Standing up in the Bathtub!

My son did this, he started it at about 10 months old. Ending bath time early did not deter him. He couldn't resist standing up no matter what we tried. I bought a bath seat very similar to this one http://www.amazon.com/Dream-Me-Baby-Bath-Seat/dp/B003YL3E.... It kept him seated and it suction cupped to the tub so it didn't fall over if he leaned over while playing. He couldn't quite maneuver enough to get out of the seat on his own. It ended the bath time fight for us. When he outgrew it (19 or 20 months old), he no longer tried standing as often. And when he did stand, ending bath time early was a deterrent at that point.

She's just having some fun, Mom! hehe!

Have you tried those little bath tub seats? The round ones that she puts her legs in? I used those with my kids and it worked great. No standing up!

flat-out.....bath time is over if she doesn't listen to you. You're in charge of her safety....no matter how funny she thinks it is.

Standing up or getting crazy was immediate grounds for being pulled out of the tub. It took my girls four or five times of being yanked out of the tub before they were ready to learn that it just isn't worth standing up. I'm totally relaxed about most things, and left my kids at 20 months in the tub alone (no - I wasn't running to the liquor store... I was just in the hallway outside the bathtub folding laundry)... but there is no way I let them stand up. It's just a recipe for disaster, even with a tub mat.

Try taking your daughter out -- with no emotion -- just tell her, "we don't stand up in the bath. I guess you're ready to get out, huh?" or "if you don't sit down, you'll need to get out of the bath tub" and then gently take her out and go about the rest of your bedtime routine. It may mean a slightly dirty child for a week or so since you won't have time to scrub her as regularly, but that's ok. This is a very important safety lesson for a 13 month old to learn.

My kids figured it out quick, and bathtime has been so much saner ever since. Personally, I can't stand the bath seats - baths should be fun (but not crazy) and restraining a child just to wash them seems over the top to me.

Tub seat will solve that problem.

My daughter did the same thing. I would tell her no and she would continue to stand, then I realized I was saying no to a lot of things and it was loosing it's umph (just think about it, no this, no that..... when I was a kid I wanted to do things my mom said no too also). So, I started changing the way I said it. My daughter loves to take baths so I got to the point where when she would stand I would say "we sit on our bottom in the tub or we are done - are you done?" Maybe even a couple warnings, "next time you stand, we are done with bathtime". It took a few times of her not listening and us having to end bath time early, her crying of course, but she finally got it. Now we have safe tub time- she's happy and I'm happy and no one said NO.

Yup...when my daughter was 11 months, I started her in the big tub because she kept climbing out of the baby tub. She thinks it's great to stand and walk around the tub. I started with three strikes and you're out...literally...then I'd put her back in, tell her to sit, and sit her down. If she stood again, it was out for good. This only took a couple of baths, and now she sits...until she's ready to get out, then she stands up (because she equates it with getting out...it's hilarious.) Don't mess around...the second she stands up, take her out and have the bath be done. If there's still shampoo in her hair, dump a bucket of water over her head and take her out. I know that sounds a little extreme, but I'm telling you (with a super active baby as well!) that it worked in no time flat.

My solution was that as soon as they were in the tub (I mean, while the water was still running) I did the washing and shampooing. Then, all the "work" was done before the tub was even filled. If they stood up, they got a warning or two to sit down. If they continued... bath was over. It didn't bother me in the least... they were already clean and were just playing. And the faster they were out, the shorter time I had to sit in an uncomfortable situation leaning over the tub. :)
The end.

This is going to sound mean... but when my 12 month old stand up, I dump a cup full of water on her head. She HATES that. I always cover her face with my hand when I am dumping water to rinse her, and I dump it slowly, so she isn't scared of it or anything like that... she just doesn't like the sudden rush of water over her face. When she started standing in the tub at 9 months, I would initially just tell her very firmly "NO! We need to sit!" and make her sit back down. It worked for a while, but eventually she really started fighting that. Then I started taking her out of the tub... but that made absolutely no difference. Then one day I got fed up and dumped the water on her head, and said SIT DOWN!!! And she sat. She didn't stand up at all the rest of that bath. The next time, she stood again. So I tried again, I told her to sit down, and when she stood up again I dumped the water on her again, and she sat and stayed. Now, I just have to tell her to sit down while holding the big purple cup, and she will stay planted. lol. And, like I said before, I AM still able to use the same cup to rinse her hair and such. She knows I won't dump it on her if she's behaving. lol. Just make sure you are supporting her, because it does startle her and throws her off balance a bit.

I also think bathtime should be fun... My DD has her toys, and I let her 'swim' around and splash, but standing is a safety issue, which means it's a no-no.

It's a phase. My fifteen mo did this for about a month. I made sure I always hand my hands around his waist. It's scary isn't it!!

When my kids would stand up it automatically ended bath time a few consistent times and they both stopped standing up until they were ready to be done.

If it makes you feel any better my monkeys only hurt themselves when they dived. Actually only one dived per set and the other one didn't think all the blood looked like much fun. Slipping only gave them a thunk, didn't even make them cry. The biggest thing is be there so they don't go under the water for long periods of time. Monkeys can't breath underwater though they are durable as all get up. :)

Both of my kids did this! They thought it was SO funny. I did not. I just waited it out though. They grew out of it eventually. I'm sorry I don't have anything better for you. I figured it was one of those things that all kids do so I lived with it. Plus, I think that is how my kids leared the word "down." :)

When my son did this (and by the way, he LOVES his baths, and it sounds like your little girl might also), we'd give him one warning and sit him back down. If he got up again, bath was done for the night, we could try again tomorrow. It really didn't take too many nights of him being upset at getting out of the bath so soon before he stopped standing up. The key for us was really consistency and giving a logical consequence that he wouldn't like.

I personally think bath time should be as fun as possible - of course you don't want her getting hurt, but she's having a blast. I'd suggest putting a large beach towel down in the tub - that way she won't slip much. Of course you'll have a sopping wet towel to deal with after the bath, but after she goes to bed, just wring it out as well as you can and hang it to dry. Not such a big deal and it should solve your bath problem. :)

i know, its stressfull, you just have to be right there. but even so.... get the faucet protector thingies and lay a big beach towel or 2 in the tub.

I agree with Mama Everly to a point.....NO standing in the tub until mom, dad, care giver is ready to lift the child out of the tub. If the child is too excited and can not stay still, remove from the the tub and continue to clean up outside.

They will pick up on this FAST. Fun in the bath tub is great....allowing danger in the the bath tub is not SMART.

Blessings...

Aw Ellasmama, she's going to really hurt herself. So sorry, honey! What would you think of getting her a bathtub ring to have to sit in? I did that for my slippery little "eels", and it really helped. Otherwise, I had to get in the tub with them, especially if it was in the big tub with jets in my master bath.

Good luck!
Dawn

Our daughters love to stand in the tub one is almost 4 and the other is 13 months. They have been told numerous times and have had baths shortened because of it. Nothing seemed to work. They now usually take showers. Just put a bath mat down and if they slip they dont go under water which is the biggest problem when they are little. Our girls love the shower and they actually sit more in the shower than then do with baths.

Both of mine did this when they were learning to stand/walk at about your daughter's age. They both outgrew in in a month or 2 (my 2 year old hasn't done this in over 6 months). I had a faucet cover and did end baths early if necessary but it didn't really stop until the phase passed. If it is a big problem then run the water to wash her and don't fill the tub.