Toddler Climbing on the Couch

[MrsTazlvr]

My DD is almost 19 months old and she insists on climbing and jumping on the couch and love seat. While I know this is a normal behavior for this age, it is also dangerous. When I tell her no she laughs at me. I take her off the couch and put her on the floor and she runs over to the love seat and climbs on it. This could go on for hours if I let it. I would get rid of the couches, but I am pg and they are in her playroom where we spend a lot of time. I can't sit on the floor much longer as my belly gets bigger. LOL I have tried time out and that doesn't work. I then tried timing out her favorite doll and that worked for a little while but even that doesn't work now.
Any ideas?!?! :confused:

~Cori

[abbylynn]

Is there any way you can redirect her and remind her that couches are for sitting not jumping? Maybe telling her if she wants to be on the couch than she has to sit not jump? I'm trying to think of things that work with DS. Sometimes redirecting him and telling him what is allowed or showing him how to do something correctly helps but not always.

[MrsTazlvr]

I've tried that. She has a one track mind. It's so hard to redirect her. I even tried getting a book and sittin with her next to me on the couch which only works briefly. And when she does climb on the couch and sits like a big girl on her own I praise the heck out of her, but she still climbs when she feels like it. OY!!! :rolleyes:

[Cohl]

Ok, by timing out her doll do you mean you take it away or put it in time out?? The visual of a doll in a time out chair gave me a good laugh. I really have no advice, my nephew does the same thing and nothing short of letting him look out the door at cars or mentioning the B-A-T-H word will get him down. Good luck!

[MrsTazlvr]

I put her doll in timeout. My friend suggested that since as Dr. Phil says, you have to find each child's currency. Her favorite thing is her doll. She has several of them because she must sleep with it. It worked in the beginning, but I think she realized that she'd get her back eventually so it stopped working. What will I do when she turns the terrible twos?!?! ;)

[abbylynn]

What will I do when she turns the terrible twos?!?! ;)
For us the "terrible twos" started at about Allie's age. I remember when we were visiting the ILs and my FIL told me "looks like the terrible twos are starting." We're now full blown into them and this last week or so has been very trying.

[T&M'sMommy]

What about taking the cushions off the couch and putting them on the floor. If she wants to jump, give her a chance to jump(just not on the couch itself) My ds likes to actually crawl up on top of the couch and lay across it like a cat. However he enjoys actually jumping on our bed more than the couch.

[MrsTazlvr]

I went to take the cushions off this morning, but under where the cushions were there are gross stains and cat hair. We go the couch from a family member so I am not sure what the stains are and I'd rather DD not lay on them. :( Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[T&M'sMommy]

My only other thought is how about Wal-Mart. Buy some really big pillows and let her jump on those. I got mine for 10.00 each and they are huge. It is a stage and it shall pass eventually.

[MrsTazlvr]

Yeah, I think I will just have to wait this stage out. I even bought her her own couch, but she likes to jump on the big one better. :rolleyes: I can't complain too much. She gets her stubborness from me. ;)