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Uh, no, beginning of story.

Universal truth: just because I'm physically bigger and stronger than my child does not mean I should physically wrestle them into clothes against their will every day.

I mean, my DH is bigger and stronger than I am -- if he wants me to do something that I don't want to do, does he get to physically force me to do it?

You think you've figured something out but you're actually just a crappy parent.[/quote]

NP- wow, this is just crazy. Yes, you as the parent have to wrestle your willful child to do something that is imperative for their health/safety/wellbeing. Wearing clean clothes is one of those things, as is brushing teeth, taking antibiotics, sitting in their carseat. Good Lord, I shudder to think of what flies in your house. [/quote]

+1 I don't get it - what do you do when they have a dirty diaper they don't want to change, or they won't get in the car seat? You just have to force them to do it. I think if you just do it calmly and don't make it into a game and just show them there's no point in struggling, it stops becoming such a big deal. The wife and husband example is not applicable because you are both adults. A child is a child and you have to take care of them.[/quote]

Agreed. I came into this thread because I honestly couldn’t understand the scenario that OP describes. If my two year old doesn’t want to get dressed then I scoop him up and take his shirt off. Even the supernanny condones forcing kids to do things from time to time, so I’m not losing any sleep over it. [/quote]

We all parent the child that we have. For us, physical force doesn't work. It will make things take longer. In the case of getting dressed, she takes the shirt and pants off if she doesn't want it. Of course, I can force it back on over and over and over, but that doesn't really solve the problem. Especially as she gets older - at 2.5 it is much, much harder to simply force an issue. So we find ways to do things without physical force.

Physical force is not going to work forever, I'm not sure why folks think using it makes them better parents. It's working for you now but you're going to need a different approach long term.[/quote]

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