Entertaining a young child so mom can work from home

Coaching Call - How to entertain a young child so mom can get work done?

Episode #58

Listen in as I coach a mom trying to keep her 5 year old entertained while she works from home.

Question of the Day:

Today's Question comes from Carola Fuertes. Carola is a weight loss coach looking for parenting help for her 5 year old son. If you are ready for a compassionate approach to weight loss contact her at www.CarolaFuertes.com or www.naturalweightcoach.com

"My husband and I both work from home and our five year old is out of school for the summer. He is reckless, climbing up on counters, finding things that we've hidden, dangerous things like medications. For his own safety, I need him to stop getting into everything but he won't listen to me. 

I explain to him why I have boundaries and he doesn't listen to me or my rules. I like that he cares about what he wants and goes after it, but for safety reasons, we need him to obey. I can't seem to make him do what I say. I feel powerless, frustrated and defeated. Sometimes it feels like he's doing it to spite me which makes me mad. I might yell, throw a fit, put him in time out, but then I'm parenting in a way I don't like."

How can I stop my son's reckless behavior without yelling?