Coat!
All of a sudden my 18month old will not wear a coat for love nor money. I have tried giving him choices, trying a gilet incase irs the arms he doesn’t like, removing a layer etc but he has an absolute screaming fit every time I try and put his coat on. Reasoning doesn’t work as he’s so wound up - any ideas what I can do?
Sounds like you’ve tried a few approaches. It can be stressful/wearing when they are so adamant. Have you tried leaving without the cost on but taking it with you and then after being outside you could try saying it’s cold there, let’s pop your coat on. They might take to it more as they will feel a bit colder. I’ve read toddlers can struggle with transitions so he may just be struggling to understand why you need a coat when you are still inside. It’s also within reason allowing them to understand their decision making - so few mins of feeling cold might make more sense as to why you wear a coat. Otherwise maybe trying a song etc. or maybe if the coat has a picture of a bunny or something to talk about while putting it on.