Get them interested in an activity and see if you can worm yourself away. Try for a couple of a minutes at a time. When you reach this time, extend slightly, more and more each time.

Be very firm and do not give up, it will eventually work!

I’m going through exactly the same thing with my daughter. I’m hoping it’s just a ‘phase’. We didn’t have this problem with my older child. Good luck.

I would be firm and say no. he is 2 he should understand the meaning of no

stop doing dishes. maybe try putting their favourite show on to distract them while you do the dishes

i hope its worked out

Hope you managed to find what you were after.

What did you end up doing?

Try and get your 3.5 year old to play with the 2 year old so you can do dishes?

Hoping it will be a phase

Some great advice below – hopefully something has helped.

It is a stage I remember well with my daughter. I hope the phase is over for you soon.

I hope its going better for you now and he’s not as clingy.

a lot of useful and helpful advice best of luck

That’s tough. My daughter was like that. But it was a phase and it passed