2 year old boy
I keep reading all these books that say things like "here's what to do if your toddler doesn't want to brush their teeth.." or "here's what to do when they don't want to take a bath.." what do I do if my son likes doing those things? Don't say redirection because that is my biggest weak spot. If I let him wash his hands, he screams when I pull him away from the sink. When I give him a bath, I have to fight to get him out of the tub when the water runs cold. When we brush our teeth, I'm chasing him around the house to get the toothbrush back from him.
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I’ve read a ton about transitions being the hardest part of this age. My son is the same way. I have to ease him into the transitions, so letting him know “we’re going to do one more scrub and then go get our diaper on” or something for them to latch on to. And then we always do a lot of racing to whatever the next step or activity is, so you’re trading one thing they enjoy for another
My son kinda went through this phase before turning two and honestly I just picked my battles.
The toothbrush I didn’t really care about and would let him hang out to it till he got bored and dropped it somewhere.
If he didn’t want to stop washing his hands then I would turn the water off, dry his hands, and If he started crying I would walk away and start a new activity and eventually he learned.
And as for bath time I always sing the clean up song, drain the water, and if he cry’s you just have to move on because he’ll learn what he can and can’t get away with.
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