How would you handle this situation with a 12 month old?

I’m assuming he made that mess/pulled the garbage down?

I probably wouldn’t do anything. Just make sure the garbage is out of reach next time. They are just exploring and it’s not their fault it was accessible. We have had to baby proof everything.

Agree with alana kids not to blame for the mess they make it's how they learn cause and effect

There’s not really anything you can do with a kid that young except move it or keep him away from it.
Sorry. It must be frustrating.
You can’t put it on the other side of the gate?

It's so hard something when they do things that frustrates us but you did the right thing by putting him somewhere safe and taking a breather x

Brace yourself for the 2’s 😅

Sabotage 😂😂😂
My son refused to eat cheerios unless it was off the floor 😂

The bin needs moving out of baby’s reach. Absolutely not his fault he’s just exploring and playing with things.
Tell your parents it needs moving as it’s unsanitary- can’t it go the other side of the pet gate?

Very weird to me that “they” won’t let you move the bin. If they cared about your child, it wouldn’t even be a question, it would just get moved? Why aren’t you allowed to move it?


Change the bin bag more often so if he does do it again then atleast it’s not dangerous/full.

Our kids are the same age and they want to explore, no point in being upset with a small child who doesn’t understand.

I think the real problem and point of frustration here is that you aren’t allowed to move the bin, so you should definitely take that up with your parent(s) (or whomever you reside with)

I would find a new home for the high chair that is way to close to the trash.

I'm not sure why you're asking this? How did you think to handle this? Can you give more context as to what you were experiencing when you posted this ?

Great job mom for placing him safely while you cooled off. Just do a little rearranging. He doesn’t understand what he did.

It frustrated me for so long too! I don’t know why he found it so fascinating even that we got a led one with a paddle but he still figured it out, now I got baby proofing locks on it 💔

I think you handled it perfectly. Removed him and didn’t yell. Like others have said he’s exploring and probably curious for your reaction . If you gave none he might not do it again because boring ha your doing great !