My son just learned how to clinb on the couch

Question

he is 15 months old and just mastered climbling on the couch a few days ago. anyway it scares me because he likes to stand on the couch and walk around. there is carpet, but under it is cement because i live in the lowest level of a house so if he fell it would still hurt. i don't want to not have him get on the couch, i just don't want him standing or jumping. what can i do to teach him that couches are just for sitting?

Answer 1

Sit w/him and show him.  Tell him "Sit like big boy" "Sit like momma" You can point to the ground and say "Ouch" or just teach when hes close to the edge he needs to turn around and go butt first.

Answer 2

My son does the same thing !!!

It scares the **** out of me every time... because he too likes to stand up and walk around on the couch...

everytime he climbs up i say sit down like a big boy

if he doesnt listen then i sit him down

sit next to him

show him your sitting

from there if he's still standing up i take him off

and say you dont want to sit like a big boy

he's been doing pretty good with it

and its so cute to see this little person sitting on this big ol couch

good luck with everything:o]

Answer 3

My son is not quite 15 months, and he mastered climbing onto the couch... and beds.. and chairs... and anything else.. about two months ago. It's terrifying, I know. He actually fell off of my mom's couch (onto hardwood floor) one day while I was at work. It didn't hurt him, but he quickly learned to be more careful.

I taught my son how to get off of the couch.. putting him on his stomach, and helping him to slide down so that he wont fall off. I didn't approve of him climbing onto stuff, but figured I'd feel better about it if I knew without a doubt that he knew how to safely get down.

So.. whenver he would stand or try to jump on the couch, I would tell him "no no Aiden. No jumping or you can't be on the couch." If he did it again, I would put him on his belly and make him slide off the couch, as I had taught him.

After a few times of doing this, he quit the jumping. He still stands from time to time, and I just keep enforcing the same thing. Also - giving him things to hold (such as books) would get him to sit down on the couch without trying to stand. And always praise your son when he does sit on the couch!!! =)

Good luck!  

Answer 4

my son just started that to what i do i sit on the couch with him. i try to teach him the right way to get off the couch that is hard to do.

Answer 5

With my daughter, we have the same problem. So far we have let her get on the couch to sit and if she stands we ask her to sit, if she doesn't sit then she is taken off. After a few minutes if she tries to get back on, we tell her "only if you sit" and then we do it all again and she is starting to get it.

She stands less and if she is standing and catches our eyes she sits down.

Good Luck!