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I honestly have no clue if this will work or not, but you can crank up the AC...if he's cold, he'll be uncomfortable...maybe then he'll let you put clothes on him, because then being dressed will be more comfortable than naked.

My daughter is 7 months old and hates getting dressed too, its a huge struggle getting her dressed after a bath, specially when you are trying to put on a b___ton up jumpsuit!! The ONLY thing i have found that works is diversion....my husband sings a silly song and kind of does a little jig and she thinks its hilarious!! It keeps her amused and her attention is diverted momentarily while i am dressing her. Its really amusing and i even have a good laugh watching him act like a goose, but it does the trick!! I don't think that saying no will really work at this age. If hubby isn't around, try setting aside something he can play with for the time being that will divert his attention, something he only has while getting dressed. sometimes i just give her a little plastic measuring spoon out of the drawer in the kitchen. Hopefully, they will grow out of it!!

Yes , to the person who asked i do have four well behaved children . When they do wrong ( yes, most children do wrong now and again ) they get a time out or something they want taken from them .Tv , games, computer . Of course this won't work with an eight month old . But I am sure i will never get called to the school because one of my "spolied brats " smacked another child ! As for what to do when dressing a infant that doesn't want to be dressed i think many of the suggestions were great . It is against the law to hit your child with anything or on any other part of their body other then their bottom with an open hand . My Aunt spanked her kids(screamed,pulled hair ) and they hate her now . Do what you will ,spankers, but if i ever saw any of you spanking your children i'd call cps so fast it would make your head spin . Good luck and Alisha i don't want you to think i was coming down on you . We are here to support and give advice. :)

What may work for your child, may not work for another. I was spanked as a child and did learn my lesson, my younger sister was not and has been a nightmare for my parents so any examples brought to the table are pointless. Every mother knows their child best and if it requires a tap on the b___t to get the point across then that is their business and no one has any right to call CPS for spanking. Mind your own business and focus on raising your own "four well behaved children". My son is only 5 months old and I dont plan on spanking him either but there is still alot of time left and I may have to oneday.

I a__sist a division of cps and I just want to say that when someone calls us because they saw a child get a spanking, we have to spend alot of time investigating and following up on a case that usually closes as a false report and that takes away from the time we can react to real cases that need immediate attention so to the person that said she would call cps if she saw a child get spanked, please take a minute to judge if you really want to consume an agents time on that and take away from a child that is is really in need.

my daughter thinks it is funny (litteraly laughing when i dress her) to squim and roll away and b__w her tummy out and grab her toes when i dress her i say things like your arm goes in the hole and a little sock for a little foot she usually gets a kick out of it and cooroperates while she is gettign dressed and then goes back to reaching for her toes

Wow , very interesting post Joleen. I bet most people never think of that. I never did, not taht I would call just because I saw a kid getting a spanking that didn't seem obviously to be abusive. Thanks for posting.

Thanks Sammy. Please do not think I am discouraging people to make reports either because about 50% of our cases are from phone tips. I am just asking that people use their better judgement when doing so and make sure you are not creating further problems by bogging down the system. Thanks everyone.

I wouldn't spank an 8-month-old. We don't spank until they're out of diapers; it doesn't hurt in a diaper anyway. If my kids aren't dressed and they need to be, I tell them if they don't get dressed they're getting a spanking. And I suggest you get dressed in a hurry, because it's going to hurt a lot more if you're naked.

You threaten your children with violence if they dont obey you? Oh yea its only a light pat, whats the harm, right? Oh I missed the part where you said you want it to hurt them! Silly moi! Didnt you learn to communicate in a proper way? A way you hope your children would benefit from and grow as a better person? A spanking is a weak parent's venue. A parent who can't control kids with reasoning and a firm voice resorts to violence to reduce some of the frustration that kids cause. In the end what good did spanking do? You end up with compliant little robots who fear you, for one, learn that its okay to hit to get your way, and they feel put down by the person who should respect them the most.

One last butchery to all you spankers - IF ANY OF YOU THINK YOUR CHILD UNDERSTANDS YOUR REASONING BECAUSE YOU HIT THEM, YOU ARE A FRIGGIN MORON. Go back to the 4th grade please. Some of the kids in grade school have better reasoning skills when they need something accomplished and another person is involved. Anyone who spanks a baby is a beast. Shame on you. Karma will bite you in the a__s one day. I hope it stings.

It seems really sad that when someone asks for advice that it turns into a huge argument over parenting styles. I personally am against spanking--especially a baby. But that's me. I recently posted a question and instead of getting a legitimate answer, I got insulted . I hadn't asked for that; I had asked for advice. Some people in this forum should work on being a little less judgmental. And I'm not just talking about this particular question. We're all adults, parents at that, but we're acting like we're 5 years old. People, try a little tolerance. I'm wary to even post a question in here because I know I won't get an actual answer!

is there anything he really likes that you can offer as an incentive? Praise is more powerful than discipline at that age. Make him feel really special for getting the clothes on

My daughter is the same way, what sometimes works is distracting her with a toy, i change her on the floor and give her a toy while i change her diaper or put clothes on her.

It is not considered illegal to spank your child, Jolene is correct. I just thought I would clarify this as I have done some work for social services. It is not "recommended" to spank your children, but in the end it up to each particular parent to decide whether or not to spank. There is a huge difference between spanking a child and beating a child and believe me, social workers are well trained to recognise the difference. When you call social services on someone, make sure it is for the right reasons (but do call if you think there is abuse). Spanking a child on the bottom is not considered abuse, punching a child or leaving marks is. It is normal for children to have bruises on places like knees, elbows, etc. from play. It is not normal to have bruises on the stomach, cheeks, thighs (fleshy areas), etc........... my own personal view is somewhere in the middle. We will spank our children, but it is a very VERY rare occasion (generally about once a year and we haven't had a need in the last 3 years with our 11 year-old twins). I personally would not spank Alisha's baby for this type of thing, though I DO believe they can learn right from wrong right from the start. But in the end, it is up to each parent (as it should be in my opinion). I think children, when spanked too much, will stop responding to it. But that's just me.

People clearly have strong opinions on this, but most doctors and experts (people who have spent years studying child behavior) know that physical discipline is a worthless tool in trying to rear happy, sociall adjusted children. It causes emotional scaring and teaches them to react to situations with violence. You have to make your children mind you, I agree. Children should not be able to just do whatever they want. But there are more effective ways of training children. I would highly suggest taking some child care cla__ses. Also, an 8 month old can't "reason" so trying to use discipline is ridiculous.