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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is a toddler deciding if she wants to sleep in her pajamas? I never hear of something so ridiculous.

Should a parent know better than a toddler. OMG.[/quote]

I’m not OP, but why shouldn’t a toddler know what they want to sleep in? How old do you have to be before you know what you like or don’t?[/quote]

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NP. What possible reason could a parent give as to why a child who wants to sleep in their underwear should have to put on pajamas? It's not unsanitary. If the child isn't cold, there is not danger to him. And even if he is a little cold, maybe he learns that he needs to put on pajamas in order to be comfortable at night, and then instead of his parents having to "make" him put his pajamas on, he does it because it makes sense to him and he wants to.

OP sounds like she is on the right track. Her DH needs to start asking himself why he has such a hard time with his child asserting some very basic autonomy. That's only going to get harder as the child gets older. This is why so many parents thing teenagers are inherently difficult. They aren't, but if you have been fighting your kid's autonomy for 15 or 16 years, you are gonna get an earful when the kid finally feels big enough to speak up for themself.[/quote]

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