Arguing with toddlers is futile; they don't understand arguments, only tantrums. True arguments exchange ideas for insight. Regularly losing arguments means growth; if not, one isn't actually engaging. Toddlers perform arguments but will resort to tantrums if they ‘lose.' Engaging them requires questions about changing perspectives. Arguing identity beliefs is often unproductive.
https://seths.blog/2025/04/how-to-win-an-argument-with-a-toddler/