4 and 18 months killing me need advice

[purpleom]

Ok my 4 year old is stealing everything in sight dispite lectures time out and loss of toys over this. The 18 month old climbs beautifully but isn't quite walking yet. This culminated in the older boy stealing daddy's razor today during bath time and shaving his face chest and butt defore I catch on because I go in to tell him he hastoo much water. While I am reading him the riot act his brother 18 months climbs on the kitchen counter by pushing in a chair climbs down with a suvinear goes in to the dining room and claims to the table where he is practicing his wabbly new walking skills with a butcher knife. I am due in July with another boy. Dose it get any less heart stopping? How do I stay sain? How do you correct them if the others are killing one another?

[Love35888]

I suggest a few baby gates. Put one near the kitchen so they cant go in there alone. Or in a living room area so the can only play in one area. You could also get some  safety latches, so they stay out of the cabinets. if you have things in the shower like razors you can buy a shower head caddy and keep all things up there out of their reach.

[LyakGarcia]

I agree with the previous post, baby proof and keep them within sight, as for the 4yo taking things from home, my 6Yo steals from walmart, anything he can hide in his shoes, pockets even in his underpants, i have taken away electronics, fav toys, and he gets spanked, he was getting so bad that i pretended to call 911, to ask them to take him to jail for stealing, i "asked" how many times a day they ate (1), that they cold showers, no toys or tv and kids in jail cant see their families until they are 10yo...it may sound extreme but it has worked

[Jenni1002hompson]

To be honest not really.  I have a 9 yr old boy, 2 year old boy, 18 month daughter, and my next is due in June (boy).  The best advice I can give you is extreme baby proofing. That is what I do.  Such as every door has kid safety locks.  Limits where they go.  All knives are kept in a bin on a top shelf that they can no way reach.  Cleaners are high up in laundry room, behind the locked door. Kitchen chairs I have put on top of the table so that they can't climb them.  Not pretty but effective.  I usually do baths together that way one isn'tgetting into things while I take care of the other. Extreme baby proofing is what keeps me sane.  Hope this helps you