Doing something fun while dressing up works for us. My son's all into body parts and your little girl will be soon too if she isn't already. So we do "where's the head - there it is", "where's one arm - pull it through the sleeve - there it is - kiss the arm", "oh I can't find another arm - where is it - pull it through the sleeve - there! - kiss it". Repeat with legs. Works like charm. Other times we show him what's on the shirt like a truck or bugs and then explain that we'll put it on and that will be on his chest/belly. Then he looks for it to come to the chest/belly and lets us put it on.

Have you tried giving your little girl a toy or something to distract her while getting her dressed ?

My daughter doesn't get quite that fussed by being dressed, but she doesn't really like it for the most part -- or having her diaper changed. I sing "The Wheels on the Bus" to her while I do either thing. I've made up all sorts of silly verses with silly voices and noises which she loves and usually gets us through it relatively tear-free. My guess is she just hates sitting still long enough for it, which is my daughter's problem. My daughter also hates to have her hands, arms, legs and feet manipulated, for some bizarre reason, so I know that's part of it too.

I have tried every form of distraction possible...lol.

If I give her a toy she get's angry when I need to take her one hand away to pull it through the sleeve. I've tried the 'where's your hand? oh there it is!' routine. She just looked at me like I was silly lol. I even went out and bought an Imagination Movers DVD because she likes them so much and play it when I'm getting ready to dress her. She caught wise to the fact that it only went on during dressing time.

And since she learned to walk about a month ago it's even harder....chasing her down with a shirt in hand!

Thats my son while changing his diaper...ITS HORRIBLE. I sing sonngs, everything...he just hates it. I hope potty training is coming sooner than with my first...I am tired of the battle.

it sounds like that whatever prompted her to not like it....now it's become a HABITUAL thing. She just REACTS when she sees clothes no matter what she's actually feeling. And since it then BECOMES a battle....it reinforces her feelings of not liking it. Try this.

When it's time to get her dressed, don't let her SEE the clothes. Choose something that is a little big or loose on her and not too fussy (not too many buttons and zippers). While you are cuddling her and talking andplaying or whatever, just quietly slip one arm into the sleeve....and KEEP talking/singing/ec. Then, the other arm, etc.... The idea is that by the time she realizes what you are doing, your nearly done. If you do this enough, it might help her stop associating getting dressed with such a hissy fit.

My son went through a phase where he HATED diaper changes and would battle me on them just when walking towards the changing table -- no matter what. So I started using this tactic for him. Getting him good and distracted with a toy or play or a song and by the time he realized what we were doing, I already had him on the table with his pants off. By then there is hardly anything for him to fuss about.

I hope this helps....let us know...and if all esle fails....she can starta streaking trend on her birthday!

With my son I would start in my head ok here we go and get ready for "the battle". There in laid my problem kids are smarter then what we give them credit for and if we put on the boxing gloves they know what is coming. You said you tried a movie but you put it on while dressing her try puttin it on all the time so she can't associate that with getting dressed also don't syc yourself out with here we go again. If you are going to be home I say let her run around in her diaper I let my son do that so he could have his freedom. When we would go somewhere I would tell my son we were leaving and asked him if he wanted to go most times it was a nod and I would tell him he has to get dressed first. It worked most the time. I still have days where it can be a battle but he is now trying to dress himself and although it takes 15 mins I let him. And besides at her b-day party if parents ask you why she is in a diaper tell them it is for cake time you don't want to get cake all over her clothes. If they have kids they will probably understand.