Avoiding Dressing Tantrums in Kids
05-03-2016 | Posted By: Admin | 846 View(s)
The key to Avoid Dressing tantrums in Kids is a big challenge. Children are usually over-energetic and playful. But while getting your child dressed and gradually getting exhausted with the tantrums, you might realise that the kid’s energy level remains persistently at the peak in such situations. Your child might want to wear some costume or out-of-place dresses like a tutu skirt when going out or to school. The child’s tantrums never end, and you struggle and go through the same situation every morning. However, forcing a kid to wear outfits of your choice is not a good solution. And you obviously cannot compete with the energy of your younger ones. Therefore, go on reading for some really useful tips to get your kid dressed without tantrums.
Go on reading for some Effective Tips on how to Handle Dressing Tantrums in Kids:
• The clothes should be comfortable. No one likes to wear itchy, scratchy and uncomfortable clothes. And a child’s skin is far more sensitive than an adult. Things like abrasive and rough fabrics, tags, and lines (threads) sticking out, can cause a lot of discomforts. Therefore, if your kid is getting irritated, first ask him/her why they don’t want to wear a particular dress. Once you know the reason is solely discomfort, check if you can remove the thing that’s causing it from the dress, or just dispose of the outfit.
• Dress the kid immediately after they wake up. Keep a dress ready the previous night; the outfit should be among the ones your child usually approves. In the morning before the kid is fully awake enough to throw tantrums, make him/her wear the dress. This is the time when children are half-asleep and slow, and you can dress them up without any struggle. Moreover, when you do this every day, many kids get a message that this is the first thing they need to do after waking up. Gradually this becomes a habit.
• Reward systems work for most people; they work with kids too. When you reward your child for something, they get encouraged. The rewards neither need to be something costly, nor anything like chocolates that can harm them if given in larger amounts. You can choose simple stuff that would be of interest to your kid. Sometimes the rewards need not be things at all. They can be like, telling a story; reading a storybook together; going out for a ride/drive; etc.
• Write down all the morning activities; create a checklist. Mention all activities from brushing, packing a backpack, getting dressed, etc. on that list. Let them know that they need to check all the boxes on the list.
• Give your child an option which he/she cannot ignore. For example: If your child wants to go out with no jacket or sweater on-Tell them that you are fine with it, but at the same time tell them that it could lead to them falling sick if not dressed appropriately and then they will end up lying in bed with no play at all. When confronted with logic-the chances are they will not take the risk of staying away from the play.
• Let kids learn from their mistakes. When children get too adamant about not wearing a proper (appropriate) dress, it’s sometimes better to let them wear what they want. When they fall sick, they’ll anyway refrain from repeating their mistakes. However, most parents might not prefer to compromise on their child’s health just to teach them a lesson. In cases when kids want to wear improper outfits at school, parents can sometimes allow that. When their friends and other kids make fun of them, they will surely not repeat the same mistake.
• Give them options. If asked, most children will express their liking for flower girl dresses or super-hero costumes. Therefore the smart thing is to give them choices from the appropriate outfits that are selected by you.
• Place the clothes you want your child to wear at the very top of your dresser. There are specific dresses for different occasions. And if one doesn’t follow this norm, such harmless actions might get labelled as improper dressing. Even at home one follows such norms. So if you don’t want your child to choose out-of-place dresses, then your drawer or dresser should have the right clothes of your choice at the top/front. Keep the rest at the bottom, or out of your child’s reach. When the options are proper, you can happily approve all their choices; without any tantrums.
• Sometimes the adults need to realise that their kids need freedom as well. Sometimes the best thing is to let the kids do what they want. If the dress is not harmful to anyone, letting children face the world in outfits of their choice (even the weird ones) can work in a positive way. It can help them to build up their confidence level. So it’s good to let the kids choose what they want, and let them be the way they are unless it’s spoiling them in any way.
