22 month old tantrums when i get her dressed

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Any advice on how to get a nearly two year old dressed in the mornings? we always used to get dressed straight away on waking up before coming downstairs, as I also have a 6 month old and its much easier that way. In the last month DD1 (almost 2) refuses to get dressed, runs around screaming . If i get her pjs off she tries to put them back on - whilst screaming - even though se cant yet do it by herself. whole thing is a very draining start every morning. Have tried letting her choose her clothes etc but it makes no difference. HELP PLEASE!

On days where I'm not up to negotiating or disciplining I just give DC1 my iPhone to watch or play with. Distracts long enough to change nappy, get clothes on and get downstairs.

I just sit on her and wrestle her into the clothes, while making threats polite conversation.

Do you want your milk? Yes, well lie down/sit up/stop attacking me then

Do you want to see your friends? Yes, well put your shoes on/trousers up/stop licking your sister

I keep up this running commentary while bending limbs/seperating her from her sibling (also 6 months)

Not too helpful I know, sorry!

Ah DS is 21m & has started being hard to dress first thing, won't even let us change his nappy. However once he's had brekkie he is like a different person. Maybe try changing the order of things a little?

mine was a like an octopus getting dressed/nappy changed at that age, now at 25m slightly better (but occassionally still seems like he has 8 legs when he'd rather be playing than keeping still!), and he used to scream as well, I always gave him a small book I knew he liked, or even a sporty sipper of juice! It did get better in the mornings tbh when we started getting him up and letting him have his milk first THEN changing him.

Thanks everyone - glas to know its not just my DD.

Brightonbleach - She used to get dressed ok while drinking her milk. But about a month ago I swopped her milk from a bottle to a cup and now she refuses to have any milk in morning from cup (or at least not enough to distract her from getting dressed). AHHHHHH

Is it particularly important for her development to have her milk in a cup?

Would it harm her teeth or something to have a bottle in the morning to make your life easier?

purple I was about to say the same! we switched from bottles to those sporty sippers with a nonspill spout so that he can have that laying down/wriggling around if need be, he's still not so good with open cup so I just use those for practice at a table...

Ooh, I'm not wrong! My only experience is with DN (now 4) but to me the issue is getting milk into child and child into clothes with the least possible drama, not the method by which it's transferred iyswim

in hindisght i wished i had never swoppe from bottle. Should have said she doesnt have milk from an pencup but from a beaker like you describe brighton. PROBLEM IS SHE HAS GONE OFF MILK SO ITS NOT ENOUGH OF a distraction anymore to stop the wriggling screaming etc

Ah, ok sorry - I invented a link between the two.

Could she dress dolly while you dress her?

Or, choice of clothes - limited, though, so it's not overwhelming. "Red top or green top?" "Blue dress or purple skirt?" kind of stuff...