What to do if your baby doesn't like to wash his hair

Babies are very easy to take care of when they are young, but sometimes they can drive parents crazy, especially when washing or cutting their babies’ hair. The babies cry so hard that parents simply can’t bring themselves to do it. What should you do if your baby doesn’t like washing his hair? There are different reasons why babies don’t like washing their hair at each stage. Generally speaking, babies love contact with water very much. Here I will teach you some tips on how to wash your baby’s hair.

1. Tips for washing your baby’s hair easily

The way to wash the hair of babies of different ages is also different, generally around 2 years old is the dividing point:

(1) How to wash the hair of a baby under 2 years old

1. Close physical contact. In order to reduce the baby's crying when washing his hair, for young babies, you can keep the baby's body as close to the mother's chest as possible when washing his hair, so that the baby can be in close contact with the mother's upper body.

2. Pay attention to your posture when washing your hair. The baby's head should not be hung too upside down, just slightly tilted will be enough.

3. Communicate more with your baby. When washing the baby's hair, the mother keeps saying, "Good baby, mom will wash your hair now, mom is by your side..." and similar words to increase the baby's psychological sense of security. After a few times, the baby gets used to it and stops crying.

4. Play a game. Mom can turn washing hair into a game. Place a mirror in the bathroom and let your little one style his or her shampooed hair in various ways. This will distract your baby and make him giggle so much that he doesn't even notice that his hair is washed. Most babies like this game very much, which reduces their resistance to washing their hair.

(2) How to wash the hair of a baby over 2 years old

1. Overcome the fear of taking a bath with a happy mood. Every time your child washes his hair, you can give him a favorite toy. After a period of time, the child will gradually combine bathing and toys, feel happy, and overcome the fear of bathing.

2. Take advantage of the interest in playing with water. Let the child play with water first, gradually arouse the child's interest in playing with water, then wet the baby's hair on the back of the head with water, then gradually wet the hair on the temples, and finally wet all the hair.

3. Use teapots and watering cans. Some babies don’t like to have their hair washed because the water output from the shower head is too strong, which makes them feel nervous. Mothers may fill a teapot or a watering can with water and use it to rinse their baby's hair. In this way, the water flow is relatively gentle and babies can adapt more easily.

4. Use a shampooing cap and swimming goggles to help. There is a "baby shampooing cap" on the market designed specifically for infants and young children. It looks like a straw hat with a hollow top, which can cover the baby's eyes, ears, mouth and nose, and effectively prevent shampoo and water droplets from seeping into the baby's eyes, so that mothers no longer have to worry about washing their baby's hair. In addition, there are glasses on the market that are specially designed for baby washing hair. They are cute in shape. Mothers can give their babies a pair of swimming goggles so that they don’t have to worry about the liquid getting into their eyes when making bubbles or rinsing.