Comments on: How to Wash a Toddler's Hair

on 10/7/2008 I'm going to try these. Bath time should be fun, instead of the screaming tantrum and tears I deal with every time!

on 11/22/2005 Put a sun visor on while rinsing. This keeps water from running into their eyes.

on 11/22/2005 My 3 1/2 year old daughter hates to get water in her eyes, so a removable shower head works great. If we are staying somewhere that doesn't have a removable shower head, I just turn the shower part on. She loves to play in the 'rain', and it gets the shampoo out.

on 11/22/2005 Turn it into a fun game- WE take a plastic cup & fill it 1/2 way with water. Place it on our child's head & have them tip their water hat! When they look up the water runsdown the back of their head wetting/washing their head.

on 11/22/2005 I have scoliosis in my lower back, and trying to wash an agreeable child's hair while leaning over the bathtub is painful at best. With my 2 and a half year old (who is really afraid of water), it was literally impossible for me to bathe her. I was faced with finding a way to do this differently.

This is what I do:
I line a high chair with a couple of bath towels and put her in there right in the middle of the living room. I'll either put a snack on the try, or turn on one of her favorite videos (depending on how agreeable she is that day). I get a bowl of warm water and some thick washcloths and put them all on the play table next to me. I wet her hair with the washcloths, then I shampoo her hair. I rinse her hair with the same washcloths and warm water. It only takes 3-4 minutes for the whole hair washing process. For washing her body, I refill the bowl and rinse out the washcloths, then I use a baby bath and do the same thing. It works like a charm. I do the same thing with my 14 month old son. He's much more agreeable with baths, but since I do her baths this way, I just do them one after the other and get it all done at once.

I hope this helps someone. :)

on 11/22/2005 Fold a washrag in half then in half again and have child put it over their eyes. It helps keep some of the water out of the eyes. My mom used to have me do this when I was little, and I loved it. My 2 & 1/2 yr old son doesnt care much for the idea, but he's a 2 year old!