It is important that you try to make bath time fun because it is yet another way to interact with your toddler. Our two year old daughter usually has a pretty good time playing after I clean her with a soapy wash cloth. A couple of weeks ago my wife was planting tomato plants in the back yard and Allie got filthy while playing with the potting soil. Once inside my wife took off my daughter's cloths but for some reason she didn't want to take a bath. Well, their was no way that we could let her stay inside as dirty as she was.
You are then faced with a possible meltdown because that kid was going to get in that tub on her own or by force! My better half decided to follow some advice that we picked up online and she undressed and climbed in first. My wife played and splashed and what do you know Allie almost tripped trying to get into the tub with her! Terrible Twos' meltdown avoided! We picked this up as well as the additional tips below at the following site. www.tipsfortoddlers.info
- As mentioned above my wife has on occasion taken a bath with our daughter.
- Get a bottle of bubbles at the store and keep them for bath time. Tell your toddler that after they are cleaned up you can blow bubbles together. Save them just for bath time.
- Sing songs and just try to make the experience as fun as possible for your toddler.
- Keep a favorite bath toy on hand for your toddler for bath time.
- Give your toddler a heads up about bath time. If they are in the middle of an activity let them know that when it's over it's time to get cleaned up.
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