22 Month Old Takes Diaper Off!

We had the same problem, my little guy was the same age, you have to make it as hard as possible for him to get that diaper off. PJ's on backwards even for naps, duct tape on the diaper around the entire waist starting and ending in the back in case he gets the jammies off. We had the problem day and night so he had to wear overalls and shortalls backwards for a few months, along with the duct tape. He outgrew the behavior in about 2.5 to 3 months ; )

We had to put it on backwards. I have heard of duct tape over the tabs too.

Maybe you could get some training pants, and put them on over the diaper so he can't reach the tabs. Then when he's ready to potty train, you will already have the trainers.

Of course, chances are he will figure out how to get them off in a heartbeat... lol. But, even if it doesn't work the trainers are still good.

duct tape. my son can get his diaper off through a onsie and backwards, it doesn't absorb as well and backwards pj's just seem...so not comfy no matter what. so far it's worked (he started doing it at 10 months)

Duct tape.

Start at the back of the diaper on the waist of the diaper and bring it all of the way around to the back.

Make sure you do not get it on his skin.

mine did that..... just buy feety zip up pajamas, but get them one size larger, then just put them on backwards. the extra size lets you twist the feet around so they are comfy. i did that for a couple of years, worked like a charm.

sounds like he may be ready to start potty training, mine started at 18 months. If you are sure that is not it, than get zipper one piece PJs and put them on backwards.

His diaper is hot. That is why he takes it off. He may have wet it as well. We see it in our elderly dementia patients as well. And just take a guess which gender constantly pulls their diaper off in the bed? You got it. I know it's awful to get urine everywhere but we actually take the diapers off of all of our patients at night. It gives their bottoms and personal areas a chance to air out. I encourage you to buy an adult diaper and wear it overnight. You don't even need to urinate in it. But believe me. you will have a whole new appreciation for the little one's situation.

LOL. Boys are so different from girls. My son used to do the same thing. I bet he is sleeping without 2 pc. pajamas on. My son do it when he only have a shirt on. But when I put him on pants he cant take the diaper off.

My daughter started to do this a few months back as well (she is 22 months now too =) When we put her down for her naps she prefers to sleep just in her diaper so she had very easy access to take it off. So whenever she started to do this (I always listen carefully in the monitor until I know she is asleep to hear the first diaper tear) I will go upstairs and tell her no and then I just throw a loose pair of shorts on her so she cant get to her waist easily to take the diaper off
Its worked so far and its not often that she even tries this anymore
Good Luck

Start potty training. Read "Diaper Free: The gentle wisdom of natural infant hygiene" Yes, it's a completely dorky title. But it's a useful book.

You can also research Elimination Communication on the web.

My firstborn started pooping in the potty when he was four months old. My secondborn pooped in the potty for the first time when she was three days old. It is a complete myth that children aren't physiologically ready to use a toilet until they are three years old.

Please do remember that toilet training very young children is a completely different process from training older kids. Do not try and take a training approach intended for older children and use it with your son! Standard toilet training approaches do require physical, emotional, and physiological readiness that probably isn't present in your son.

If you opt for the "duct tape" approach, please be extra-super patient with him in a couple years when you are trying to potty train him. We spend the first 2-3 years training children that they *must* use a diaper. Then we abruptly change the rules on them and wonder why they get confused!