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How to get 1 year old to like the bath again?!

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mummysho · 22/06/2018 20:40

Our boy is 20months old and has LOVED the bath since birth. All of a sudden like a light switch he hates it so much that he screams like a banshee, kicks and fights his way through it. We can barely make him even just stand in it. Our neighbours must think we're performing an exorcism every night! He has his own bath as we only have a shower and we've tried quite a few things to coax him in but to little or no avail and wondered if anyone had any other tips/tricks/ideas?

So far we've tried:
Shower instead of Bath
Shower with me
New toys in the bath
Favourite toys in the bath
Me standing in it to show it's ok
Singing his favourite songs
Splashing
Bribing him with a biscuit! (last resort!)

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WishUponAStar88 · 22/06/2018 21:55

Could you take him swimming with you so he’s getting used to the water whilst having a cuddle? Or a bath with you at someone else’s house if you have family locally? If he has a nighttime bath could be just be overtired by that time? Maybe try a morning bath?

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