how do i get my 18 mo to get in his stroller?? screams, yells, struggles--it's a project every time.
posted September 28th, 2009 at 11:09am in Toddler
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- put him in - you are the mom 9-28-2009 11:09am
- np - that's not very helpful. You can put him in by roughly shoving, but I think she is looking for a somewhat gentler method. Unfortunately I have no advice for you op as I have the...(more) 9-28-2009 11:11am same problem. I just let him walk a lot, and since he still will go in the ergo I bring that so if he gets tired I put him in.
- or: people seems so afraid to let their children cry for even a second 9-28-2009 11:11am
- I'm with you that it's okay for kids to cry for a minute, but my experience with my ds has been that it can be damn near physically impossible to get him in, despite the fact that I have...(more) 9-28-2009 11:13am
- op: same situation here--it's not the crying. he fights back and i will hurt him if i restrain him. 9-28-2009 11:14am
- I'm with you that it's okay for kids to cry for a minute, but my experience with my ds has been that it can be damn near physically impossible to get him in, despite the fact that I have...(more) 9-28-2009 11:13am
- op: thanks. he won't go in the ergo either--I try to let him walk, but he stops to examine every crack in the sidewalk so getting anywhere takes forever. he screams at me to hold...(more) 9-28-2009 11:13am his hand and then screams when i hold it--he wants me to pick him up, and then screams when i do. i feel like i am losing my mind...
- ugh that is so frustrating. does he like to push a doll stroller, that will get him moving at least 9-28-2009 11:14am
- i wind up carrying that too. he used to be such an agreeble kid then all of a sudden he turned into this whirling dervish that has three hour tantrums. 9-28-2009 11:16am
- out of advice, going to my default - "it's just a phase and it will pass". GL! 9-28-2009 11:17am
- i wind up carrying that too. he used to be such an agreeble kid then all of a sudden he turned into this whirling dervish that has three hour tantrums. 9-28-2009 11:16am
- ugh that is so frustrating. does he like to push a doll stroller, that will get him moving at least 9-28-2009 11:14am
- or: people seems so afraid to let their children cry for even a second 9-28-2009 11:11am
- i physically can't do it--he kicks and fights so much that he sometimes knocks the stroller over. he clutches at my arms so hard that he left black and blue fingerprints 9-28-2009 11:11am
- np - that's not very helpful. You can put him in by roughly shoving, but I think she is looking for a somewhat gentler method. Unfortunately I have no advice for you op as I have the...(more) 9-28-2009 11:11am
- snack 9-28-2009 11:09am
- i eithered physically held him down until i got the straps on, or i had a snack waiting 9-28-2009 11:10am
- yep- keep calm and a carry on- hold em down, strap em in , and start walking 9-28-2009 11:12am
- toy, book, snack 9-28-2009 11:15am