As I was struggling to get a screaming ds (aged 2 1/2) into the car this morning in full view of my whole street and trying not to a) swear and b) cry I thought to myself that I definitely need some advice...
Ds has started not wanting to leave the house in the morning. 3 days a week he goes to nursery and it doesn't seem to be nursery that's the problem because when we actually get there he will trot happily out of the car (with me adding additional bits of clothing he refused to put on at home). And he's always very happy there and happy to be left etc.
But he has started refusing to get dressed, brush teeth, get into the car, get into his car seat etc....Yesterday thinking I was being really clever I put him to bed in jogsuit bottoms so I could take him straight to nursery if he refused to get dressed. And I was right - he did. But then he also added a new element of resistance & had to be carried screaming to the car and forced into his car seat - he is actually now too strong for me to pin him down, but after an almighty struggle which left me feeling awful he calmed down a bit and allowed me to strap him in. He also has a twin sister who fortunately is having a calm(er) phase at the moment. But she started being funny about getting dressed this morning and I don't know if that's because she is copying him (please no...!). I think the issue is one of him feeling out of control and I do try and give him choices/say 'you get into the car yourself' etc but it isn't really working.
Help please before I get an ASBO for noise pollution....