She's 16 months old and cries when we wash her hair as the water gets in her eyes. I need a [insert product here]

[hub2dee]

Ta muchly.

I remember as a kid we had some large foam frisbee disc type thing that mum would stick over my head and it meant the water / shampoo didn't get into my eyes.

Do they do them for very young children, or is there another method / product ?

She doesn't really like being tilted / held at a funny angle whilst we pour etc. on her, so I think I need to do to her what my mum did to me, LOL.

I'm not scary, but I think she has my stubborness, LOL !

Jesus, dont subject her to one of those terrible contraptions! My Mum used to shove it right down to my neck, and then back up, to ensure all my hair was at the top, ripping my ears in the process. The stuff of nightmares for years after...

Er, with ds1, nothing worked till we inadvertently put a shaving mirror on the wall by the bath, so now, put at the right angle, he admires himself in it, et voila! Head tilted so far back the shampoo cant get anywhere near the eyes.

MIRROR !

Wow, MN is a cool resource. Nice idea. I have some plastic mirror I can cut to shape too...

You need an imaginary tap dancing spider/giraffe/elephant on the ceiling and frantic cries of 'look! look! I can the spider/giraffe/elephant! What's he doing? Quick!!' Child should adopt a perfect hair washing pose.

This can morph into pretending to be a giraffe for a slightly older child.

two methods worked for my dd-when very little, I used to sit behind her in the bath, and DAMPEN her hair with a flannel, then rub a MINUTE amount of shampoo in, then rinse off with a slightly wetter flannel, a couple of times.No drips, no problem.

When she was a bit older, I put a couple of inches of water in the bath, so she could lie back with her head on the bottom of the bath, but not get water in her eyes or ears. Sit up to rub a tiny bit of shampoo in, lie down to rinse off. Use a flannel to get the very front bit, and wipe backwards, IYSWIM. If you want a final rinse with clean water, run the water out of the bath, use a jug, with a flannel on forehead to catch any drips.

i use a flannel over my dd's face - no point getting those caps thingy as dd wud just rip it off her!!

We use a sponge and gently squeeze the water onto dds head instead of using a jug to pour water. It gives more control of the amount of water going onto her head.

It's all rocket science, LOL.

(whispers) do they need their hair washed with shampoo when they are that little? I didn't use shampoo until mine were at least 4 and then only if they had got really hot and sweaty.

I wash my DD's hair in the shower at the swimming baths. We go twice a week so it is OK. She is much better this way than if I do it in the bath. So I pick her up and hold her while I am doing it and she tips her head back and closes her eyes.

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If you want a bath mirror Boots had their childrens bathtoy mirror reduced from £6 to £1.49 -its a foam type fish shape with plastic mirror.

It does say something silly like suitable from age 18 on it (well, OK, aged 3 but they do play rather too safe with some of these age recommendations IMO) but I've bought a few for children younger than 3.

Yes, Gski. She is ancient. . I'l bet you're now 37.

Thanks Betty, Will pop in to our local Boots. Ta Bozz.

Hub, I think I have one you can have for nowt if you like? I mean you can have it for nowt, and I think I still have it - will check.

Email me your address (I think I may have it but just to be sure) and I'll stick it in the post tomorrow.

Agh, just seen you're talking about a mirror! I do have one of those too, but it's a bit scrotey, so not sure it'd be something I'm happy to pass on - LOL!

If you want a shield, let me know - it's a foam visor thing.

Which 'one' of the many incredible solutions are you offering, hunker ? An old manky flannel ?

You can bring it when you come to discuss world dominion (if that happens). Will e-mail my address. I'm not in a big hurry.

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i bought a sodding visor thing and ds, 16m, still cries....

I do have an old manky flannel you can have too, Hub.

dd1 is still a big baby at 4 YEARS OLD at having her hair washed so now we 'look' for animals on the ceiling so she will tip her head back.

(me) "can you see an elephant???" (dd1) No!!

etc etc until you lose the will to live and want to stick your own head in the bath