He's obsessed with the light switch - help!!

AlXaNgEl

It's been going on for the past 2 weeks and I see no end to this.  The kid is totally obsessed with the light switches around the house.  It started when one day he was going up the stairs with our nanny, he pointed to the switch so she picked him and let him switch it on and off.  I guess she never imaged it would turn into an obsession.  So the biggest issue now is when I get home at night.  He throws these endless tantrums if I don't pick him up to reach the switches.  Too make it worst he only wants the lights off at night.  I can't get anything done in the dark.  I'm walking around with a flashlight - which he could care less about.  I'm at my wits end over this....seriously after a long day at work I have to come home and deal with this.  Someone please tell me they've been there and it just another phase that will end soon.  Do you let your LO touch the switch?

kabarbanel

We do let him play wth the light switch, but when we are done with it and have something else to do, we are done with it and let him throw a tantrum if he wants.

katieln

My DS get obsessed with a lot of things, the remote, the camera, framed pictures, etc..  Unfortunately, when I won't let him have those things he sometimes has a tamtrum like your LO.  I just let him have his tantrum and  eventually I can distract him with a book or helping me something or whatever and he forgets all about it.  Guessing that's what you may have to do.  Just put some ear plugs in.  Good Luck!

monkey_mama09

I don't let him "play" with it, but I do let him help me when I need to turn the lights on or off.  He gets to help me flip it on or off, but he doesn't get to sit and flip it as much as he wants.  At first he would throw tantrums to get back up and mess with it, but I just kind of ignored it and he finally got the hint that when I set him down, he's done.

Princess_Lily

We let DS play with the switch in his playroom, and use it as an opportunity to teach him ON/OFF.

He was in a phase when he was obsessed with it, but like all new things they get old pretty fast.

mkaltsas

We have this too. Whenever we need a light turned on or off we let him do it and that makes him happy. Other than that, we let him throw his tantrum and he gets over it. He doesn't bother the lamps and that is what we usually have on anyway.

Tatyana11

At least you only deal with this after you get home from work, I am a SAHM so I deal with this all day long. It snows pretty much every day so we are at home a lot and he wants to turn the lights off and on, play with the remote, the cell phone and the laptop and if he doesn't get those things he throws tantrums. But the light switch is definitely his favorite. Hang in there!