About a month ago my 1 year old son started screaming and crying every time we tried to give him a bath. We went from a bath every other day to giving him a bath once a week because he put up such a fight. I am pregnant with our second child and I was just too tired to handle his struggle without my husband and my husband really only has time on the weekend to help with baths.
Has anyone had similar experiences and, if so, what did you do to get your child to like bath time?
Yes! My now 3 year old went in a no bath/ scream around one. We started to used bubble in the bath( not too often) for motivation and we got some pretty cool toys( some kitchen tools) to help motivate too. I also would let him know that if we got four baths in I would let him take a shower with me. He liked that. Anyway, hugs to you and I remember the phase did not last too long.
Yes! My three year old rarely has a bath now, and she used to love them. At some point around 18 months she started to fear the tub, specifically the drain (because the water disappears down it). She would scream. Terrified at the end of every bath... So we just stopped... She gets a wipe down and a shower with me every so often. For some reason the shower isn't s big a deal... Nor is the pool. We've drawn her little cartoony diagrams to show her where the bathwater goes after the drain -- but she's not convinced. Hopefully it will pass sometime soon.
Thanks ladies! Good to know I'm not the only one. Bubble bath is a great idea, I think we will try that. Also glad to hear that a wipe down is ok as that is all he's had in the past 8 days. Living and learning
My LO loves her baths, (but I'm posting here for you because maybe its how we do it?!). We always do bubbles (lots and lots), she has fun bath toys, a terry cloth stuffed frog for a wash cloth, and I always get in with her (this started because our bathtub is too difficult for me to reach into). Hope this helped, good luck!
My two-year-old is erratic with baths (sometimes plays for an hour, sometimes throws a holy fit). If she's really dirty, one of us will get in with her - that always works. In fact, the other night she was screaming bloody murder in my lap in the bathroom, total meltdown. DH quietly undressed and stepped in the tub, and she immediately stopped, stood up, and said, "I want to get in too!" Then had a blast. Little stinker.
That being said, we always notice a major escalation in bath problems when she's constipated. She just won't get in if she has to poop, and if we force her to submit to a quick wash it's a disaster. Just a thought.
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