I am not sure what's going on but my 2 and half year old son suffers what I think is anxiety with clothing and what he wants to wear. It's a real battle every day all day with choices of clothing including shoes. He has no concept of whether it's hot or cold and just wants to wear what he wants to wear. I am all for independence but you have to draw a line when it's raining and cold. Not sure what to do to make it easier for my husband and I to make easier and less stressful. Can anyone provide any tips? Thanks heaps
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I'd say totally normal. I used to have to take warm clothes jumper socks shoes pants whatever she wouldnt wear at home, she'd forget the battle by time we got there & put them on in the car before getting out no problem.
My 2yr old is having issues with clothes aswell, we cope by only giving him two options on what he can wear it seems to be helping with less drama when getting ready
Totally normal behaviour for that age. Its not uncommon to see toddlers wear crazy outfits (like swimmers over trackpants for example!)
Take out all the inappropriate clothing from their room (like all the summer stuff you think its too cold to be wearing) and put it away, that way he can only choose the clothes in his room that he can see. He wi s by using independance and you win by making sure hes warm
I did this, just rotated clothing by seasons so he had suitable clothes to choose from. Plus if he was adamant he was wearing a particular t-shirt and it was cold he had to wear a skivvy under it, just little things like that. Even shoes, thongs and sandals were put away when it was cold/rainy so they weren't an option.