Do your kids resist the bath? Mine always did. By the time my son was two, it became near-impossible to get him into the bath. He was terrified of washing his hair! We had tried everything: visors, special pouring cups, having his lay back in the bath (that turned out to be the scariest one of all!) Finally, a friend advised me to wash his hair just once a week and things got a little better.
But everything changed recently. I made a personal discovery: our hair comes pre-installed with a self-cleaning feature and needs no more than clean water to activate it! I told the story of transforming my own hair at Cave Kitchen (my Paleo lifestyle blog) and wanted to share it with fellow parents because one of the dramatic discoveries it led me to (besides eliminating my own dandruff and having the hair I love) is peaceful bath time! Enjoy. :-)
In general, our two-year-old doesn't like his hair washed either, and is definitely more pleasant about the whole thing if it's a once-a-week affair. His hair looks much nicer and more manageable when it's not overwashed. He has no problem jumping into the bath, though. It's very fun for him.
ReplyDeleteAnd my own findings (as a grown up) match yours about shampoo. Plain water, often cold, sometimes warm, works great for me.
(By the way, those two links look like they might need a fix.)
Thanks, Adam! Somehow much poo-less post this links to disappeared and got downgraded to a draft. :-) Found it - and the link works. I appreciate your comment and catching it!
ReplyDeleteGood point, making for a promising future that doesn't present "hairy" situations.
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