Toddler Bath Time Tricks
Toddler Of The Week Eli Jerozal
Name: Eli John Jerozal
Loves to: run around the house and play with the dogs
Hates to: having his nose cleaned our or being told NO!
Favorite toy: The Bouncing Zebra by Fisher Price
Best Toddler Mom Tip: We never use baby talk and now Eli knows how to do a lot of things! Also be fun and make them laugh all the time!
TODDLER BATH TIME TRICKS
As the curtain opens we are treated to a sweet domestic scene. New parents standing by the sink as they bath their infant in a padded little tub. The infant smiles and kicks his feet excitedly, perfectly content. The parents smile at each other and convince themselves there really is nothing to this bathing stuff.
The scene darkens, then lightens again on another section of the stage. The same parents are now seen, haggard and soaked, helplessly chasing a miniature person around the living room, that same person haphazardly dripping water and shampoo in their wake. Maybe this bath thing isn’t quite to easy after all.
Alex is currently going through a “I want to stand up in the tub” phase. One that we are very strict on not allowing as falling in the tub could cause any number of injuries. So, as soon as Alex grabs the side of the tub and tries to pull up, we redirect with one of about fifty gagillion toys. If that doesn’t work we turn the water on, just a trickle, but enough to keep a toddler entranced for the few moments we need to scrub the hot spots. So far, these two diversionary tactics work just fine, but I can easily forsee the day when they will no longer suffice. His Highness will soon be way to smart to fall for such meager attempts.
So what do perfect parents around the world do? (In case you were wondering, perfect parents around the world are YOU, and you garnered such a title just by checking in with me on a regular basis) How do you keep your slippery, wiggly little one occupied in the tub?
Meanwhile, if you’re looking to increase your bath toy numbers to an impressive fifty gagillion like us, you can find everything you ever wanted here.
February 7th, 2007 at 10:30 am
Lots of toys and bubbles, bubbles, bubbles! That’s what keeps my Julia in the tub. And bath crayons - she loves them.
February 7th, 2007 at 12:02 pm
I agree with Leslie. Bubbles, bubbles, and more bubbles. For my son the bubbles are a special treat as he has dry skin and I try not to use them too often. When he’s fighting me at bath time I find that a promise of bubbles always does the trick.
I also try to wash him up as soon as he gets in the tub so when he starts getting restless he can get out and dry off.