Rinsing toddlers hair

I don't like rinsing hair with dirty bath water so we always turn the faucet on to get clean hair. We used to use a cup then it seemed to make more sense to just put thier heads under the faucet. It took a few time before they got the hang of it. I just tell them to look up above their head at the water. When they are facing up the water won't go in their eyes. And I usually keep saying, how nice the water feels in a soft voice. My youngest daughter took to it right away. She was probably 18 months old, maybe a little younger. My oldest daughter had the most resistance to it--she was 3 at the time. Otherwise we just dumped the water right over their heads and let them scream. The soap won't hurt thier eyes and it is over quickly. Seems mean but hair has to be rinsed.

You have probably tried this but having a flannel on the face covering the eyes used to help my litle boy, I also only filled the bath a tiny way so that when h lay down the water went no where near his eyes and used a cupped hand to wash off the water whilst getting his attention with my other hand with a toy he liked? hope this helps you?

My grandchild just went through this same thing not too long ago. Now we do the hairwash at the same time as the tub bath. We got a little plastic children's watering can (like they'd use in the garden) for rinsing the hair. You get a lot better aim with it, and while they're in the tub they can play with it dumping water in and out. Also, in the beginning, we'd stick a terrycloth headband over the forehead and ears. Kept the water out of the eyes and ears pretty good!

Sometimes I try letting my toddler pour the water over his own head. B/c he hates getting his hair rinsed too. Also you could try leaning her back so the water doesn't go in her eyes.

If your child will keep a hat on, try a visor. I put one on my daughters head and it worked really good. The water didn't go near her face. She couldn't eveb tell what I was doing. She just keeps playing.