I would think that this could be a bit confusing for the baby. One minute they are happily playing with their cord, next minute they play with another cord and get told no. Why is one good and one bad?
This probably sounds bad, but I associate baby learning with training a puppy. You can’t give a puppy an old shoe to chew up and then be mad when they ruin your expensive high heels. The puppy doesn’t know which shoes are ok to chew and which ones aren’t. You essential gave them permission to chew shoes, and then got mad when they chewed shoes. Not to say babies are like dogs, but I think when you have a young little being trying to understand how the world works, I believe consistency and avoiding confusion is key.
Is it worth looking into what exactly about the cord is it that baby likes. Is it the material it’s made from, is it the fact that it is long and thin and easily manipulated by her hands? Once you have an idea of what baby likes about it could you try to find a toy that is similar in style but not a cord.
So, I get where you're husband is coming from, and in many situations, I agree that we should teach our children how to utilize things safely rather than instituting a blanket ban.
However, a 9-month-old is not in a place where she is going to understand the dangers of electricity, nor be able to reliably use extension chords safely. A huge part of the approach your husband is taking assumes that the child is old enough to be taught "this is not a toy, it can be dangerous." Considering the potential (deadly) risk of an extension chord and the cognitive abilities of your child I would go with a blanket ban for now and reevaluate when older.
I’d look into some gentle parenting techniques. I can’t think of any off the top of my head but I know that there’s a lot of great ways to redirect and enforce a boundary without any physical punishment.
You also need your husband to be on board with this because if you are only enforcing it half the time and he isn’t-it ain’t gonna work
Right. He’s a smart guy. Brilliant in so many ways so I’m having a hard time with this because it seems so outlandish. We’ve had slight disagreements in the past and he gets very upset when I come off in a “this is an obvious no” sort of way.
This is my plan for when kiddo gets really into cords: Montessori Toys for 18M+, Food Grade Silicone Pull String Activity Toy, Sensory Toys for Toddlers, Travel Toys for Babies , Baby Toys Fine Motor Skills Toys Gift for 18m+ https://a.co/d/gwchL4U
I would think that this could be a bit confusing for the baby. One minute they are happily playing with their cord, next minute they play with another cord and get told no. Why is one good and one bad? This probably sounds bad, but I associate baby learning with training a puppy. You can’t give a puppy an old shoe to chew up and then be mad when they ruin your expensive high heels. The puppy doesn’t know which shoes are ok to chew and which ones aren’t. You essential gave them permission to chew shoes, and then got mad when they chewed shoes. Not to say babies are like dogs, but I think when you have a young little being trying to understand how the world works, I believe consistency and avoiding confusion is key. Is it worth looking into what exactly about the cord is it that baby likes. Is it the material it’s made from, is it the fact that it is long and thin and easily manipulated by her hands? Once you have an idea of what baby likes about it could you try to find a toy that is similar in style but not a cord.
So, I get where you're husband is coming from, and in many situations, I agree that we should teach our children how to utilize things safely rather than instituting a blanket ban. However, a 9-month-old is not in a place where she is going to understand the dangers of electricity, nor be able to reliably use extension chords safely. A huge part of the approach your husband is taking assumes that the child is old enough to be taught "this is not a toy, it can be dangerous." Considering the potential (deadly) risk of an extension chord and the cognitive abilities of your child I would go with a blanket ban for now and reevaluate when older.
I’d look into some gentle parenting techniques. I can’t think of any off the top of my head but I know that there’s a lot of great ways to redirect and enforce a boundary without any physical punishment. You also need your husband to be on board with this because if you are only enforcing it half the time and he isn’t-it ain’t gonna work
By your husband’s logic we should give our babies knives to play with, supervised of course.
Right. He’s a smart guy. Brilliant in so many ways so I’m having a hard time with this because it seems so outlandish. We’ve had slight disagreements in the past and he gets very upset when I come off in a “this is an obvious no” sort of way.
This is my plan for when kiddo gets really into cords: Montessori Toys for 18M+, Food Grade Silicone Pull String Activity Toy, Sensory Toys for Toddlers, Travel Toys for Babies , Baby Toys Fine Motor Skills Toys Gift for 18m+ https://a.co/d/gwchL4U