Comments on: Why does my son keep taking off his diaper?

By: Sherry Aikens (@Babypop)

Sherry Aikens (@Babypop)

My daughter did it once.. ugh.. I am not sure what to do.

By: Jessica @FoundtheMarbles

Jessica @FoundtheMarbles

Oh I am so grateful my kids never did that!!!
(Sorry that I can’t offer any helpful advice.)

By: KeAnne

KeAnne

I remember that phase. We still shudder if we hear something that sounds like a diaper being ripped off. For us, I think it was Daniel telling us he was done with diapers & ready to use the potty. We weren’t ready, but he was.

By: Theresa Cahill

Theresa Cahill

Sorry, wanted to add maybe get him involved in the process?

Like, “Do you want to push the tabs down so YOU make sure it stays on during your nap?”

What I’m going for is the basic, “Would you like to wear the red sweater or the blue sweater?” style question when it’s cold outside, your child doesn’t want to wear anything warm, but you want him to…

You get the result you’re after, but he will think he made the decision 🙂

Hope that makes sense.

By: Theresa Cahill

Theresa Cahill

Hi Jessica, came to your post via @typeamom and her tweet. As I retweeted, could be he’s just discovered what those little tabs do, could be he’s watched you so many times he just wanted to see for himself. Or… it could be he physically doesn’t like the fabric touching his skin. As a toddler, we dismissed our son’s (then) cues of ocd-type behavior. It was easier to just think, he’s a kid. But, it was more than that… along with (at the time) lots of tension in the house. Turned out he hated long pants, long-sleeved shirts, just about anything that touched his skin. It’s okay now (years later) and didn’t last too long. But, to this day, he prefers shorts and tshirts, no matter what the weather (lucky we lived in Nevada – and the first time I can make that statement without sighing…).

Good luck! He’s probably just proud of himself for figuring out a motor skill 🙂