Running off
My 3 year thinks it’s a game to run off when we are out walking or in a shop. He squeals with excitement and runs off giggling and we literally have to chase after him. He is really fast and I’m worried about when my parents have him if he does it then. I genuinely feel a bit stressed at the thought of going out on my own with him because of this. Any ideas of how to stop this? I don’t want to be shouting at him all the time. I’m not sure of the best way to go about it?
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Either he has to always hold your hand (I'd say firmly) or baby reigns. I'd talk to my toddler and say because you keep running away we need to do this instead. When you can walk nicely we can try to do it without hand/reigns. I'm a pretty gentle parent but things like this that are risky stern and serious mummy needs to come out
I instilled into my daughter that she must hold my hand when it's busy/dangerous, otherwise she has to go in the pushchair/shopping trolley etc She still does occasionally rebel though
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My son is literally the same. He’s been doing it since he could walk and now he’s 3 so I needed up having to get a toddler walking reins 🤷🏽♀️. I need like the idea of it on a kid but that was the only choice lol .