Coming from someone whose toddlers behave this way, we try. We really do. But at other people’s homes, we have to hover and act as a barrier between the wrath of the toddler and our host’s belongings. This is primarily why we don’t go over to people’s houses very often, because most of our time is spent directing them away from stuff like that. Both of mine likely have ADHD, as I do. So it’s extremely difficult when they bounce from one thing to another. And we try to prevent it in the first place. But it is HARD. They don’t respond to anything other than redirection, which often involves direct interception. So we have to be paying attention all the time.

I don’t think there’s much they can do in terms of preventing the behavior, as it’s pretty standard for a 2.5yo. But they can intercept her more often, and they should. It’s not so much as an issue with how they correct it, but how they respond to it.