https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 16:02:53 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-leave-your-tree-alone#post-2389111 Tue, 15 Dec 2015 11:04:49 +0000 kiddosc 2389111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He's never paid much attention to it. This year at 3.5 he likes to put the ornaments back on when the dog knocks them down, but he doesn't mess with it otherwise. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-leave-your-tree-alone#post-2389080 Tue, 15 Dec 2015 10:37:29 +0000 Chillybear 2389080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This thread just reminded me that my LO turned on the tree this morning (we have a push button on the floor that controls all the lights) and I never turned it off..... thank goodness the tree is well watered and we have all LED lights </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-leave-your-tree-alone#post-2389064 Tue, 15 Dec 2015 10:29:37 +0000 regberadaisy 2389064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1 never really messed with it even as an infant. Now at 3.5 she really loves our tree. There are times where she'll just sit on the hearth and stare at it. Then proclaim "I love our Christmas tree! It's so pretty." :heart: </p> <p>DD2 (15m) on the other hand, will not leave it alone!!! She loves to take ornaments off and runs away. She thinks it's so funny. It's equal parts hilarious and frustrating! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-leave-your-tree-alone#post-2389053 Tue, 15 Dec 2015 10:24:48 +0000 Smurfette 2389053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! The first couple days she would go and touch her Elsa ornament but that's all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-leave-your-tree-alone#post-2389050 Tue, 15 Dec 2015 10:24:07 +0000 travellingbee 2389050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He leaves it alone but likes to look at it. He is 2 years 9 months </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-leave-your-tree-alone#post-2389026 Tue, 15 Dec 2015 10:13:05 +0000 snowjewelz 2389026@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is an ornament thief! So I just put a couple small ones at the bottle that I let her steal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-leave-your-tree-alone#post-2388862 Tue, 15 Dec 2015 08:35:48 +0000 MOMTOLITTLEB 2388862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son is 2 and as soon as we put up our tree we stressed to "look with your eyes" so now he looks at our tree and everyone's tree real up close with crazy eyes but he doesn't touch them!</p> <p>We didn't have a tree last year when he was 1 because we moved on December 26. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-leave-your-tree-alone#post-2388779 Tue, 15 Dec 2015 06:44:13 +0000 Truth Bombs 2388779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 3 year old has accepted that we only touch the tree when we were setting it up, and now we leave it alone. What she's obsessed with is the advent calendar. She wants to move the reindeer multiple times a day, every day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-leave-your-tree-alone#post-2388776 Tue, 15 Dec 2015 06:37:24 +0000 Alba4 2388776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. He even stole 2 ornaments off of my parents' tree this weekend! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-leave-your-tree-alone#post-2388764 Tue, 15 Dec 2015 05:59:02 +0000 NavyRN2012 2388764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ughhhh, my 2.5 year old is driving me craaaazy! She is constantly taking ornaments off and rearranging them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-leave-your-tree-alone#post-2388758 Tue, 15 Dec 2015 04:52:27 +0000 AprilFool 2388758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had one frustrating afternoon and since then she has been pretty good. Now she just wants to hug it and blow out the "candles" (lights). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-leave-your-tree-alone#post-2388643 Mon, 14 Dec 2015 22:58:37 +0000 ElbieKay 2388643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our 21mo is really pretty good about the tree. We also don't have fragile ornaments, and we tied it to the alarm box on the wall to prevent it from falling over. (The alarm is not activated.) We are more concerned about the cats to be honest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-leave-your-tree-alone#post-2388634 Mon, 14 Dec 2015 22:53:30 +0000 daniellemybelle 2388634@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been shocked that LO has left ours alone this year! Last year was a disaster. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-leave-your-tree-alone#post-2377915 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 09:48:50 +0000 twodoghouse 2377915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been reading Janet Lansbury's "No Bad Kids" so Blake has gracefully given me the opportunity to practice the techniques in the book all day every day in relation to the tree. 😳 We've progressed from pulling on the branches to just standing a good distance away and throwing balls and toy fruit at it. It's a work in progress... </p> <p>We only have a little one up in the basement so far, so it's really only an issue when we are down there playing with the toy kitchen. Alice couldn't care less about the tree, but it holds a special appeal for Blake (So. Many. Balls!!!). We may go ornament-less for our upstairs tree, or put it in the 4 season room so we can close the sliding glass door and admire it from a distance. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-leave-your-tree-alone#post-2377850 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 09:09:17 +0000 mediagirl 2377850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, she's never really messed with it. We let her play with a few unbreakable ornaments near the bottom. She loves the ones that look like our dog. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-leave-your-tree-alone#post-2377849 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 09:08:40 +0000 LuLu Mom 2377849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They were doing so good and then yesterday I caught E1 telling E2 (who is 8 months old) it's okay if you touch the presents, mommy knows you are a baby...here touch this one ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-leave-your-tree-alone#post-2377848 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 09:08:09 +0000 mrsrain 2377848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter is 1.5 and we implemented the 1 finger rule. She can touch, but just with 1 finger. Seems to work so far! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-leave-your-tree-alone#post-2377822 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 08:31:08 +0000 Ajsmommy 2377822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Funny you posted this bc last year DD was one and didn't bother the tree at all, this year she's already taken down a few ornaments. I wasn't planning to block it off since she didn't bother it this year... sooo I'm wondering if we'll have any ornaments left by Christmas day!! :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-leave-your-tree-alone#post-2377796 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 07:46:41 +0000 misolee 2377796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we had LO (3yrs) help us put up all the ornaments. Maybe bc she got to arrange the tree to her liking, (all her favorite is like touching the floor bc it's on the lowest branch), she's left it alone. She will occasionally re adjust some to her liking but it all stays on the tree. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-leave-your-tree-alone#post-2377762 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 06:30:30 +0000 ShootingStar 2377762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 2 year old ignores it, like it's just another piece of furniture. He does like when it's on though. When it's off he asks, "where light go?" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-leave-your-tree-alone#post-2377752 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 04:14:51 +0000 lilteacherbee 2377752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ughhh my 24 month old is OBSESSED with the taking the ornaments off. I went to change the baby's diaper and came back 2 mins later to a bare tree starting at toddler height. The ornaments were all on the couch. It's driving me crazy!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-leave-your-tree-alone#post-2377743 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 02:47:44 +0000 Ree723 2377743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No and it is driving me crazy!!! DD2,(22,months) is constantly pulling fragile ornaments off the tree - I tried to put most of my fragile ones up high but she has a good reach and can climb on the couch to get to them, so it was a futile effort.</p> <p>We have hard floors on most of the ground floor so she's already managed to break three ornaments, including one of my expensive waterfords. I am about to gate off the lounge and keep them both out as I think I might seriously lose the plot if she breaks anymore of my ornaments! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-leave-your-tree-alone#post-2377693 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 00:11:05 +0000 HLK208 2377693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! Not this year. The only one who was into it was DS at 9 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-leave-your-tree-alone#post-2377692 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 00:10:50 +0000 PinkElephant 2377692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are getting ours this weekend, and I'm worried about my 18 month old...she's a climber to the point that she stacks step stools, trash cans, etc. to get to what she wants. No amount of naked tree at the bottom will be enough to stop her. I'm hoping the 3.5 year old can obey rules, but her listening has been terrible the past week or so. I may just buy them their own little tree for distraction.</p> <p>eTA: when DD1 was 18 months, I taught her the tree was hot and she didn't touch it. DD2 talks a lot about things being hot (radiators, steam pipes.....we live in a Victorian era home, haha)...so I may employ the "ouch, hot, don't touch!" Tactic with her, </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-leave-your-tree-alone#post-2377685 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 00:04:02 +0000 Freckles 2377685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is 1year old and I'm amazed that he just ignores it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-leave-your-tree-alone#post-2377623 Thu, 03 Dec 2015 22:41:49 +0000 jhd 2377623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He likes to look at it, but rarely touches it. He claps when we plug in the lights though. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-leave-your-tree-alone#post-2377621 Thu, 03 Dec 2015 22:38:58 +0000 lawbee11 2377621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She's been pretty good about staying away. The cat on the other hand... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-leave-your-tree-alone#post-2377620 Thu, 03 Dec 2015 22:38:17 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2377620@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Last year she did awesome! This year is a little tougher, day one was the hardest. She actually had a few timeouts that day because she just could not listen (I can't imagine how hard it must be not to touch it!) but she's done well the rest of the week. I still have to remind her not touch but she does okay, even when I'm not in the room. My 7 month old rolled on over and started munching on the tree skirt right away but now it's like she doesn't even notice it anymore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-leave-your-tree-alone#post-2377473 Thu, 03 Dec 2015 20:44:17 +0000 Nutella 2377473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No! Ours has been half decorated for a week now, haha. He's 22mo and just into grabbing the baubles and running! Think we will have to elevate the tree but that will be both hazardous and ridiculous looking! Toddler life I suppose! 😂 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-leave-your-tree-alone#post-2377455 Thu, 03 Dec 2015 20:19:50 +0000 Tanjowen 2377455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 23 months, and he pretty much ignores it. He will occasionally go point at the airplane ornament on the tree (way up high out of reach) and ask to see it, but otherwise, he acts like he could care less. </p>