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Just a few short weeks ago Sophia LOVED to take baths. Bath time was so much fun and we would have to drag her kicking and screaming out of the tub after a half hour.
Now we have to drag her kicking and screaming into the tub. I can’t put my finger on what is scaring her so much, but she is terrified of taking a bath. She will stand in the tub with a death grip on my arm and nothing can get her to stop, not even her favorite toys. Kevin took the sliding doors off the tub, hoping that would solve the problem, but it hasn’t.
Tonight we inflated the pool that Karissa got her for her birthday and she wants nothing to do with that either. A number of things happened all at once…we took her swimming a few weeks ago, she got a terrible diaper rash, we moved houses, we accidently scared her with the jets on the new tub (even though we use the tub in the other bathroom). So it can be a number of different things.
I just hope we can get her over this phobia soon, since it used to be such a fun family time. I guess swimming might be out for this summer. Too bad she has no choice but to take a bath every other night.
If you have any tips…bring it on! We’ll try anything!
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There’s no telling what is causing her sudden fear. Did I ever tell you about the girls being afraid of WIND? There never seems to be rhyme or reason to these things.
Anyway, a few thoughts to come to mind.
I wonder if she’d do any better in a shower? Just have Kevin hand her to you once you’re in there. That might help.
It sounds like it’s not just the tub that’s freaking her out, it’s actual water (since she was afraid of the pool too) so maybe try to introduce water other ways. Have her play in the sink with you, or help get her toothbrush wet for brushing, etc. Make water her friend.
Another thing is to not fill the tub with a lot of water, just put her in there with it empty and turn the water on and off as you need it, fill up a cup, get the wash cloth wet, rinse her up, and let it drain. Maybe it’s the being submerged that’s freaking her out.
I seem to vaguely remember the girls going through a water fear period, I just can’t remember what I exactly did to get them over it!
Hope she gets over it soon!