Do toddlers not learn that jumping off from height will get them hurt? Mine will keep on doing it despite making her aware of dangers, she just doesn’t learn. Is something wrong with her?

following… mine exactly does the same… i’m exhausted all the time keeping her safe from herself only….

They learn. However some children could be bad assessing risks or need that sensory input, on which case it is better to provide it safely.

May be easier said than done for you but getting angry won’t help the situation. She’s still very young, when I think of my son just turned 2 and now at 2 and 4 months, it’s crazy that 4 month difference makes in terms of understanding. Obviously he’s still very young too but I think you’ll be surprised how quickly the turn around actually is

Nothing wrong w them. But take her to more soft play/playcentres, trampoline places, look for a kiddy gym class and maybe set up a place in the home so she CAN jump and play safely. My boy doesn’t do this but my girl did and I took them to Gymbaroo and I was at a playcentre like twice a week so they can jump safely…the whole place is padded they can’t hurt themselves. And they can jump from the lil slide into the ballpit (away from other kids)

Let her get hurt

@Ayleen that’s not gonna work sis

Toddlers have poor impulse control, they are very curious about everything, especially dangerous things …you have too keep teaching them and showing them telling them hey this is dangerous it can hurt you…maybe kids videos about safety rules will help…you can try a head cushion as well

Just since you mention that it seems like she is doing it on purpose — I wonder if she might be repeating this behavior just because she knows it ends in getting attention. In which case, yes, super duper normal and developmentally appropriate. I’ve found making a lot of intentional, loving eye contact during feeding times has a massive impact on his sense of calm and connectedness for the entire day, with less attention seeking behavior. It also soothes my own toddler momma irritation lol Good luck, you’re doing great!

If you think about it, toddlers NEED to keep trying to do things they couldn't do successfully before, because that's how they learn to do new things that we need and want them to learn. It's just unfortunate that this means they will also continue to try to do things that might get them hurt. There is absolutely nothing wrong with your little girl. It's frustrating, for sure, but completely normal 😊