Toddlers Ransack Neighbor's House

You obviously never had a sneaky child. People do sleep you know! If I had only had one child I may have agreed with you however, I had a second. My first child was an angel...the second well not so much! He got into everything and short of duct tape I can't imagine a thing that could be done about it! He got up at 3:00 am frequently and got into EVERYTHING!
There is no such thing as a well behaved two year old thus the term "terrible twos"!

why don't you lighten up? at 2 and 3 years of age children have
no impulse control and no empathy. you cannot expect them
to 'have respect' for other peoples things. their brains are still
too primitive and these are things that they will acquire later in
their childhood. as the mother of 3 boys and one girl I can tell
you that this kind of thing is totally typical of boys. should it
have happened? no. were the parents neglectful? you don't
know that answer because you don't know the whole story.
the best parent in the world will occasionally lose track of their
kids. unfortunately, it happens. nobody's perfect. why don't
you take this article for what it is, which is very humorous and
stop being so judgemental? aside from Kim and axpar the rest
of you sound like a bunch of judgemental idiots who probably
don't even have children. climb off of your high horses.

Are you a Mom? If you are Im surprised at your statement. My daughter is 2 1/2 and while she is being taught manors and showing respect the AGE 2 sums it all up. She finds everyway to get into something and now she's into hiding..... so to say that these parents were not watching their kids or not being taught respect or are deprived of these things is just ignorant...... Their toddlers and still in the learning phase.

give me a break. I always love these "where were the parents" responses from idiots!
They are 2 and 3 - sorry but 2 and 3 year olds don't understand respect. Kids do stupid and crazy things. If they were 10 and 12, I would be a little more concerned!

They are 2 and 3 you fool-are you super perfect Mom-? the best of children,brought up with love ,discipline, and respect will tend to act their age and react to things in their curious little paths--it's how you handle the occurence and learn from it--and possibly put some baby proof locks on the doors... If neighbors press charges over something like that and not just ask them to clean it up, they're idiots

I'd like to see that video-where did you find it?

Ohhh not the egg mess....that is one of the worst ones. My son did that but he cracked them open on the tiled floor. I can't even imagine egg yolks on carpet.

I'm with you! Yes, I agree toddlers get in to everything....... My kids are less than 2 years apart. When they were younger we had inside bolts on the doors to the outside. Child proof locks on all the cupboards that contained anything that would harm them. I didn't put safety locks on the pots & pan cupboard, the tupperware cupboard (both of which they loved to play in)! But "HELLO? These kids wandered out of the house"???? Where were the parents? What if they got in to a cupboard containing dishwashing soap & cleaning supplies What if the neighbors had a pool? I still managed to nap! But? I child proofed my house! These parents are pretty naive.........

hate to tell you this...i must have had ubber smart kids...they took a chair and unlocked the door to get out at 4 and 3

While none of my active kids escaped like these two, I have know toddlers who knew exactly how to climb and unlock doors. I used to babysit a kid nicknamed houdini...he could escape the house in minutes when he was little. He was very active and a climber. Anything can happen it depends on the child. Some kids are quiet and steady, others are ready for action!

Kids at that age can come up with all kinds of ways to get out of the house even if mom & dad say NO. You can't just sit there & blame the parents. If you do you must think your a perfect parent & I'm sorry but they don't exsist. I'm sure the parents are putting extra locks high on the doors & talking to the kids about leaving the house without mommy & daddy. Give the people a break.

Thank yo Heidi. I am 56, a mother of two grown daughters, and became a single parent when they were 5 and 6. To this day, they thank me for being strict. I cannot comprehend toddlers getting away with this behavior, and people actually thinking it is funny. Give them a few years, they will be the ones carrying guns in their backpacks. Discipline! Where has it gone. They need a good butt whooping and D I S C I P L I N E!