Tips & Tricks for Toddler to Wear Hats

My little guy would not where a hat either. But I found a Lighting McQueen hat and mittens and now he wears them when he should. Sometimes he does not take them off. Does she have a favorite character or color?

Hi J.- I have a 17 mo old girl as well...we had a couple of days where she didn't want to wear a hat so I dressed her up in everything but her hat, we went outside and I explained how chilly it was and how I was going to put my hat on-- then I said that I needed to put hers on as well. She let me put it on (I think because I had mine on) and has been o.k. wearing one ever since.

FYI- I noticed your #2 is coming in Dec- ours is coming in Feb-- I'm anticipating life going from crazy to crazier!!! Good luck!

I have a 17th month old and he wants to do whatever mommy and daddy do. So I would start wearing a hat and say ... mommy's hat where is your hat? He may start to like it soon enough. Also you can say ... if we go outside you must wear a hat. My son understands the concept so he puts the hat on ... as soon as we are in the car it comes right off.

Oh boy! this brings back memories of hard fought battles!!

tip #1 buy a fleece hat. they are way more comfie. The knit hats are scratchy.

tip #2 make sure its not too tight. Take your child to the store and try it on her.

tip #3 dont get the kind that velcro under her chin. They will make her too hot and she'll want to remove it.

tip #4 practice in the house for a little while untill she gets used to the feeling of the hat on her head.

provide a distracting activity (like painting? playdoh? cooking?) or anything you don't let her do on a daily basis so she won't think about the hat being on.

tip #5 keep putting the hat back on and say things like "we can't play outside without a hat".

tip #6 don't "make" her wear a hat in the car/store because they are heated and she'll be too warm.

hope these help ;)