Your Little One Is Happy To Play In The Water But Hard To Take A Shower? Here's How To Solve It

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JAKARTA - Children may like to play in the water. But, taking a shower is not necessarily an activity they like. This is one of the many problems faced by parents. Various ways to get carried away to persuade children just to want to take a shower. If you are one of the parents who have children who like to play in the water but don't like to take a shower. Try these steps so that your child is always excited when the time for bathing has arrived.

Tips from Moms.com, Friday, July 8, to make bathing fun, you can include your little one's favorite things in the routine. For example toys or videos that are often played over and over again. By giving the lure like this, children will be enthusiastic about bathing. But, keep in mind. Keep these objects away before shower time so that children are not bored when they will play with the toy later.

Adult bath soap can cause pain when inserted into the eyes and nose. Bad experiences can make children avoid bathing events. For this reason, use a bathing product such as soap and shampoo, according to your child's age. A products that are not painful in the eyes and contain moisturizers are the ideal choice to maintain a toddler's skin.

Meanwhile, the Parenting page mentions one thing that can prevent children from taking a shower is not wanting their playing time to be disrupted. Therefore, it is normal for children to give time to get ready before telling them to take a shower. For example, by taking him for a shower for about 5 minutes before the shower begins. That way, children have the opportunity to finish their game first before going to the bathroom.

If your child is big enough, let them have control of bathing time. That is, let them choose the time to take a shower, pour a shampoo, and wash their own hair. Likewise by regulating water, and choosing the soap they want.

Allowing them to make this simple decision could give them more control over bath time, which can reduce children's reluctance to take a bath.

If you usually bathe your child using a bath tub and dips, try occasionally interspersing it with a shower. Do the opposite if you are used to bathing your child with shower water. Every now and then, there's nothing wrong with allowing your child to take a bath by using a water hose in the back garden. Various variations of this method can sometimes be a great way to relieve boredom and make your little one interested in bathing.