Some background:
Our fist son was probably the easiest baby in the world, and is now probably the easiest toddler in the world.
We probably realized it after our second was born, characteristically a few weeks too early - literally a born trouble maker ;-)
He’s kinda the “white sheep of the family” - always cheerful, always happy, while the rest of us - my wife, my older son and me - look more like Tim Burton characters... happy in our own mellow, chillaxed, almost-melancholy kinda way...
The thing is, he also has the energy of the three of us combined. We adore him and love every minute with him, but we also tend to get exhausted really fast.
His curiosity is crazy and when he sets his eyes on something, he will do anything to get it, including stuntmen-like feats - climbing, jumping, and sort of baby-violence... (hair pulling, pushing, shrieking)... whatever it takes.
It got to a point where we got asked to pick him up from day care one day cause they just couldn’t handle it.
Fortunately, our eldest was such an amazing kid it really allowed us to allocate as much energy as needed so far. We even survived two 12-hour flights with them last year.
But now that he’s just over 1.5 years old, it’s getting out of hand. He just started walking, and he also started climbing which makes things more exhausting than ever, he climbs EVERYTHING.
The biggest problem is he’s taking our “NO!”’s as a positive re-enforcement, enjoying the attention whenever he does something bad, rather than stopping, so being cross with him only makes it worse.
I’m starting to get worried about our upcoming vacation, especially the long flight.
Any tips - for traveling, and otherwise - would be very very appreciated.
Has anyone had experience with that kind of thing?
Our fist son was probably the easiest baby in the world, and is now probably the easiest toddler in the world.
We probably realized it after our second was born, characteristically a few weeks too early - literally a born trouble maker ;-)
He’s kinda the “white sheep of the family” - always cheerful, always happy, while the rest of us - my wife, my older son and me - look more like Tim Burton characters... happy in our own mellow, chillaxed, almost-melancholy kinda way...
The thing is, he also has the energy of the three of us combined. We adore him and love every minute with him, but we also tend to get exhausted really fast.
His curiosity is crazy and when he sets his eyes on something, he will do anything to get it, including stuntmen-like feats - climbing, jumping, and sort of baby-violence... (hair pulling, pushing, shrieking)... whatever it takes.
It got to a point where we got asked to pick him up from day care one day cause they just couldn’t handle it.
Fortunately, our eldest was such an amazing kid it really allowed us to allocate as much energy as needed so far. We even survived two 12-hour flights with them last year.
But now that he’s just over 1.5 years old, it’s getting out of hand. He just started walking, and he also started climbing which makes things more exhausting than ever, he climbs EVERYTHING.
The biggest problem is he’s taking our “NO!”’s as a positive re-enforcement, enjoying the attention whenever he does something bad, rather than stopping, so being cross with him only makes it worse.
I’m starting to get worried about our upcoming vacation, especially the long flight.
Any tips - for traveling, and otherwise - would be very very appreciated.
Has anyone had experience with that kind of thing?