Little shits under 5 are preprogrammed to fucking try to kill themselves at post haste it fucking seems. That’s why I support using those damn leashes for your suicidal toddler.
How the fuck did humans become the apex species when their young is hell bent into rushing into a sabertooths mouth?
Had enough kids that eventually one didn’t do things like that.
You would think all those generations would have bred the suicidal tendencies out of toddlers. Instead we got easily fooled eyes and hackable dopamine drip.
Mutations still occur. They aren’t all good. :)
Maybe we were never supposed to protect em lol that’s why the world pop only got above a billion when we started introducing “Hey let’s not let the kids kill themselves” ideas and laws.
The little Jimmy that decided he wanted to pet the Gator didn’t grow up to be Jimothy Bodangles, PHD.
My freaking niece. I love her with all my heart but almost every time I tell that little demon to avoid doing something, she daringly look at me with an evil grin and do it just meer moments after. She thinks everything is a game and my sanity is just another toy.
Reframe your delivery. When we tell people not to do something, that’s the first thing they think of.
For example If I tell you not to think of an elephant, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind?
So here’s the solution: Redirect her to other things /activities so it takes her mind off of the bad thing she’s about to do.
Tried it and it kinda works but kids can be too stubborn sometimes.
She sounds like a free spirit. Maybe she needs less micromanaging, because kids who feel oppressed will try to break out of it like punching through a paper bag.
She’d probably thrive with tons of freedom
but with strict consequences if she does something dangerous to hurt herself or others.
You said it all.
Toddler: grabs step stool
Oh no, step stool, what are you doing?
Baby’s Day Out
I remember a comment chain about this resulted in a two-player competitive game where one plays as a baby trying to get themselves killed while the father does their best to babyproof as many hazards as possible. You can eat batteries, put yourself in the oven, drown yourself in the tub, drink chemicals under the sink, or put a fork in the electrical outlet. It was a pretty fun game, though it was very easy to get motion sick playing as the baby due to the low-to-the-ground camera angle.
Ive had to tackle my kids to keep them out of traffic more times then I’d like to discuss
