My Daughter - the Nudist - Suggestions Needed!

I'm sorry for laughing while I was reading this, but i went through it too. Try putting the zippered nightie on backwards. I worry about using pins because a determined child can usually pull hard enough for the pin to come undone. It's going to be harder at night time now that the warmer weather is coming. If I can think of anything else, I'll repost.

It is just a phase and not all kids go through it. Better at this age then at 5 or 6 years old!!!

She will grow out of it. (no pun intended) Relax and keep trying, she'll get used to keeping her pj's on.

You said your boys went through this. They grew out of it. So will your daughter. If you and your husband don't wear anything, but smiles, your daughter will want to imitate you and your sons will want to imitate your husband.

Nothing like a little fresh air on the biscuits! My daughter did this, and her 4yo son will stay dressed, but enjoys nudity and prefers to sleep in the buff. I have had sensory issues all my life, and I suspect they do too, though mild. There are just some sensations that are so-o-o-o-o appealing and comforting, and others that are so unpleasant, like the seams in clothing, for me.

If you think comfort might be the deal, I just came across a website with clothing designed specifically for sensory issues: http://www.softclothing.net/

i think it feels good to some kids... my younger daughter is also a nudist! I hate to tell you that at almost 4, if she is wearing just panties, it is a victory in my house! hahaha! she's been this way since she was 1.

She sleeps in just her panties (with a blanket) next to a drafty window... so I don't think the temperature outside matters so much if they are inside. I also think my daughter gets really hot when she wears clothes because she is so used to being naked! haha!

anyway, I don't have any suggestions for keeping her clothes on, because it was not worth the struggle for me. She started potty training really early though... so that could be a good thing for you! Maybe put her in panties and a drsss outside this summer and see what happens. good luck!

I wouldn't worry about it too much mom. Just make sure she's got an extra blanket at night and is covered up (you actually stay warmer under the covers nude). My daughter went through this too and out grew it by age 5. We taught her that she could only run about in the buff at home and only when there isn't company. She's 15 now with no adverse affects from it whatsoever. I tease her that she was our 'little lady godiva' because she would constantly try to run outside to swing on the swingset naked!! I always just kept a big towel handy to wrap her in so that I could bring her inside covered up (or in case company stopped by unexpected), then let her run around inside in the buff.

Just a quick comment about rocking her to sleep. You do not want to do that because you are now teaching her that you will rock her to sleep and she'll want to be rocked to sleep. You're creating another difficult situation in which she'll want to be rocked to sleep. Now, you have two difficult situations. I'm thinking of all the mothers who write asking how to get their baby to go to sleep on their own. :)

I don't understand why it is so important that she keep her clothes on, especially when she's in bed. If she gets cold she'll stop taking her clothes off. Toddlers and children are just not as sensitive to the cold as adults. If she doesn't wake up during the night, then she's OK. IF you're saying that her room temperature is 40 degrees and she's not waking up, that's another problem.

If she wets her bedding because she doesn't have a diaper on put a waterproof mat, like a changing pad only larger, under her. If it's daytime and she's in the house what is the concern. She may wet or poop on the floor but that can be cleaned up. Also, when that happens that does give you an opportunity to talk about why she needs to keep her diaper on.
Tell her that she can take everything off except her diaper. Make a compromise. That may work.

I believe that if you pay little or no attention to her stripping that she will stop doing it sooner. Look at the attention she's getting now. She may even think of it as a game.

This too shall pass! This a a good example of how we can teach our children by allowing them to feel the consequences of their behavior. You're concerned about her being cold. Let her be cold. If she is cold and feels it for a period of time, she'll be more willing to put her clothes back on.

Oh my goodness! I went through this when my youngest daughter was about the same age. I used to buy blanket sleepers and zip her in them, and by the time we would awake she was out of them. Nothing we put on her would stay. Before the end of the day she was out of the clothes. She took her clothes off outside playing and the neighbor across the street had to call me to tell me she was outside playing without her clothes on. Well, she's 20 now, and we don't have this problem. I think she stop doing it at about age 3 or 4. She said she was just hot & uncomfortable, but she did stop. So, there is a light and the end of the tunnel.

I second the idea of putting her sleeper on backwards. Our daughter does this quite a bit too. Tonight we had our first strip down outside- I said we can go inside or you can wear clothes and she literally said "clothes" because she did not want to go in. Thankfully it is warming up in Minnesota so that should help out with the temp worry.

This is her new trick! You were pleased when she crawled, walked talked, now she can take off her clothes! I know it is a hassle, but it is a phase that he will get bored with.. If you start rocking her, get ready to have to break that habit too..

Does she need to sleep in PJ's? Our daughter was so warm natured we sometimes just let her sleep in her diaper.. Also diapers can be pretty warm on their own..

Start using duct tape or clear packing tape around the waist of her diapers.. Start it in the center of the back of the diaper and bring it all they way around to the back again..

They are all different aren't they??? Can you put her in one piece PJ with a zipper for sleeping? Hope the phase doesn't last too long : )

What about just having her sleep in a shirt and diaper or just a diaper? My daughter hates pants and shorts, and will only wear dresses.

If she is pulling off her diaper, you could try potty trainging her. It could be that she is closer to ready than you think.

M.

make her wear the pijamas backwards so she can't reach the zipper. It worked for me when I had the same problem :)

This is so rough. I've lived through it with both my boys and they loved smearing poop all over the place too at nighttime.

We tried all the suggestions, zipper onesies (though it's getting too hot for that now), putting duct tape on the diapers, and backwards overalls. Maybe try putting tights or a swimsuit on over her diaper, they may be harder to wiggle out of.

I honestly can't remember if anything worked for mine, so good luck!

Hi J.
My daughter stripped for awhile but she would do it in public so I resorted to putting a swimsuite on under clothes. Good Luck