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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 2 year old went through this too, but lately has been better.  Could she be teething?  We realized with each of her molars coming in, our daughter was particularly hard for like 3-4 weeks!  Such a long time, but they're such big teeth breaking through I think some of it was honestly discomfort and occasionally Tylenol would do wonders for her mood.  Also, choices don't work for every kid.  We still sometimes give my daughter choices, but if she struggles we say, you're having trouble making a choice, mommy will choose for you.  Sometimes that gets her to choose or otherwise I just do it and we try to keep moving forward.  Because at bedtime she'd always run away, she now gets to run one lap around the house before going down and it helps her get some energy out.  Normally once we get through the struggle of getting her in pajamas, she calms down to let us read stories but she has always loved reading.  Sometimes though, she'll choose her own book to hold and "read" and I just keep reading whatever book I have even if it feels like she's not paying attention and that works well for us too.  Also, we've been battling a lot lately on getting dressed because she wants to do everything herself but sometimes physically can't or it takes so much longer.  Starting earlier and giving her specific jobs has helped - i.e., you take off your pajama pants and then mommy will help you put on a new shirt.  I also sometimes try to talk her through the task or model how to pull down pants if she's really trying to do it herself but having trouble.  But building in like 20 min in the morning for her to get dressed rather than 5 has helped.  We also sometimes set a timer and say, you can try until the timer goes off and then it's mommy's turn.  Same with brushing teeth - I sing ABCs or count to a certain number and when it's over it's her turn, then I sing again and when it's over it's my turn to brush, sometimes she'll say it's daddy's turn, etc. Good luck![/quote]

NP here, I am in the same boat as OP. I have tried some of the things in the quote, but I will do more and schedule more time for her to dress self etc. She gets frustrated when she can’t accomplish a task by herself and then the tantrum ensues. Teeth brushing is a nightmare. I will try the timer. Thanks for the tips. [/quote]

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