Is forcing my child to do stuff damaging in anyway?

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My daughter just turned 2 a month ago and she is extremely strong willed and stubborn. I’m usually pretty chill about most things but my non negotiable for obvious reasons reasons are

  1. Brushing our teeth daily
  2. We have to wear clothes
  3. Car seat mandatory for car rides

My issue is I have to force these things everyday. I’ve tried every single trick in the book to get her to cooperate for teeth brushing and nothing works in the end we gotta hold her down and brush her teeth. Same with getting dressed and car seat. I’ve tried it all and in the end we just gotta force it.

This is really causing me distress - I hate forcing her against her will but these things are non negotiable.

Is this damaging her by forcing her?

If she had her way she’d never brush her teeth- walk around in just her nappy and never sit in the car seat

Posted Jun 12, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC

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