Bathtime Drama - Henderson,NV

Updated on February 25, 2010
C.L. asks from Henderson, NV
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Hi all,my friend is having trouble with her daughter at bathtime. Up until about a week ago both kids (twins) LOVED bath time. Now suddenly,her daughter refuses to go into the bath. The moment her toes touch the water she gets all rigid and starts screaming. As far as I know, nothing traumatic has happened during bathtime. The only thing that I have tried so far is filling the tub with bubbles and new toys to try to get her interested but it didn't work.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. (She has taken to showering but Mom would prefer baths)
Thanks!

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T.A.

answers from Los Angeles on

My daughter went through this at around age 2. I got in the tub with her for a while, and she got over it within a couple of months.

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A.D.

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I have the same problem with my 2yr old. She loves pools and lakes but hates the bath so we got some big fish stickers and put them in the bath tub and now we call it a pool instead of bath. We also got some crayola bath color tabs(you can get them at your local wal-mart) which is completely healthy it just changes the color of the bath water to make it a little bit more fun. We let her throw in the tab so she feels like shes in charge of "pool time". Sometimes we even let her wear her bathing suit until its time to wash up. I hope this helps, good luck!

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M.A.

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We got our daughter a Dora doll for her to bathe while we are bathing her. That helps. What really helped most, though, was having her actively participate in her bath. Have her help wash her tummy and her toes. I think this helps her feel like she's taking a bath as opposed to the feeling of someone doing something to her if that makes sense.

Hopefully this is helpful. We do shower on occaision, but we prefer bath before bed because it's more relaxing for her.

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D.D.

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get in the tub yourself..and act like you want to be alone b/c you're having so much fun..i bet she'll want in then.

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M.B.

answers from Reno on

Either your friend can go into the bath with her or take her daughter into the shower with her. My son used to have the same problem, and I took him into the shower with me or I went into the bathtub with him, and became our mother and son thing for a while. Then now he baths himself again and doesn't want me to get near him while he is in the bath. So tell your friend that make the bath time be the special time between her and her daughter, because soon it will change...

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S.J.

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I also have twins and we had this same problem. I started getting those paint the water colors from the grocery store. I made a huge deal out of how much fun it was to put in the colored tablets. I also got some of those paint on your body colors. We showed her what she was missing and she just couldn't resist. It still took a little while to get her to get excited about the bath again. Good Luck, S.

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E.N.

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Not sure on the age of the twins, but my daughter did this all the sudden as well. I have read that they develope different fears and different times. She loved the bath, and then at about 21 months-scremed, battled. I ended up having to rinse her off in the shower with me for awhile-she did not like it either, but it was easier then forcing her in a tub. It was just a phase.....lasted maybe 4-6 weeks. Bathtime is fun again, tel your friend to hang in there!!!

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E.M.

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my son went on a 6 month "bath strike" he seemed to be scared to death but nothing had happened to him. we simply switched to showering him and every once in while would try the bath after 6 months he suddenly thought baths were great and wanted one everyday sometimes more then once a day. lol if she doesn't have a bath mat down you could try that my son never liked that we just had the treads on the tub bottom and he wanted a bath mat. now he doesn't care to much but at the time he meant everything to him

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C.F.

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Can she bathe them separately for a little while? Maybe she can take her to the store and pick out bath paints, or bubbles to use while in the tub. My son started liking to blow bubbles while in the bath tub. Anything to keep them entertained. Maybe the water was too hot once when she put her in, or maybe it's just a phase and next week she will be fine with baths again...

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