Ok, ever since Cat and I went away for a few days and left our children with another couple our two year old picked up a bad habit from their kids. Their littlest kids constantly run around with no pants on and sometimes no underwear or diaper or any other stitch of clothing. Now our kid thinks its great! We love this family to death, but hey I don't wanna nudist around the house. At some point it stops being cute. She has no moved on to removing the rest of her clothing as well.
Today I could not keep pants on the kid! (Finally found a shirt she couldn't remove). Drove me nuts!
I lost track of how many diapers she went through. So one would think I would take this opportunity to work on potty training right? Well, she sat on the potty for maybe a second at a time. She just isn't interested enough yet.
Granted, she has a itchy rash on her bottom, but still... Anyone know how to keep clothes on a toddler aside from using duct tape?
Well, I don't have kids, duck tape solves every problem, and I like hanging out semi-clothed (please wait patiently if you ever knock at my door--I'm getting dressed). So, I'm actually on the side of your daughter! You go girl!
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Well, that settles it, Beefche's is gonna adopt our two year old Cat! Hey thanks Beefche! Problem solved.
Oh yeah, I forgot you're right. According to Red Green from "The Red Green Show" on PBS, duct tape DOES solve everything. Think the neighbors will wonder about us when they see our child running around the yard with duct tape all over her clothing?
See, here's the difference. You'd duck tape the clothes on her. I'd duck tape her to the wall--then the neighbors won't see her and ask questions, you don't have to run after her...lots of problems solved!
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No disrespect to duct tape, but maybe you should just put on two more layers of clothes everytime she takes one off. About the time she looks like the Michelin Man she'll either figure it out or you'll have some comic relief
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it is a proven form of pottytraining to allow your child to run around with no pants on... until they get in the habit of getting it to the potty... the bad thing is when they have an accident. ;)
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My 5 year old used to poop on the stairs, but we sold that house, so it's okay.
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What is it that motivates her to run naked? If you can figure out why she thinks it is so great, then you can work on changing her motivations. Somehow make being dressed more appealing than being naked.
Possible motivations (brainstorming here)
My friends do it, and I want to be like them Air on my skin feels nice I get more attention this way Diapers are uncomfortable clothes are scratchy other ideas?
No clue what motivates her for the most part Bok. But that's a good suggestion. Thanks! I think yesterday was because of the rash on her bum, but I don't know what the attraction is today. Except maybe turning on the water in the bathroom sink and playing in it. Hey! I just discovered another one and didn't realize it!
I guess I come from the other side of the coin here. My two girls (6 and 3) routinely find themselves 'flying free' at home. We teach them about modesty around other people and outside the home, but other than that, we just sit back and watch their nekkid jiggly little bums fly to and fro, and make sure the drapes are closed.
Every week that goes by, brings us one week closer to the rest of their lives where they won't ever do that again. Every parent with older kids I've ever spoken to, tell me to treasure these years, 'cause they are never coming back. So that's what I'm doing.
LM
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When I was about 20 our ward participated in a collection for the children's hospital. We went around with special milk cartons and collected people's spare change. We went to one door and two little kids answered it completely naked. It was hillarious!
Yeah, I use my kids that way all the time. It throws the solicitors off their game.
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The missionaries came through our neighborhood this one time... After chatting with us, they stopped over to the neighbors' house. Their 3-4yo naked kid answered the door, and--getting no response as to whether his parents were home--they said they'd try back another time. They went on to the next door, only to discover when the people at that house opened the door and looked at them strangely...naked child had left his home and followed along after them. They had to return him to his house and shut the door after him. (No idea where his parents were all this time...when they were around, they yelled and swore a lot. We were kinda glad when they moved out.)
At some point it stops being cute.
