Whenever I give my daughter a bath she gets terrified of me shampooing her hair....is there any tricks I can do to wash it without her throwing a fit. She's scared of the water getting into her eyes. What's up with this??
2007-11-13 06:41:57 · 10 answers · asked by peterson51785 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
I use a cup and we have baby shampoo that doesnt hurt her eyes
2007-11-14 03:35:39 · update #1
The visor thing is genius...I need to tell my cousin about those. Her daughter hates it too and they use the removable shower head as well. Also, she loves stars so they put the glow in the dark ones on the ceiling above the tub so she looks up at them when they rinse.
2007-11-13 07:21:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you using a no tear children's shampoo?
You could also take a bath with her, and show her how you wash your hair. This could give her confidence that it's ok, and safe since Mommy is doing it.
You may have to act - say, Oh, i just love washing my hair, it feels so clean, and fresh, and even smells nice. Then let her smell your hair.
You are giving her references that she can validate. This can boost her confidence.
You can give her further reference's, saying that there was a time I may have not liked to wash my hair, but now I enjoy it.
Another reference she can learn is by telling her, that all kids bathe and wash their hair.
Bring in some fun bath toys. Both distract, and entertain. This can help make bathing fun.
Kids learn much of their behavior from their parents, programming and diet.
Good Luck!
2007-11-13 06:52:27 · answer #2 · answered by Net Advisor™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter too. We've never poured water on her face or anything and she cries even though everyone who bathes her is so careful. I use a cup and tell her to look at the bugs on the ceiling (she likes bugs, of course there aren't any but she looks up this way) and then I use the cup to rinse the shampoo out of her hair. That's my only trick so far.
2007-11-13 06:46:08 · answer #3 · answered by Precious 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OMG! My daughter too. If water gets on her face or even near her eyes she freaks out. But I gotta wash her hair. I wash her hair every other day so it's not a scare every time she gets into the bath. When I do wash her hair I tell her "head back" and she listens. The only problem is she quickly put her head back down and the water will drip down her face adn once again she freaks out. So I keep my hand on her forhead to block the water from dripping and I continuely say "head back until all the shampoo is out". It goes like this:
"head back, head back, keep your head back, head back..." then I have a small wash cloth close at hand and I give it to her to wipe her face. I still get a lot of crying from time to time but sooner or later she'll grow out of it.
2007-11-13 08:14:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I find alot of children have this problem. Can you blame them? I first suggest that you make sure whatever shampoo you have doesn't hurt thier eyes. If they don't have much hair, I just use a wash cloth to wet and rinse thier hair so it doesn't get in their eyes, and if they have a little more, let them lay in the bottom of the tub on their backs and give them a face cloth to put over their eyes. I did that, and my mom did it for me, because if they are laying down, it's easier to keep it out of their face.
2007-11-13 06:47:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem - the visor thing did not work for me. My daughter would scream, try to run away, stomp, move all over the place. Finally one night, my friend was over and saw me trying to rinse her hair. She gave her a washcloth to hold over her face and she has been great since. When it is time to wet, wash and rinse, I hand her her washcloth and she holds it up over her face. I was amazed because the washcloth wets through, but she didn't mind that. I have been doing this for about 6months now and it works great. Good Luck!
2007-11-13 09:07:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with one of the other posters. For my kids, I ran just a little bit of water in the tub and layed them down in the tub. that way, you don't risk getting water into their eyes ( i think that's a big part of them getting scared...to this day i hate washing my hair because of water into my eyes!! lol ) I also make it a little game. Do silly voices while you're pouring water.
Aw...good luck, I've been there three times now lol
2007-11-13 06:52:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think there are foam visors made just for this purpose. They keep the water/soap out of the child's face, but allow you to wash their hair. I could swear I've seen 'em somewhere. I never had this problem, so I couldn't tell you where you could get them, but if you did an internet search, I'm sure you'd find 'em.
2007-11-13 06:50:48 · answer #8 · answered by ♥ тнє σяιgιиαℓ gιяℓfяι∂αу ♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine is like that too. I got one of those detachable sprayer heads, and let her play with it. She now handles it a little better when I wash her hair. I act like itr is raining on her ( she likes the rain). They also make little visors that she can wear so the water doesnt go into her face.
2007-11-13 06:48:14 · answer #9 · answered by Jaime P 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
until you can find a shield she can hold a dry washcloth to her face while you quickly wash and rinse.
2007-11-13 08:49:15 · answer #10 · answered by Mom3Boys 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋