How to get your child dressed in the mornings minus the big tantrum?

Got a kid who throws a fit about getting dressed in the morning? So do we! Here’s help.

Getting the small people dressed and out the door each day shouldn’t drive you bonkers. Except that it does, because your child wants to wear a tutu or swimmers or Batgirl cape (or all three) to school. And you really just want to get out the door.

If you need to minimise the drama, the power struggle and the full-blown assault on your sanity involved with getting your child clothed in the morning, these 15 proven tips from experts and mums can help.

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Take photos of their favourite outfits...

Try an organisational system.

Create a reward system...

Put your favourite clothes at the top of the dresser and bury the things you hate.

Create a whiteboard "menu" of ideas - and let her choose.

Let her have choices... but not too many.

Play a "let's pick out each other's outfits" game.

Do a comfort-check on her clothes...

Don't expect the impossible.

Let "natural consequences" make your point.

Choose your battles.

Dress her as soon as she wakes up.

Get up a few minutes earlier.

Draft a morning checklist.

Try giving him a no-brainer ultimatum.

How do you get out the door in the morning without a meltdown?

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