How to stop my 2 year old toddler from fighting during diaper changes?

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asked Aug 5, 2017 in Toddler/Preschooler by Deborah (200 points)
Help me. My 2 year old toddler boy is fighting me when it's time to change his diaper?

He screams at the top of his lungs if I try to hold him down and he kicks me. Most times he runs away once he sees me with a diaper in my hand.

How can I get my 2 year old to stop fighting diaper changes?

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answered Aug 5, 2017 by liana (37,450 points)
He's probably upset when the diaper change time comes because he's being suddenly interrupted when he's in the middle of playing.

Before changing his diaper give him a warning 10 minutes before it's time to change his diaper. You can get his diaper changing supplies ready while this 10 minutes passes.

Then after the 10 minutes passes go tell him that it's time to change his diaper.

Involve him in the diaper changing process by allowing him to hold the new diaper while you remove the old diaper and clean him up.

If none of that works then you'll just have to hold him down and change his diaper while he fights you.

He also might be ready to potty train and you should give potty training a try.

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