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| Does anyone have ideas how to ease the fears of hair washing? My son had serious issues with bathing and it took over a year to get him in the tub without freaking out. I still can't wash his hair in there. I wait until it is gross and then chase him down and use a wet cloth. I would like to wash it in the tub. Has anyone else gone through this and found something that works? |
| Posted by Anna on 02/23/2007 02:02 PM
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| my son is the same way. most of the time we just cut his hair off, but what helps is if we let him pick the type of shampoo you use. we keep 3-4 different "smells" around, like berry or the beach,,,,, it gives him the feeling that he's in-charge, because that seems to be part of problem. our son seems to fight us more if he thinks it's something that only we want him to do. my mom says it's too costly to cater io him, but at about $1 a bottle, it's worth it to us. rather spend $5 a month to keep him from fighting us. another thing to try: use a realy low powered shower head with a hose? only turn it up at just a liltle more that a dribble. it takes longer to get out, but it won't freak him out as bad. |
| posted by lea on 10/22/2007 02:01 PM
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| Have you tried a sun visor to keep the water out of his eyes? Give him deep pressure to his head (palm of hand push down gently about 10 times) to help calm him before you wash -- if he's hypersensitive this helps ground him from the feeling. |
| posted by mythreekids on 04/09/2008 04:41 PM
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I have tried the visor, but my son won't let me put it on him. If I can get him to lean his head back and I count to 3 before pouring a cup of water over his head he will let me do it. It helps him know when to expect it. I then cover his eyes with my hands to do closer to the front, but it took a long time before he would let me fo that. He had to learn to trust that I was keeping the water out of his eyes. The brushing, or deep rubbing to help desensitize him also helps. Don't worry...it will get better, my son was the same way with baths. Try exposing him to the bath more frequently also...the longer the time is in between could also be a factor. Good luck
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| posted by Julie on 04/14/2008 01:47 PM
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I am a hairdresser and a mom of a 14 y/o autistic son...Depending on your childs sensory issues, there is a products that will keep water, soap out of their eyes/face. It's a plastic thing that wraps around their head so the water runs off without touching their face. I dont know what its called, but it kinda looks like the cone that vets use for dogs to stop scratching. It's weird looking but who cares, if it works!
Good Luck! Tracy |
| posted by Tracy on 04/14/2008 05:49 PM
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