in February 2023 Babies 🇬🇧

Running off

My 2 year old runs off all the time, I know generally as a rule toddlers will run off but how do I stop it? For example we went to the library he was interested in the books for all of two seconds then would just run around, (which I wouldn’t mind if he stayed in the kids section but this was the whole library) I would fetch him back and told him to stay with me but he would just scream so in the end we just left. We go to a music class and he spends the whole time running off while everyone else’s kids sit nicely with their mums. He’s also in a phase of throwing anything he can get his hands on. I understand he’s curious and just wants to explore but it’s becoming a nightmare taking him places 😩 he also doesn’t communicate much yet which I feel makes it’s harder because he doesn’t understand what I’m telling him

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I have no help but you're not on your own! My toddler does it too, I'd love to let him walk around places and what not but my godddd

My son actually doesn’t run off he always holds my hand and we always just go with holding hands unless I’m in a park or something then he knows that’s what we do . We don’t use reins or anything as that would discourage hand holding xx

Again, can’t offer you any advice as I’m currently going through it too😢 as soon as we walk out the front door she runs off across the road(luckily it’s a little cul de sac) ,I’m 27 weeks pregnant so trying to carry her and bags,coats etc is hard right now. Last month we went to butlins and took some reins with us and I’m so glad we did because she was trying to run off left right and centre and no doubt would have lost her if it wasn’t for the reins!! I’m feeling the same way with not wanting to take her out anywhere on my own because she does not listen to me😢

I just tie my shoe laces really tight because my son is a runner AND a hider. Almost lost him in the Tesco’s FF section only I spotted him hiding between a row of Pjs!

I can’t offer any advice because I’m going through the same thing with my daughter. So just know you’re not alone and it’s nothing you’re doing. It must be a phase they’ll eventually grow out of x

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