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Toddler Help Please??
My toddler who won't even be 2 until next week will not keep her clothes on. i know it's common. but she undresses every morning and potties all over her bedding. This morning i found her naked and she was going pee out of her crib like a boy, lol. We tried the potty chair, but she learned fast that by going potty in her big girl panties she just gets a new pair and sometimes a bath. So she'll hold it and only potty a small amount in the potty and then another small amount in her panties and then the rest when she gets her new pair. I'm spending all day fighting with her about keeping her clothes on, no activity seems to distract her, and i have yet to find a clothing item she can't get off. any help or thoughts is much appreciated.
we have tried zip up sleepers on backwards. (she takes her arms out through the head hole)
dr's office suggested taping her diaper and end on onsie. she can get through that.
we put her diaper on backwards. that took her an extra second to get off.
pull ups are the same.
and her potty chair has become just another toy to play on.
lol i'm running out of diapers!
lol her dr's office jokingly said straight jacket, lol. when she does potty in the potty she gets a sticker reward. but doesn't seem to care when she doesn't potty in the potty that she's not getting a sticker, lol. because she's getting a new pair of panties. and those are better than a sticker anyway, lol.
i've tried telling her what a good job she's doing and how proud i am of her when she leaves her clothes on. and well what happens is she remembers she has clothes on and takes them off.
thanks for the answers! i'd love to ignore it, but truth is she's went through a 60 pack of diapers in the last week. i'm going to have to take out a 2nd job at this rate,lol. she's on a schedule and has been since she was 2 months old. she's slept through the night since 10 weeks, and i did wake her up. but since this clothing thing she keeps waking up earlier to get her clothes off! lol. and has started waking up in the middle of then so i can't stop her. tape does not work. she can tear duct tape, and undo pins. we've already had to install a chain at the top of our front door to keep her from opening it, she figure out the safety handles. and i know she's not ready to potty train, but then again if you sit her on the potty she'll pee. she just stops herself and waits to get up to potty somewhere else. and she doesn't mind if she's wet. she peed in her highchair the other day and just kept eating with it dripping off the chair. *sigh* lol.
oh and mittens don't work. she was a self scratcher and had those on from newborn until she figured out how to get them off at 10 weeks. and again tape does not work, lol. and yes i am happy to know she's just an intelligent and resourceful little one, but at the same time i'm going through $25 in diapers a week! lol.
11 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
She's not ready to potty train yet--work on the clothes first. She probably needs a more set routine--she sounds bored to me. Kids tend to wake up at the same time each day, so you need to set a routine where you go in and wake her before she gets her clothes off. Tape her diaper to her tshirt and put a onesie over that. Then, stick her in the pj's backwards. I'd also put mittens on her hands and tape those to the pj's so she can't use her hands as a tool to help her undo her clothes. A more set routine will help her the most and work on potty training after you get her schedule set in stone. Wake before she does or get her as soon as you hear her.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
It seems as though she is doing it because of the attention that it brings. I wouldn't fight with her to keep her clothes on. Let her run around naked and hopefully she will soon realize that by stripping off her clothes does nothing to rile you all. Also, if she wets her panties simply to get a new pair, don't give her a new pair. Let her sit in her wet ones for a bit. Also, don't let her have the privilege of a bath. If you must, wipe her down with a wipe and leave it at that.
Most likely it's only a phase that will soon pass. Best thing you can do when nothing else seems to work is to act as if it doesn't even phase you. It has always worked wonders for me. That and any form of reverse psychology.
Good Luck!
- 1 decade ago
Hi, I agree with Honey and my3lifes, As a mother of 5 aging 24years to 21mths, and a grandmother of 5, six is in the oven still cooking, Kids learn very fast what get on your nerves, if you just leave her alone she will not get the attention that she want's. As for a two year old running around naked so what they all do it, there is nothing wrong with it, dont pay to much attention to it, She diffently know's how to get to you mum, try the opp from want your doing now. goodluck
- 1 decade ago
seriously I cant help on this one but your not alone.when my son was almost two(hes three now)he would not keep his diaper on.every time he went boo boo,he wouldnt even give me a chance to smell it,I would just look over from the tv or reading(whatever I was doing and it would be a trail of boo boo leading all the way to him and his empty diaper,that was a mess.all I could do was clean the carpets and wait for him to get use to the potty.so now he is finally trained and we moved from that house and now we have a FRESH new start
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
Try overalls. or a button down the back dress. When she struggles to get it off yell no!!! and put her in the crib for an hour BY HERSELF. if she crys don't get her. And when she pees in her bed... well, you have a right to disapline. Shes at the age where she can get spankings. Don't FUSS over her! She's got to learn. Don't console her after spankings. pretend it didnt happen. Don't make her feel better after you punish her. Its like when you feed dogs scraps of the table. They learn to beg so they can get what they want.
- 1 decade ago
We went through this recently...With our son, we just let him go around naked, but with a diaper. He was soon over the phase. Here's how I kept his diaper on: Diaper pins (the ones intended for use with cloth diapers) pinned through the tabs of disposable diapers. A friend of mine said that duct tape over the diaper worked for her. Good luck with it.
- 1 decade ago
I'm not sure what you could use but it does sound like she may not be ready to be potty trained if she keeps doing that, hopefully its just a phase because it sounds like you have tried everything that I was going to suggest. Good luck.
- 1 decade ago
I feel you on this one!! It's madness, both my boys did the same thing, but the were able to pee long distance!!! Be consistant, and patient. They grow out of it, and feel blessed that your child is a genius, and can get out of anything!!!! LOL! It's the difficult ones that grow into the best!!!!
- 1 decade ago
seems like you've a clever girl on your hands!! why are you fretting? don't worry she'll grow out of it, it's just a phase , honest!, my daughter was the same , any chance that she got , off came her clothes, if you can don't make a fuss, I know it's hard, but I think the more fuss, the more fun they think it is !! good luck!
- 1 decade ago
lol what about a straigh jacket j/k. you try awarding her if she keeps them on give her a sticker or a cheap toy see if that works
