Notice to stressed parents who are already dreading bath time this evening and the tears that will certainly accompany it: solutions exist and this is where it happens!
Every evening, it’s the same thing: your child is having fun in the bath until the fateful moment of shampooing, which makes him cry or even scream and ruins all the benefits of this relaxing break. Not an ideal way to end the day!
To help you experience baby shampoo with peace of mind, we have stocked up on tips and good ideas that will prevent any crying spells during bathing. Try it and you’ll see!
How do you wash your hair?
To prevent your baby from crying while shampooing, you must first be in the best possible condition. To do this, make sure you use an adequate amount of product, adapted, of course, to the thickness of your child’s hair, which will properly clean the scalp without requiring too many rinses.
Yes, foam is pretty and fun, but when you have to make it disappear, it’s a different story! Do not hesitate to also offer your child a little massage, carried out gently and with your fingertips, to relax him as much as possible before the rinsing stage.
Finally, a little sweet almond oil, applied to the top of the forehead, will prevent shampoo from reaching the baby’s eyes.
Which product should I use?
If it is always important to choose the care products we use on the particularly sensitive and fragile skin of our children, this is all the more the case for baby shampoo, the foam of which is sometimes found in the eyes.
We, therefore, opt for a product specially adapted for babies, We also favor products in a pump bottle, easy and quick to use when you don’t always have both hands free.
Find the right position
To ensure bath time remains a relaxing time, even while shampooing, try several positions to find the one that suits your child best. This can be done lying in the bathtub with little water, rinsing off the product, or leaning slightly and resting on your forearm, to act like a hairdresser. The important thing is that he is perfectly comfortable.
Also, try different ways of wetting the hair before rinsing it: with the shower head without too much pressure, with a watering can or a small cup, or even with a wet glove if it really can’t stand to have water. water flowing over the head. The Munchkin brand also offers a very practical rinsing device with a flexible edge, which allows you to quickly rinse the hair without the risk of water leaking onto the face and into the eyes.
Finding the right equipment
If your child doesn’t like having water in their eyes, several tips can help you, such as a glove placed on the top of the forehead or even over their eyes while rinsing, swimming goggles, or even a shampoo visor specially designed for this moment by several brands.
Don’t forget to provide him with a small dry towel so he can dry his eyes whenever he wants.
Show imagination
We repeat, but bathing should be a moment of pleasure and sharing with your child—even when he screams in your ears every day! Consider playfully distracting him so that he doesn’t even have time to realize that you are washing his hair.
Invent a song about shampoo that he’ll want to hear again the next day, keep him busy with bath toys to stick high up on the bath wall, or have a funny face competition so he’ll look up. You can try funny hairstyles to always relax him.
If the baby really panics, have one of his dolls take the bath so that he can wash his hair and thus de-dramatize the situation, or take the bath with him and let him do your shampoo.
Also, help him experience this moment better by counting together until the end of rinsing: this will allow him to visualize the end and thus be less stressed.
Communicate
As is often the case with your child, you should not hesitate to talk to him a lot to allow him to put words—which he may not yet have—to his fears. At the start of the bath, explain to him in detail how everything is going to happen, warn him that you are going to wet his hair, and reassure him.
De-stress
Yes, we know, it’s easier to write than to do, but try as much as possible to be relaxed and not dread the moment of shampooing when you bathe him. Children are real sponges and will be able to perceive any tensions that emanate from you, often without you even realizing it, which would make them even more on edge. Relax, take your time, and keep smiling if you can!