22mo won't keep clothes on!

[WindyCityMom]

My 22 month old DD won't keep her clothes on at home.  In public and at family members houses she is fine.  It is getting cold and I prefer not to crank the heat up high as it's well.. expensive.  The chill doesn't seem to phase her yet I'm still worried about her being too cold.  She runs around in a diaper all day, whild my older DD wears a hat and slippers around the house (not because she's cold, just silly, lol).

Should I let her be?

[tooraloora]

I'd likely let it go and maybe keep a cozy robe or something available. My DS has hated clothing since birth, and there have been more than a couple occasions in which I was uncomfortable just looking at him. However, I've learned that he'll either make it known quickly or fix it himself when he's truly cold. He is not one to suffer in silence. It just takes more to make him cold than me. He has a robe he likes to wear sometimes, so I've been bringing that out on the chilly days. When he's actually cold he'll either put it on himself or bring it to someone so they can help him get it on. 

[Krystal323]

I have a nakey-baby too, who's right at that age (his 2nd b-day is next week!).  We will suggest or offer him things to put on, or ask "are you cold?", and sometimes he will say yes, and run off toward his dresser to pick something out to wear.  

Sometimes it's just a hat and socks at home, no diaper--LOL!  On the bright side, it's been very useful for helping him learn about the potty.  

All that said, we do live in Texas, so "cold" in the house for us feels like 72.  YMMV 

[LeaPea]

My daughter is 17 months, and just decided that she hates clothes. She doesn't have the vocabulary to let me know if she is cold, so I usually try to keep the house warmer. Very interesting phase!!

[carmel23]

my little guy is 22 months and totally strips as soon as he gets in the house, even the diaper.  We keep our house very cold during the day 65 degrees--and he doesn't seem to care....

I wish I knew what to say!  other then this too shall pass...

[cloudbutterfly]

Mine will be 2 in a week and a half, and he prefers to at least be naked from the waist down at home.  He'll often let me get a shirt on him, if it meets his aesthetic approval.  He never seems to feel the cold, even when I'm freezing and he's only wearing a hat.  I guess at least he'll always wear a hat!  This started at the same time he seemed to decide to go ahead and start using the potty all the time, and I expect it to continue until he can pull his pants and undies up and down by himself.

[crunchy_mommy]

I really believe that as long as it's above freezing, kids should be able to regulate their own body temperature and wear (or not wear) whatever makes them comfortable. So I'd say, as long as you have clothes/coats/shawls/blankets/slippers/etc. available -- readily available, so she can just grab them in the middle of playing or something -- that she should be fine. I think kids are more comfortable with less clothing (and less outerwear outside) and their bodies tend to be warmer anyway.

I assume you don't keep your home at a temp below freezing, but if you do, I would insist on some clothing since it could be dangerous to be too exposed.

DS is pretty much always naked at home... I don't know why, he just doesn't like wearing clothes, and has admittedly stripped down to nothing when we're at friends' houses too at times... I think it's a toddler thing.