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[quote=Anonymous]I think you’ve gotten good advice so far.  I also have an energetic/destructive 1yo.  It’s a difficult age for sure!

I think the underlying key is that you mostly have to create space in which there are no options to be “naughty” physically.  Sometimes that means modifying your living space (kibble goes in a cupboard with a child lock for sure!) but other times it means physically constraining the child.  My kids don’t get to be free of their high chair for eating until they can talk/reason (around 2) and even then bad manners like throwing food means they go back in.  I have hearty unpicky eaters so I have no issue taking food they throw on the floor away from the table, even if that means they don’t get a full meal, as me that works to convince them that throwing food is not a good idea; I feel like this is harder if you’re worried about your kid’s weight however.

I think the final piece of advice which I haven’t seen here is that for chaotic kids, getting them outside and exhausted is important!  My kids go to outside to something energic for them (playground, pool, walking independently to the park, etc) at least twice a day (at least an hour per thing).  When we go to the library, we often go to the playground first.  My 1yo is way more likely to sit on my lap to be read to if he’s spent at least 30 minutes chasing his sister down the slide first.  On the rare days we stay home (for sickness or weather usually) I try to do active chores they can be involved in (vacuuming is basically tag in my house — the kids love being “chased” by the vacuum cleaner — and “cleaning the bathroom” is good for indoor water play although I recommend stripping him down to his diaper first) and accept that if I don’t do that all day, everything will be extremely messy.

Finally for diaper changes, I started potty training early.  This is a very personal call do don’t do it if it will stress you out but for me getting even one poop in the toilet is one less diaper change I have to wrestle and I think it’s worth it.  I skipped the tiny potty and put him straight on the toilet insert so he can’t get down on his own.  We do this on waking, after breakfast, before and after naps, and are working up to doing it hourly on weekends.  I don’t expect him to be fully trained any earlier than my older kid who I started around 2 but getting most of his poop in the toilet lets me do standing diaper changes for the most part which is much less stressful.[/quote]

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