DS is nearly 4, he's great at toileting but I can't figure out how to get him washing his hands, which means I haven't even started teaching him to wipe his own bum yet.
The issue isn't the child at all but the taps. The bathroom sink tap is a single tap with a sort of lever handle which controls the volume of water by lifting it up and the temperature by moving left for hotter and right for colder. Even standing on a step there's no way a small child could move it incrementally enough to get a reasonable flow, let alone remember which direction is cold and which is hot and adjust safety between the two.
The kitchen sink is a long way from the bathroom, would need a big set of steps for him to reach the taps, and has two separate taps with no mixer so at least he could use the cold tap and not burn himself. But he'd have to put only one hand at a time under the water as he'd need to hold onto the sink with the other to reach, so couldn't rub his hands together.
Before meals I run a big bowl of warm soapy water for him to wash his hands in on the floor, but if I leave a bowl like this out all the time then the cat or the kid will knock it over.
How can I get him washing his hands independently please, any ideas?