My little girl is 2.5 and since 12 months old HATES her hair being washed. We've tried everything, in bath, on draining board, with showerhead, with cup, with shower shield.
She screams blue murder everytime. It's getting me down. Any handy hints that have worked for other parents? And how often do you wash your childs hair?
Tips for shampooing the hair of a reluctant toddler...?
mu daughter is now 4 (i also have a 15 month old)
when she was around 2 (i think)
we had the same exact problem.........
i had to get in there with her and i showed her to how to put her scalp in the water(laying down with her elbows supporting her)
and she saw me do it and she had no problem doing it, then i showed her how doing this still left soap in my hair so we had to use fresh water form a cup........and she understood,,,,,,,,,
and it pretty much worked every since........till this day, i use a washcloth and fold it up length wise, put it on her forehead and pour fresh water over her head so i can rinse it out.
the wash cloth is so it can pick up any run away water headed for her face.
well, good luck and have patience
oh, my daughter(s) are not in school or daycare so depending if we went out or not they get a shower every other day
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Tips for shampooing the hair of a reluctant toddler...?
tell her she needs to be clean and ask her if she can do it herself.
Tips for shampooing the hair of a reluctant toddler...?
Try giving her a dry washcloth to hold over her eyes/face while you rinse. My daughter hates shampooing too.
Tips for shampooing the hair of a reluctant toddler...?
Take her to the toy store and get a toy ONLY to be used after she allows to you wash her hair. I usually have to wash my boys hair(9 months and 21 months) every night in their baths because they get what I would like to call **** in it. Good luck
Tips for shampooing the hair of a reluctant toddler...?
you seemed to have tried everything already, my daughter is the same i just wash her hair and grin and bear the screams hoping she will get used to it in time, i wash her hair about three times a week and she is the same everytime i wash it, good luck maybe someone can help the both of us
Tips for shampooing the hair of a reluctant toddler...?
Have a bath with her and tell her if she lets you wash her hair she can wash yours - worked a treat with my daughter - even ended up having the most ridiculous hairstyles but it mad it fun for her - my youngest is 19 months and she has her hair washed every night, my eldest daughter when she was a toddler with more hair than the baby I washed her hair once a week or more if needed
Tips for shampooing the hair of a reluctant toddler...?
My daughter is the same way, I let her hold the cup and showed her how to do it herself. I also show her how I wash my hair. She is coming around slowly. But she too hates it ! Good Luck
I wash her hair every other day,simply b/c thats when I was my hair as well
Tips for shampooing the hair of a reluctant toddler...?
give her some of those bath caryons to draw with while her hair is being washed.
you only need to was her hair once or twice a week anyways.
Tips for shampooing the hair of a reluctant toddler...?
Just a few ideas:
-Use something fun and creative to pour the water with such as a toy watering can
-Have her lay down in the water (keeping her face above but putting her hair underwater)
-Skip the bath altogether and have her take a shower so the whole time the water is raining down on her (maybe have her shower with you a few times so she sees its not scary)
-Have her sing a song while you're rinsing her hair out such as "It's raining it's pouring the old man is snoring"
Tips for shampooing the hair of a reluctant toddler...?
you have to make bath time fun and dont get frustrated with her. See if she will get in the shower with you. Or get in with her, and have her help you wash and rinse your hair and then tell her since you helped me, let me help you with yours. You have it make it fun or of course she wont want to bathe. I would say wash her hair and bathe her every other day.
Tips for shampooing the hair of a reluctant toddler...?
my son is the same way. Eventually she will grow out of it. Until then, take a deep breath and let the shampooing begin.
Tips for shampooing the hair of a reluctant toddler...?
Try to make it as fun as possible (easier said then done when they are screaming I know!!) You could try to get her involved as much as you can - ask her to hold the shampoo bottle or a sponge/flannel over her eyes.
Stickers and reward charts also work well - e.g. a sticker every time she doesnt cry, if she gets 5 stickers she can have a treat (get her to name the treat - within reason!!!, it will make a greater incentive) Hope this helps, good luck!!
Tips for shampooing the hair of a reluctant toddler...?
maybe try getting he more involved in the decision. have her go to the store with you and pick out a fun children's shampoo. have toys in the bathtub to distract her. have fun blowing bubbles with the shampoo. maybe it the water in her face that she doesn't like. in that case you can try having her out her face in the water and blow bubbles so that she can see it is harmless. good luck.
Tips for shampooing the hair of a reluctant toddler...?
When my 3 y.o. was going on 1 he hated the bath, period. When it came to hair washing I made a silly game out of it where I made these ridiculous sounds, wubba wubba, skritchy skratchy, kind of things to try to make him laugh. Now he's 3 he reminds me to do it! And I do it with his 1 y. o. brother because he just thinks it's funny. I also always count out loud a dramatic One Two Three before I pour the water over their heads. It gives them time to "prepare" for it.
Tips for shampooing the hair of a reluctant toddler...?
I don't know if this helps, but when my little boy was tiny he hated getting the water in his eyes let alone any bubbles if he happened to fidget.
Because of this I bought him a stiff foam halo which went around the forehead and down under the hairline at the back. I think boots or mothercare sold them. I don't know if they still do, but if not you could cut one out of some stiff rubbery type foam that will stretch a bit to go over your littleones head.
Tips for shampooing the hair of a reluctant toddler...?
my son is the same he is 4, i usually get him to lie back in the bath with his hair just in the water and i just use my hands to scoop water on his hair no water goes in his eyes so it works 100%
Tips for shampooing the hair of a reluctant toddler...?
she will grow out of it. in the meantime use different toys to pour the water over her head. let her help to wash your hair let her wash her dolls hair whilst you wash hers
Tips for shampooing the hair of a reluctant toddler...?
best to use those kids shampoo so if they get it in her eyes it wont hurt
make it fun for her,turn the child into strange animals using the soapy hair. Give them a mirror and tell them, "Let's make you into a unicorn," while you are moving the hair into a point on their forehead. Then I fluff it around their faces and tell them to roar like a lion. (A little bit of rubbing its necessary to get it from one animal to the next!) You can make little cat ears, or floppy puppy ears, or a mohawk, etc. Not too many animals -- they have to wait until next time for more.
Tips for shampooing the hair of a reluctant toddler...?
Try a watering can to rinse her hair - see if she wants to play flower, she's the flower - let her fill the watering can and "water" herself, then put the "fertilizer" (soap) on and as you are scrubbing her hair let her refill the water can. What about letting her wash a Barbie or baby doll's hair while her hair is being washed. Maybe tell her the baby is afraid to get her hair washed and ask your daughter to be the example - ask your daughter - what do you do first? And as she is wetting the doll's hair you say o.k. your turn and water her hair, etc through all the steps. Encourage her as she is washing the doll's hair to comfort the doll saying things like it'll be o.k., etc.
Tips for shampooing the hair of a reluctant toddler...?
Niamh (2yrs and 6 months) has her hair washed once a week, and yes it's hell!! but seeing her baby brother lying down in the bath has given her the confidence to do do the same, so wetting her and rinsing her hair has become alot easier...I still have to finish off with a beaker of clean water but we're getting there ! hope this helps.
Tips for shampooing the hair of a reluctant toddler...?
have u tried them eye sheilds u can buy ur daughter may look like a ufo in the bath but it stops the shampoo and water getting into her eyes they dont cost alot either... from mothercare or boots there a fiver at the most
Tips for shampooing the hair of a reluctant toddler...?
my son has the same problem. the only way i have found to rinse his hair without fights is to have him lay in the bottom of the tub. it makes it much easier to rinse without getting water in his eyes.
Tips for shampooing the hair of a reluctant toddler...?
I am very careful not to use any running water - it takes a long time, but I think they could become afraid of water (and swimming) if they get too anxious about this.
I do it with a just damp flannel - just keep rinsing it and wringing it out and rubbing it through the hair. Just like washing your face really - not too wet, and keep rinsing
If you only use a tiny penny sized blob and put lots of water into you hands before rubbing it into the already damp hair you can manage, but it takes a while, just relax and hope she enjoys its, as she gets more comfortable with it you can try just squeezing a flannel of water over the ends that hang down , but not near her face at all. I wash it once a week
Tips for shampooing the hair of a reluctant toddler...?
My little girl turned two last November and has waist length hair which she hates being washed too! I wash her hair once a week, as it doesn't need to be done any more frrequently.
I put her in the bath and tell her to turn round and face the wall. She stretches up her arms as high as they can go on the wall (we make a little game of it, seeing how high she can reach) and looks at her hands (to keep the water off her face). I then quickly shampoo her hair - she helps as well, with a small blob of shampoo on her hands - and I rinse it off using the same 'stretching' technique. It doesn't always work, but it seems to keep the water off her face, which is what she doesn't like.
I use this same technique with her brother (who's nearly 4) and he is very proud of himself when he doesn't get his face wet at all - he feels he is a 'big boy' and gets lots of praise.
Hope it helps. Good luck!
Tips for shampooing the hair of a reluctant toddler...?
wash her hair just once a week and use tear free shampoo/cond also get her in a shallow bath and let her lie down and play the more fun she is having the easier it gets.My daughter was the same at that age she is now 7 and washes her own hair.Also let dry it with a hair dryer,make it fun.
Tips for shampooing the hair of a reluctant toddler...?
When I wash my 4 yr old grandsons hair, I tell him to look up at the ceiling to see if he can see Santa or any storybook character.
While hes looking, I quickly rinse his hair. You have to be quick but you become an expert!! Try it and see. It worked on my kids when they were small.
Tips for shampooing the hair of a reluctant toddler...?
stick a picture on the ceiling, tell her she has to look at it while you do her hair and then while you do her hair(rinsing) ask her to choose a number you can both count to and when you reach that number then her hair is finished.if you turn it into a game, its more fun
Tips for shampooing the hair of a reluctant toddler...?
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