Tv

My son does the same thing, and he gives us an ornery look to say "what are you gonna do about it?" Smacking his hands for it never seemed to matter to him, he'd go right back to it a few minutes later. We ended up buying a TV guard at www.onestepahead.com so he can't get to the buttons anymore. If nothing else works for you then this is a good last resort.

If she is turning to watch for your reaction she is far more interested in you then the TV. Turn it off and play with the kid:)

Kids that age don't have much impulse control and still aren't very good at remembering mom said "no." We put duct tape over the button and that seemed to help.

You could put tape over the buttons to make them less accessible. We also put something in front of ours to keep our 14mo. old son away from it. Just keep telling her no over and over and say it one more time than she tries it... I usually make him sit on the floor when I tell him no, seems to sink in more.

Good luck, my son gives me that same cute stinker look... : )

It's been a few years since I've used one, but, Babies R Us used to have clear shields that you can put in front of the tv buttons so little ones can't touch them. They are L shaped and one part goes under the tv and the other goes in front of the buttons.

My son is 15 months and has been playing with the buttons on the tv/dvd/receiver for several months. We have the clear guard on there... but doesn't work. It took him about 20 minutes to figure out how to take it off. And it is tough too!
So I am still looking for answers... I have been just telling him no and slapping his hands. Or immediately distract him with another toy, or put him in his playpen to play for a few minutes.

We use a clear shield - works wonders :-)

That is her way of telling you she wants to play with you. Pull out a book or puzzle and sit on the floor with her. You may even be able to turn the tv back on after you engage her in an activity. You have to ask yourself what's more important my daughter or the tv. She will not want your attention forever, enjoy it now!

I had to unplug it. Once the tv stopped doing anything when the buttons were pushed the fun of it was over. Just be sure to let your husband know. I forgot to tell mine and he spent a lot of time trying to figure out what was wrong with it.

Both of our daughters have done this. We first would tell them "No touch" in a firm voice. If they persisted, we would go over and swat their hand, and say, "no touch" again. Of course, they'll look at you as if their world just came to an end...like, "Hey...I was just playing..." but we didn't have any trouble after that.

For what it's worth, and good luck!

We have a clear shield on ours. Baby's R Us sells them. I have not seen them anywhere else but I think they are about $12 or somewhere around that price.

We used a clear stand-up picture frame and slid the stand part under the tv. It is probably similar to the shield that several people mentioned but available for $1-$2 dollars. It worked great for both of our children. Some things just aren't worth the battle until they are old enough to understand. They just think it is neat to be able to push a button and have something happen. They both lost interest and forgot about it once the frame was in place. Hope it helps!

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I know exactly what you mean - my son did the same thing. What we found that prevented him was a clear guard that slide under the tv, velcroed to the "players" and he immediately lost interest. Not sure if they are still around but that worked great for us.

He is now 4 can has figured out how to use the remote - amazing how fast they learn!! Good luck
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We had the same problem with our daughter, and we found a clear plastic guard that went across the front of the TV. Since we used the remote to adjust the sound/channels/on-off, our not having access to the buttons was not an issue. It's been several years but try Target or online at Leaps and Bounds ( they have some great child-proofing products).