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Parenting · by Kabir Khan · 2026-11-04

My toddler has decided coats are a violation of human rights

Every morning is a negotiation and it's getting colder. I've tried letting her choose, making it a game, and the flip trick where they put it on from the floor. Some days it works, other days she lies on the floor like I've ruined her life. How do you deal with coat refusal without being late every day?

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Sofía Hernández · 10 likes

let her go out without it for 30 seconds. cold does the convincing for you

Tomás Gómez · 0 likes

this, mine ran back in for it on day 2

Ngozi Bello · 10 likes

my 8 year old still does this, so... good luck

Oussama Alaoui · 2 likes

we have a 'coat song'. it's terrible and i hate it but it works