At bathtime, she complains (crying, but without tears) when I pour water on her head in preparation for washing her hair (even if I'm careful not to get the water in her face and ears). She doesn't mind when I wash the hair. Rinsing is the same. Wetting her hair by having her lean back into my hand and dipping the back of her head is the same...she's very emotionally uncomfortable in this position. (Once, I even put her on her back in the empty bathtub before turning the water on, and she panicked and got up very quickly.)
I imagine this goes back to something we must have done earlier - my wife suggested that we might have gotten water in her ears when she had ear infections. Either way, the real question here is, what can we do to help her overcome this?
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With my 22-month-old son, the complete opposite approach works best. If I take water in a pitcher and shout: "Wooooo SPLASH!" as I let it all fall on his head, he laughs and asks for more. If I try to do it slowly and patiently, he complains.
I have dealt with this fear as a babysitter and this always works. Kids never cry when I wash their hair. First get or make some bath puppets. Puppets make a great distraction and kids would rather have the puppets washing a rinsing their hair. Buy a unbreakable mirror. At lunch or anytime way before bathtime show your son the puppets have them talk to him about having fun in the tub and allow him to play with them a bit. Tell your son you understand why he doesn't like to wash his hair. Tell him you know a way to keep soap and water out of his face that is fun. Tell him that you will use a puppet to wet his hair. He gets to make coyote calls. Demonstrate how. Tell him this will make all the water and soap stay out of his face. Also tell him you will be making him soapy animal ears and have him pick out what kind he wants eg cat, dog,. Tell him you can looka at them in the mirror. Have fun! You can do animal ears, puppets, coyote calls, and toys in 20 minutes or less and no screams
Slowly spill the water on the child's head. As it's not a stream of water and is done with a glass the child knows from before and maybe even love using to drink from, the child would probably not protest.
Treb makes some wonderful points that I hope you find reassuring. In addition to these, we had the same problem with our little one for awhile too. The way we solved it was by giving her a choice to let us do it or she could do it while we monitored and made sure all of it got rinsed. She learned how to lean back somewhat and use the a cup while she sat up (this required a lot of time because we had to say the parts she'd missed and help her learn to angle her head so she could get them). She eventually realized how hard it was for her to do it herself with the cup and became okay with laying back and rinsing it (herself).
As soon as she was too big for sink bathing, I started bathing her in the bathtub with me. We had a shower head that allowed me to gently wash her down while I held her on my lap. At every bath time, I would intentionally spray just a bit of water on her hair at first. Just a small amount. Oh, she didn't like it at first but eventually we got to the point where I was able to spray just a bit on her face as well. Not very much water, mind you. Almost an instant, gentle spray of water. Not a face full or anything. Just enough to get her used to water on her face. That was the secret -- getting her used to water splashing on her face.
By the age of 4, she was able to wash her own hair in the shower. I mean, put her face under the shower head, eyes closed with shampoo. Washed her own hair and everying. She's awesome at it. Friends wanted to know how she was able to do that.
She's now 6 and isn't scared of waves at the beach (even choppy waves like Waimanalo Beach). She even wants me to take her into the water, even though she actually doesn't know how to swim yet. The splashing of water does not phase her.
I believe the child is afraid of suffocation or rather a blocking of air by the water. She goes into panic mode in different positions because she doesn't have any control over the amount of water you are going to pour on her.
Have you ever experienced gasping for air when too much water falls on your head? That is a panic moment. I experience it even now (at 28 years old) whenever I pour excess water on my head. As a small child, from one of her past experiences, she is afraid about water blocking her breathing.
My granddaughter (who is 3 years old) has what I call phobia of getting her clothes wet. If any liquid wets her clothes she panics and I have to change her. Same thing with her hair. I have tried everything. She doesn't like wet hair on her back, can't stand the shower, doesn't want her face wet you name it. So what I do now is tell her specifically...I am washing your hair today and even though she doesn't want to she knows I am going to protect her face by telling her to tilt her head back while I wash her hair. I also let her know when I am almost finished and I have a towel ready to wipe her face. It is difficult to understand how she feels so I try to be gentle. You don't have to wash their hair every day. Set a time and day that your child might agree with and make it look like it is that day. Strong will children do better when they think they are in control. Be understanding and patient. Good Luck
Wetting her hair by having her lean back into my hand and dipping the back of her head is the same...she's very emotionally uncomfortable in this position. (Once, I even put her on her back in the empty bathtub before turning the water on, and she panicked and got up very quickly.)
In India, we don't usually have bath tubs in houses. We have taps. So, I have spent all my life by now by sitting in the squatting position on a Chowki with my head bent down. I shut my eyes tightly. Bring the hair down and try to keep it all in front of the ears rather than behind or over them. This way when I put the water with a mug on my head, I know exactly how much quantity can I tolerate at one go, and how to put the water carefully so that it doesn't get in the ears, when to stop and when to start etc.
You can also make your child think you're playing a game with them, such as to say "Here comes the whale!" when you have to put water on their head. Although no-one tried that with me, I think that if they like whales they might like it.
After you pour water on somewhere they ask for like their neck head or face then you could say "The whale sneezed on you!". Once they get into the game, they might splash water onto you and while they're laughing they might just ignore you washing their hair.
Our 2yo daughter has recently developed several fears, including that of water on her face. When splashed, she will tremble in fear and reach her face to remove the water. Usually with wet hands, which makes things even worse.
The solution turned out to be a cloth, a small towel, which she holds and with which she protects her eyes from water. It appears that it both protects her from what she fears and gives her a sense of influencing the process somehow. Anyway, she is happy afterwards. After the first time we used this method to wash her hair, she said "Juliet is pleased!" (she still sometimes addresses herself in third person).
But when it comes to staying cool during a race, are you better off pouring the water over yourself or drinking it? Precision Fuel & Hydration founder and Sport & Exercise Scientist, Andy Blow, explains...
In the conditions where they did pour water on their heads, the runners reported feeling like they got the most relief from the heat and they showed a marked reduction in heart rate when they drank cold water too.
In terms of actual core body temperatures, there was a marginal reduction when athletes drank and poured water on themselves. Temperature - measured with a not-too-pleasant probe up the backside I might add - was a touch lower when they drank and poured water over themselves, compared to when they did nothing!
4. In situations where water is a scarce resource (e.g. during a training session or event where you have to be self-sufficient), drinking should almost certainly be prioritised over dousing yourself with water, as keeping significant dehydration at bay is definitely more important than getting some transient relief from a hot head (as shown by the reduced heart rates associated with drinking in the study).
Cooling specific regions of the body is another tactic that has some merit as this article from Stanford explains in depth. Essentially, scientists now know that many mammals (including humans) have a special type of blood vessels in key areas of our bodies (notably, hands, feet and the head), as well as areas with more large blood vessels close to the surface of the skin (wrists and forearms), that make these zones the best targets for localised cooling to be applied.
Most of the thermoregulatory issues faced by the body during sport are to do with managing heat production from the working muscles and by being sensible with pacing early on in an event, you limit the chances of over cooking it from within. In other words, whilst drinking, pre-cooling, water dousing and chilling specific body parts all have a role to play in helping you keep cool, ultimately you still need to manage your output and energy expenditure carefully if you want to achieve your best performance when the temperature hots up.
2. Feel comfortable having water poured down their face. This can be done during bath time games using cups or a toy watering can to tip water onto their head and trickle down their face. If they are not comfortable with this at first, try using a facecloth to cover the face and then pour the water over, eventually moving the facecloth away.
Get your child to take a large breath, hold and dip their mouth under the water and back up. If they are struggling, you can try cupping some water in their hands first and dip their face in their hands or start off with chin dipped in, then try an ear, then forehead and eventually full face. ff782bc1db
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