Pretty much whenever I hold my one year old, she likes to pull my glasses off. I'm worried about her breaking them and I need to teach her how to stop. How do I go about that? Do I put her on the floor when she tries to pull them off?
Like the other posters have said, telling her no and then putting her down for a minute will probably work. One of my GD's did mess up my glasses one time by pulling them off (actually ripping them off) my face at an angle.
All kids think glasses are fun and entertaining. My son likes to try and pull my Mom's off her face, but she just grabs his hand before he does and says "no, we dont do that" or "these are mine, please stop" etc. And yes, if she doesnt' stop then put her down and point to your glasses and tell her no. It might take awhile for her to understand but just be consistent.
Babies love to do that.
Try saying "no" them putting her down for a few minutes.
Grab her hand and say No. Then put her down for a minute if she keeps doing it.
what may also be a good deterrent is to make sure she has some glasses of her own that she can put on and pull off of her face by either looking in the mirror.
having a safe alternative allows her to lean about on and off, etc, but give her a safer (for your glasses) way to do it.
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em:)
Tell her 'NO' firmly and then detract her. I've had mine ripped off by my kids and grandkids both and also had my earrings pulled out as they are very quick. Hold her hand and say 'no' firmly while looking stern. They outgrow it.
My granddaughter is nearly 10 months old and tries to grab my glasses. I hold her hand and tell her "no, you can't play with Gma's glasses" and hand her or point out something else, such as a button on my coat, that she can play with. Sometimes I have to do this a couple of times but after that she doesn't try to play with my glasses.
It took us a couple of months, as everyone in the house has glasses, but she eventually got the message. Just grab her hand firmly and say "No Glasses" in a firm voice. After a while they get the message. Now at 22months when we are playing she tells us to take off glasses.
Unless you can't see without them, I would consider taking them off before picking her up.
If that doesn't work for you, I would pick her up from behind until you can sit and control her little hands....then before she even grabs, you can say, "NO, don't touch mommy's glasses".
Ditto to what everyone said, and I'll add that it will take many times for her to stop, but be very consistent with it. She'll think it's a game for a while, but then she'll get tired of getting mom's serious face/put down on the floor and get the message.
A firm "No" as you remove her hands, and a minute or so away from you on the floor or in her pack n play. If you see she's going to go for them say your "No" then. Be consistent and she will eventually get it.
You will be doing the eyeglass wearers of the world a favor. My nephew had a horrible time in preschool, he had three pairs of glasses ripped off his face by other 3 year olds within 2 month's time and the frames broken each time, and only the first replacement was covered by insurance. My sister was understandably upset and when no one offered to pay for them she asked the mom how SHE would come up with money for new frames if it were her child. The woman replied, "My children don't wear glasses." When the teacher brought it up to the dad he said, "It's not our fault their child wears glasses." (!)
Sigh, it's all about teaching a child to respect others and their property from early on.
