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How do I keep clothes on my 20 month old?

This is my third child and my first to decide he is completely allergic to clothing. We can't get him to keep his clothes on most of the time and right now it's still too cold where we live for him to run around in next to nothing. I have been using the safe diaper pins to pin the zippers closed on his sleepers, but I don't have enough of them for him to wear them all the time and even with the overnight diapers he usually has leaked on them by morning, so just doing that all the time isn't an option.

Has anyone with a similar child found a good solution? Once summer hits I'll probably just live with the problem unless he keeps taking his own diapers off. He's sneaky about the diapers and waits until I'm in the bathroom or equally distracted and cleaning the diaper contents up is getting really old!

He's a sweet little guy and frankly puts his older sibs to shame in most areas, with the exception of this little stunt he has been my easiest child by far. My older two both tried this about once each and never did it again after a mild scolding, but no age-appropriate consequence has swayed this determined little stinker.

Help me out! I'm getting sick of continually scrubbing the kid, the carpet, the house, etc. when he decides to go au naturel.

Update:

He's been doing it a few months. He actually is quite coordinated and often tries to get them partially back on, although often in a way so he nearly strangles himself or hobbles his legs so that he can't walk. That part we find very amusing, but we don't laugh in front of him so he thinks we are encouraging him. He has taught himself to unsnap or undo nearly everything by this point.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    How long has your strip-tease artist been at it? My first thought is that it's just a phase that he's going through. He's enjoying his independence (of being able to take his clothes off) and possibly your reaction to what he's doing. Like any bad habit, can you ignore it and see what he does? It's possible that he can't figure out how to put back on what he's taken off. You could make putting things back on into a fun game.

    A second thought, though possibly unlikely, is that your son has a genuine sensory issue going on with the feel of clothes on his body. Some children are extra sensitive to fabrics on their skin, perhaps this is what's going on with your little guy.

    Source(s): mom of 2
  • 1 decade ago

    Can you keep the house warm enough that he can be without clothes? If so, do that and then potty train him so the diapers aren't an issue.

    Check to make sure nothing on his clothing is bothering him. If his clothes are very comfortable, then like someone else said, you can put them on backward.

  • Susan
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Sounds crazy, but use the footless ones and put them on him backwards! He won't be able to reach the zipper.

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