossible for a baby to pick up.Man 6 1/2 months and already pulling up that is great, it took mine till he was 9 months to start pulling up and now he is walking holding on to the table and couch but not by himself yet and he will be 11 months the 27th, but he was crawling for a while.My son also has the hall way and living to play in a explore that is baby proof,and I don't have to worry what he is doing or where he is at constantly when he is down playing, although he usually follows me to what ever room I am in and plays in that room.
I wish you good luck, when I moved everything behind the glass into our entertainment center like the movie and Dvd's that we had sitting on a shelf below the Tv that he could get to,I felt bad as well for telling him no no alot,that's why I moved them.I mean they need to know what no no means but I don't like feeling like I'm always telling him no all the time and that is how our time is spent, if you know what I mean. |
| posted by Amber on 09/12/2007 03:19 PM
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| My son is now a little over 10 months, and the crawling and urge to get into things only gets stronger! We ended up getting an octogon shaped play fence that we set up in our living room. He can crawl around and play with toys in the enclosed space, but I don't have to worry about him getting too far away. I also spend some time letting him crawl all around the house following him to make sure he isn't hurting himself. And, I use a bouncer/jumper too when I'm cooking or doing something where I need to know he's immobile but having fun still. I got a sturdy toy basket for the octogon that he likes to pull up on and stand at while holding onto it, and he also likes to put toys in and out of it. I love the octogon because he has room to roam around, but is contained. It doesn't last hours, but it at least keeps him safe and occupied and in one spot for awhile. Also rotate toys inside to keep things new. Or, clear everything out, and let him play with and chase a ball, which my little guy loves to do. Hope that helps! |
| posted by Meg on 09/12/2007 08:40 PM
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thank you to all of you guys...i got some good advice to allow him to practice and play safe...last night my husband and I baby proof our place even more and seemed to help some...i like the octagone playpen...he is not a fan of the pack-n-play...probably because it is confining to him...with the octagone playpen it would give him more space...thanks again everyone...
p.s. he loved the banging on the pots |
| posted by Amanda on 09/13/2007 09:27 PM
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