18 mo twin boys..very physical
I do more pulling apart the ulimate wrestling matches than anything. For 10 months now, I have been redirecting and seperating, repeating "no wrestling", or "gentle hands", or "go play with toys". I've tried giving them more physical space to roam, thinking maybe they were bored, but that only stressed me out because they get into everything in those rooms. Being toddlers, they have a little trouble with boundries.
Daily, I pull one off the other, and then -5-10 minuutes later, the other off the one. They pin each other to the ground, screaming and wailing (usually the one on the bottom is doing the wailing).
I'm starting to think I should just let it go for a few days, see if they figure it out on their own. Would that be horrible?
Like I said, I've even tried seperating them by putting one in a large pnp at a time, alternating between them. They STILL wrestle over the pnp wall.
IF I try this, I would do it maybe a week, and if they don't figure it out by then, I can always go back to plan A. My plan would be to ignore it entirely (and make everyone else ignore it. I think and audience and reactions may be fueling the fire here).
They get along fine when they are in their boosters at the table, in the stroller, or outside. The hug each other alot, and often that is what starts the wrestling.
I do more pulling apart the ulimate wrestling matches than anything. For 10 months now, I have been redirecting and seperating, repeating "no wrestling", or "gentle hands", or "go play with toys". I've tried giving them more physical space to roam, thinking maybe they were bored, but that only stressed me out because they get into everything in those rooms. Being toddlers, they have a little trouble with boundries.
Daily, I pull one off the other, and then -5-10 minuutes later, the other off the one. They pin each other to the ground, screaming and wailing (usually the one on the bottom is doing the wailing).
I'm starting to think I should just let it go for a few days, see if they figure it out on their own. Would that be horrible?
Like I said, I've even tried seperating them by putting one in a large pnp at a time, alternating between them. They STILL wrestle over the pnp wall.
IF I try this, I would do it maybe a week, and if they don't figure it out by then, I can always go back to plan A. My plan would be to ignore it entirely (and make everyone else ignore it. I think and audience and reactions may be fueling the fire here).
They get along fine when they are in their boosters at the table, in the stroller, or outside. The hug each other alot, and often that is what starts the wrestling.
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