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I want my jeans, mummy!

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justtheone · 24/03/2004 23:17

My DS (2 yrs 9 mths) only wants to wear one particular pair of jeans. Unless they are being washed/dried he will try to wear them every day. He has even started to wear them to bed! When they are washed, he checks regularly if they are dry and puts them on the radiator to help them dry faster.

I have been quite relaxed with his demands to date but I have now started to wonder if I am being too lenient and should try to break this habit.

Has anybody had a similar experience? What is the best approach... ignore or confront?

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hoxtonchick · 24/03/2004 23:33

My ds is a bit younger than yours (2.2), but goes through phases where he's obsessed with one or other article of clothing (hooded tops at the moment). I think being relaxed is definitely the way forward - it'll just lead to stress for both of you otherwise. Maybe get an identical pair?

twiglett · 25/03/2004 09:45

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frogs · 25/03/2004 09:53

Ah yes, fashion victim boys. I have just such a one myself.

Cheer up, justtheone, it could be worse, My ds at 2.5 insisted on wearing his older sister's Barbie pyjama top to nursery every day. He also had a thing for pink pants, with either flowers or bows on. This phase lasted about six months, before the scales fell from his eyes and he realised this was not what the tough guys were wearing. Then he moved on to a Spiderman/combat clothes obsession.

Now at 4.5 he's still extremely particular. He'll come out of his room wailing 'I haven't got any trousers.' When I go to look and point out that there are at least 6 pairs in the cupboard, he'll say: 'Yes, but none of those trousers suit me.' Alternatively, he'll moan that none of the socks in his drawer match whatever t-shirt he wants to wear.

Why fight it? It sounds as if he's prepared to accept that the jeans need washing from time-to-time, which is a great step forward. Personally I tend to draw the line at daytime clothes being worn in bed on the grounds that it dirties the sheets. So far ds has always been prepared to accept that, and I haven't had to fight it.

Make life easier by not buying expensive clothes; ours are mostly hand-me-downs from a friend's son topped up by visits to Oxfam. I'm very reluctant to buy him full-price stuff, as he might take against it. If I've paid 99p for something, I don't really mind whether he wears it or not.

And don't make the mistake of signing him up for a school with no uniform...

iota · 25/03/2004 10:10

my ds2 at 2.5 is just the same - he only likes about 3 of his tops - if you put any of the others on him he just takes them off again. It's the same with pyjamas - I ofen let him sleep in daytime clothes (clean)

Sadly I have resortd to taking him shopping and letting him choose his new clothes (at 2.5 FFS!)

justtheone · 25/03/2004 14:11

Thanks for all the replies. I'm not annoyed or particularly bugged by the 'problem' but I was getting a little worried that I was too laidback about it. He goes through the usual preferences like only wanting to wear jumpers which have a zip or only wanting his pyjamas which have buttons and insisting that shirts should only be worn to restaurants.

I'll ignore for the moment and see what happens.

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