what you will do if your child refused to have a bath?

a girl in bath - this picture show a little girl in bath, this little girl seems not afraid of having a bath.
but my little sister could not show her encourage like this little girl, she always refused to have a bath.
if she can perfect like this girl, how happy her mother will.
a good girl who don't make disturb to mother.
good luck with her.
China
May 18, 2007 2:23am CST
I am not a mother, but I have a little sister, who is the daughter of my Uncle and Aunt . she always refused to have a bath and this made her mother very headache . if her mother force her to have a bath, she will cry always and then her mother could do nothing about that. it is a terrible thing for her mother to persuade her to have a bath and she ask for help from people. if you have the same experience ? how you deal with this ? thank you for any advice.
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@Lovett (464)
• India
18 May 07
bathing babies - bathing your baby can be a little punishment sometimes
well i to am not a mother, but i do have the exactly same problem with my pet pup. he is so naughty, not less than a huma kid. he will follow u upto the loo, but wl never enter. he gets freaked outwhen i push him into the loo to bathe him. n then starts the crying voices, which were barking noises when we disturb him while eating. it is cute though. but i love to bathe him, as much as he hates it!
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@ellie26 (4139)
• Malaysia
18 May 07
My son who is 2 1/2 years old also refuses to take bath. Sometimes I let him win but most of the time, I will ignore his stubborness and just carry him and bring him into the bathroom. Its like forcing him but in a gentle way. He will cry very loudly each time. But I have to be firm and he needs to understand that he cannot get his way by being stubborn. This technique works for me.
@sunshinecup (7871)
18 May 07
First she needs to rule out any physical problems that may be causing her reaction. Anything from the water being too cold or too hot to skin sensitivity to the soap. Second, depending on the age, she needs to be sure a memory of something happening to her while taking a bath isn't the problem. Did someone hurt her while she was bathing such as accidentally burning her, or did she fall in the tub once? Once both steps come up fine, then she needs to bite the bullet with her daughter. Set a time for bath and stick to it. Like in my house my girls bath time is 8:00pm every night. At first the little girl will through her fits, fine let her. It's ok. Mom will just have to continue not to notice and give her bath and love on her as usual. I say no longer than a week the child will calm down when she sees there is nothing to fear and bath time is nonnegotiable.
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@castleghost (1304)
• United States
18 May 07
Well I have seen this dealt with in a number of ways. My soon to be BIL will put his son who was 12 at the time in the shower. He wouldn't let him out until he was clean. My fiancee will discuss with the children why the won't take a bath or a shower if they don't have a legit reason she refuses to allow them to do anything but sit on a chair until they are ready to get cleaned up. Usually they don't want to quit whatever they are already doing just to take a bath. Another way I have seen this be handle was the mother ask the child when would they like to get cleaned up. Sometimes a child would rather take a bath in the morning instead of at night.
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• South Korea
18 May 07
i dont know how to give u an advice in this situation because my 3yrs old son loves to taking a bath since his birth. how about you bring your little sister in the swimming pool so she can see how's the children love to play with it maybe she realized its fun to play and take a shower in the water.
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@Nika_Gab (30)
• Georgia
18 May 07
Hi, Hello, you can talk to your sister, tell her if he takes bath, she will get toy, or chocolate, or if she take bath, she will be good girl :) you can tell her that you will take her in a park if she take bath. or something like this :)
• United States
19 May 07
Bath toys and bubbles seem to work.
@Gemmygirl1 (2867)
• Australia
19 May 07
This little girl would technically be your cousin, not your sister! Some kids just don't like water & there's not a lot you can do about it. If my daughter was like that, instead of forcing her in to the bath, you can take them in to the shower with you, it's just as effective & they will feel more secure in there with you. Another option is a sponge bath, fill a container with warm, soapy water & then just wipe the baby with a flannel/face washer - then they can be cleaned without the hassle of having to put them in to a bath, only to have them kicking & screaming.
@PunkyMcPunk (1477)
• Canada
18 May 07
My 4 year old boy loves the bath. I let him select a fwe toys from his toybox and he takes them in. After I have finished with his shampooing and soaping I let him play for a bit. I will sit in there and read a book while he plays. He loves the bath. Only lately he is a little grumpy when I have to wash his hair.
• India
18 May 07
i thing ur aunt needs to talk to her doughter as to why her doughter behaves like that. she may have a fear of soaps as they burn the eye when it enter into the eye. if she says that she hate for the reason then bring her a baby soap. if this doesnt work then she may be afraid of water. yes i am serious some peaple do fear water they think they may die of not being able to bright in it. in this cas so her to the doctor as this may be a big problem. if this doesmt work then ask ur aunt to swich off the ac or fan so that it is hot inside the house .as the temp rises that she will be tempted to have a bath.
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@Mikki2 (179)
• United States
18 May 07
We went thru the same thing. One day I was giving our puppy a bath (actually a shower) and he came in and wanted to join. I put him in the tub too. He love the hand held shower. After that he even started to ask to take a shower. I think he feels safer and more in control. Maybe you can try it with your little sister. Hope it helps, I know how frustrating it can be.
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@fengbo (731)
• China
19 May 07
In my opinion if your child wants to have a bath, you can blandishment kid when he got happyly,he can acdept bath contain other things.
@LadyDulce (830)
• United States
19 May 07
If you're in a hurry, just scrub the child and be done with it. No child really likes baths once they figure out it's not a toilet or a swimming pool. If you have the time, sit and play in the tub, or try a shower if the kid's big enough. you could try a bath in a little wading pool in the backyard. My son loves those b/c he gets to watch the birds and the dogs while he's playing in the "tub".
• United States
19 May 07
well my parents forced my sisters and i and it all went well, when we were young, but i think force them to love when they are young and never tell them what happened!
@KatieS (503)
• United States
18 May 07
Maybe you should try toys in the tub. She might like it if the bath would be fun.