toddler won't wear cloth

What did she stuff it with? Maybe if she used something really trim (like joeybuns or similar) it would help with the transition. If it is being stuffed with a premium prefold or more it may just be that her son is objecting to the bulk. Other than that I have no clue...my DS wore cloth from birth so I haven't had these problems.

Steph

I just wanted to add reg. the "demanding his way," part. I think that just because they are young or small, doesn't mean their opinions do not count or that we should be bullying them into doing what we want. Yes, I believe children are born with parents for a reason, but I think it's important to pick and choose when you're going to exercise your "because I'm the parent and I know better" rights.

Maybe he needs some fun pajamas - disney style or how 'bout some cute printed Happy Heinys and then work him into his FB's. My 2 y.o. ds just started wearing cloth about 3 months ago, but he's pretty easy going.

my ds is 2 1/2 years old and refuses cloth now. kids at that age know what they like and dislike. as soon as logan started to potty on the toilet a few times a day his grandma bought him some pull ups and reg. undies well now he REFUSES to wear cloth. i am not going to argue with him. he obviously dislikes the bulk. i have been able to "trick" him into cloth a few times by closing the diaper (making sure its all white like his undies) and pulling it up like real undies.

i can't really comment on the jammies. my kids RARELY wear real jammies. they prefer sleeping in a tshirt and sweats even when i get the cute jammies. although logan loves his new monsters inc jammies a lot.

she may have to resort to disposables unless she can get him to like cloth. good luck to her!

I think your friends best bet is to let him choose between two different things. It also might help to get some diapers that he would like. Maybe some custom designs, or prints that he is into. Like my boys were way into sesame street a while back, so I made a sesame street dipe for them!! Most kids at that age are wanting to be in charge the most they can, so by giving choices, it gives them a feeling of freedom almost.
hth
Sarah

I think I tried to start the cloth diapering too late with my son. He really liked how soft they all were and was excited to put it on. But one pee and off it went and he would start asking me to put his diaper on him. Perhaps he would have been potty trained earlier if I just threw the Pampers out, but I had only a small amount of CD's around and didn't quite have the gutts to not have backup.
I was actually dissapointed he woulnd't wear them. They were so cute. Like I said, I think I just started to late and he had his preferences. Next time around, I'd start from the begining, not at 1 1/2 years old!

I have a 20 month old, and he refuses to wear certain covers or clothes. He's been Cd-ered snce he was 1 week old, but prefers certain cloth dipes- he likes his prefolds. He also will only let me put his soakers on - I have a 2 gorgeous wool side-snap covers and he rips them off, I simply can't use them. Healso refuses to wear side snap PUl covers.

Toddlers are very opinionated- I agree, that offering choices is the best way to go.

My DS was dry at night by 7 months old, so we didn't have to deal with night time diapers at age 2, but we did have PJs issues. Unfortunately, most widely available PJs for kids are polyester. DS cannot STAND polyester! Yes, I could force him to wear it (and there were nights that I did before I discovered that it was the fiber content that was bothering him), but that was not the best way to deal with the issue. While he'd prefer to sleep naked, he really doesn't fight wearing 100% cotton PJs the way he did polyester blanket sleepers.

My suggestion is, try to find the root of the problem. Is it certian textures that bother him? Certain styles? Certain body parts? (I don't like to have my feet covered.) Also, determine whether it really *is* a problem. I used to let DS sleep naked in the summer; it was only in the winter when the cold was waking him every 30 min that I enforced a "must wear PJs to bed" rule. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.