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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also a reminder that everything (absent any actual sensory issues etc) is a phase! If things are really terrible, 5 mins of cocomelon as a distraction for getting dressed is worth it for me.

Another "silly" tactic that's worked for us is "Oh, you don't want to wear these pants? I guess teddy gets to wear them today. No pants for you!" *put pants on teddy*... usually results in a "No my pants!!!" and he puts them on. [/quote]

Everything is particular to the given child. As the parent of an ADHD/Sensory/Defiant/Depressed 8 year old child we were no longer able to manhandle her into clothes so the silly/funny approaches had to do. Looking back she had these issues as a toddler too and manhandling her then did not help us at all. Worth keeping in mind for those who feel that physically compelling their children to comply is damaging your relationship. In some cases it is. Some times you have to relearn how to parent. People who don’t get this have neurotypical children and never had to learn the hard way. [/quote]

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