How do i convince my sons that water over their heads (showers and rinsing thier hair) wont hurt???
and they have never layed down in the water! you know to rinse thier hair in a bath.
inordrer to rinse thier hair i got a shower hose so i could just turn it on and chase them around the shower as they run and scream to get away from it. (cause a cup of water over the head winds up over MY head instead.!!!
But this is puting us all under alot of stress i would like to figure out another way. I have tryed all i can think of!
Answers:
I have 4 children. They are now 27, 24, 21, and 9. All of them hated showers and the accompanying water in their face until they were about 7 or 8. My youngest only switched from baths to showers last year. I don't believe there is anything you can do to convince them that the water on their heads and faces is OK. Each will get used to it at their own pace. I believe I tried every trick, bribe, and reasoning in the book and nothing really worked. So, we didn't wash hair in the shower. Washing hair in the kitchen sink has worked as has getting one of those caps with a hole for the head - you can order them from those mail order magazines like Harriet Carter. Even when my youngest moved from baths to showers, she still wore the little hat until her head became too big for it! My husband always had the best luck with rinsing hair, he'd have the kids lay with their shoulders on his arm with their heads leaned back. He'd keep their heads out of the water, tell them to look at the ceiling and he'd use a cup and a washcloth to rinse their hair. My middle daughter hated having her hair washed and she'd scream at the top her lungs, "DON'T mom, you're hurting me. STOP! DON'T" I was sure the neighbors were going to call the cops one day.
Ask him why? He will probably tell you the truth, and then you can go from there.
My little brother (5yr old at the time of the memory) used to hate being in the shower, and would scream and yell and cry until he fell asleep in the bed.
Found out that soap and shampoo were getting in his eyes and it burnt... he hand't figured out to close his eyes.
After we talked to him, he didn't have any issues.
tell them to watch the 3 y/o and see that it's not so bad!
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