{"id":101146,"date":"2019-05-03T06:02:09","date_gmt":"2019-05-03T10:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.oviahealth.com\/guide\/101146\/toddlers-climbing\/"},"modified":"2021-11-23T12:54:52","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T17:54:52","slug":"toddlers-climbing","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.oviahealth.com\/guide\/101146\/toddlers-climbing\/","title":{"rendered":"Climbing toddlers"},"content":{"rendered":"
Just last year, you may have watched in awe as Baby<\/span> stacked block after block, carefully building their<\/span> first tower. Fast forward to the present, and you now find yourself watching in fear as your little climber begins stacking objects on furniture, and their<\/span> body on top of that, in a constant attempt to reach new heights.<\/p>\n For toddlers, climbing is yet another way to do what they do best – explore. While it can be nerve-racking to watch, having a child who climbs is yet another sign of their<\/span> improved coordination as they grows<\/span>. It also shows they has<\/span> the desire to take their<\/span> curiosity about their<\/span> environment to new heights – literally.<\/p>\n It\u2019s important for parents to let children learn by doing, but that doesn\u2019t have to mean allowing Baby<\/span> to make your entire home their<\/span> personal jungle gym. Here are some safety tips that will allow Baby<\/span> to experience their<\/span> climbing high with minimal crashing lows.<\/p>\n Climbing can be scary to watch as Baby<\/span> learns the ropes, but it\u2019s educational for them<\/span>, too. Learning to climb teaches children about balance and also enhances hand-eye coordination. Keep them<\/span> safe by setting boundaries, but also bear in mind falls happen, and are part of the learning process. Sit back, relax, and enjoy your little acrobat\u2019s show!<\/p>\n Is it a mountain goat, or is it your toddler? Maybe neither of them will answer to “hey, kid!” but they might both be climbing pretty high these days. Only one probably has hooves, though.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":235679,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ovia_author_name":"","ovia_author_prefix":"","ovia_author_image":"","ovia_content_type_id":"177","ovia_product_mode":"13","ovia_days_from_signup":"","ovia_days_from_lmp":"","ovia_days_from_baby_birth":"606","ovia_days_from_enroll":"","ovia_health_module_days_from":"","ovia_article_for_email_days_from":"606","ovia_health_module":"","ovia_legacy_id2":"","ovia_ttc":"","ovia_article_subtype":"","ovia_health_symptom":"","ovia_partner_id":"","ovia_partner_custom_group":"","ovia_legacy_category":"2","ovia_legacy_category2":"250","ovia_content_url_id":"101146","ovia_include_share_buttons":"","ovia_fertility_goal":"","ovia_secondary_module":"","ovia_trimester":"","ovia_child_age":"","ovia_share_image":"","ovia_more_menu_image":"","ovia_button1_url":"","ovia_days_from_postpartum":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"fert-category":[],"preg-category":[],"parent-category":[112,114],"fert-tag":[],"preg-tag":[],"parent-tag":[425],"class_list":["post-101146","article","type-article","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","parent-category-babys-development-and-growth","parent-category-physical-development","parent-tag-baby-motor-skills"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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