Somewhere during this time period, your toddler will develop an opinion about what they want to wear and how they want to wear it.
Don’t turn it into a power struggle. Give your child some freedom in choosing his wardrobe and dressing himself.
Getting dressed is great for developing motor skills. They need gross motor skills to do things like put their pants on or put on a coat. They need fine motor skills to fasten a button or pull up a zipper.
They may only like pants with elastic waists or short-sleeved shirts. They might only wear the color green from head to toe or like to wear their knit hat around the house.
A lot of this is great development as they determine their likes and dislikes. While you don’t have to let your daughter wear her Belle ball gown to story hour, it’s probably fine to wear around the house.
If your son will only wear green socks, that’s probably fine, too.
If choices become an issue, help your child by letting them pick between two objects. “Would you like to wear the blue shirt or the red one?” helps your child narrow down their choices, while still giving them freedom.
