Advice on Daugher Removing Clothes During Nap

One of the issues may be the feeling of the bottoms when she is napping, she may like the feeling of the sheets or blankets vs her bottms. Could it possible be that she feels movement restraint when the bottoms are on or at the very least could she be to warm? Another option to look at is the timing of the nap i.e. is it too early or too late? Nap time sometimes needs to be adjusted as they go through different stages. Children start developing there likes and dislikes very early and need to be given there independence to explore them. Compromise and use a night gown or add extra blankets.

Try putting on a one piece zip up p.j. BACKWARDS. This way she cannot reach the zipper to unzip it. Of course it would have to be p.j.'s without the "feet" as those would feel goofy on backwards.

My littlest only sleeps in a top and pull-up during nap. She learned quickly that if she pulls off her blanket, her legs would be cold. And honestly, kids are such little "heaters" that even if she does pull off her blankets, she doesn't seemed to be bothered by it.

Hope this helps. :)

I'm sorry but I had to laugh. Our two year old is doing the same thing. I am chasing her around the houes, trying to put her clothes back on. I am just thankful she is out of the stage of pulling off her diaper as well.....that was gross!
The only thing that my daughter can not take off is overalls that zip in the back. Hopefully you can find some. We also criss cross the overall straps that go over the shoulder, it might look strange, but she is unable to pull them off that way.
Distraction seems to be helpful as well, she loves to color so I take her to the kitchen table and once she gets into something it's atleast a 1/2 before she starts peeling the clothes off again!
Good Luck-M.

A mother I once knew had the same problem and she would put "footless" once piece pajamas on her daughter, backwards!

I can tell you its a stage. Shelby did the same thing! I out her pjs on backwards, that way she couldn't unzip them. When she starts pulling her diaper off...duct tape works great!

my son would get out of just about any clothes we put him in. until we found footless blanket sleepers ( the kind with cuffs instead of footies) we would put them on him backwards. since he couldnt reach the zipper, he couldnt get out of them

Hopefully it is just a stage. My son (almost 2 1/2) recently has started taking his clothes off but it is all the time. My parent educator at Early Childhood Family Education(ECFE) said that it is possible that he just does not like the feel of pants, socks and such just because he was so used to the summer and not having to worry about anything other than a onsie. In time she will realize she is cold and hopefully keep her clothes on. At least that is what I am hoping for around here. In the meantime all I can say is blankets and lots of them.

When it comes to napping, I can tell you not all children really want to take a nap after 2 years of age-my oldest child absolutely refused, we could do quiet time, but the nap wasn't happening unless we were in the car which pretty much always puts her out. My guess is your daughter may just not need to nap anymore and is looking for something to do/distract/get her out of the nap.
Not sure this helps, but I know all kids are different & not all really need their nap after a certain point.

I had a stripper or two with my kids. You can cut the feet off pajamas and turn them around backwards. Duct tape really DOES work, just not on the skin! You can loop it over the top of the zipper. What I tend to do is try to just ignore it when they do this kind of stuff, it's more of an attention ploy, at least it was with my kids and the daycare kids! The only time I got edgy is when one started taking off her diaper if she pooped and got it all over. That's when I wrapped duct tape around the outside of the diaper and I only had to do it twice.

Just an idea, but maybe try putting a bigger size onsie on over her outfit just during her nap. That way you don't have to change her completely and she can't reach her outfit to get it off.

I would let her take her pants off- it doesn't hurt her or anyone else. None of my kid will sleep with clothes or pj's on. I just wait until they are sleeping and cover them up with a blanket. I know that I cannot sleep with socks on- the feeling drives me crazy! If your daughter is staying quiet and in the nap place I would let it be. If you think it is a ploy-just help her take them off before she goes down-but I wouldn't recommend it b/c she will probably find a new habit!

I would try letting her fall asleep with exactly what it is she wants to wear and after she is asleep, put something on her. If she is a light sleeper, cover her good with blankets.
I promise, she will not freeze while falling asleep. Kids know when they are cold (even at 2 years old). It is a power struggle, let her win.(smile)

You can put her in a blanket sleeper, and if she can take that off, just turn it around. My son still somehow managed to get his arms out through the neck sometimes... not sure how, but they always find a way. But they can't reach the zipper if its backwards!