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Hi, this is Janet Lansbury and welcome to Unruffold.

This week I'm going to be responding to a Facebook message I received about an energetic

16 month old boy who likes to climb, apparently.

And his mother says he puts himself into physically dangerous situations and the more she's

showing her alarm, the more agrobatic he becomes.

Before I begin, I want to remind everybody that both of my books, No Bad Kids, Toddler

Discipline Without Shame, and Elevating Child Care, a guide to respectful parenting,

are available on audio at audible.com and in paperback at Amazon and in ebook at Amazon,

Barnes & Noble and Apple.com.

Hi Janet, I've been following you for the past one and a half years and I'm passionate

about the respectful parenting approach and raising my little boy with respect and trust.

I'm currently having an issue with my very busy 16 month old boy who likes to jump on

the couch and climb onto things and seems to frequently put himself in potentially dangerous

situations.

I don't want to continuously say no but I find myself getting very frustrated with explaining

the reasons why he can't do these things over and over and I feel like he thinks it's

all a game.

Can you assist me with the way I should attempt to navigate these situations?

The more I seem frustrated and he realizes he's getting a reaction from me, the more he's

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