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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yep - I'm very petite and my daughter is adopted.  Thanks to her great eating habits, she's going to be much taller than I expected!

Her head is fine, [b]she says she's scared and it gets in her eyes. [/b]Now, we have done the shower in the past and I reward her when there are no tears etc.   Don't know what the deal is today.  I know she's exhausted being in daycare 5 days a week and we were on the go all day yesterday, so we will see.  I tell her we will have to cut off her hair because its so dirty and it doesn't deter her. No joke, I NEVER thought I'd encounter this kind of fight from a 4 year old. I know it will serve her great later on in life, but damn, it sure makes for a LONG LONG sunday at home. (of course, hubby is traveling but that's another story in itself).[/quote]

Our DD was like this too, for awhile.  Here  are a few things that worked for bath time:

First, we agreed to cover her eyes with a washcloth whenever we pour water over her head to be sure the water doesn't go in her eyes.  (The washcloth gets wet, but that doesn't bother her.)  After a few times, she relaxed a bunch and now we rarely need to use the washcloth (though we're happy to do so.)

Second, she is willing to lay back in the clean water herself (like she's floating on her back) to get her hair wet initially and then again to rinse the shampoo out.  I think it gives her a sense of control.  Of course, we still have to do a second "real" rinse by pouring clean water on top, but it's a lot quicker because she's gotten most of the shampoo out herself.

Good luck!  :-) [/quote]

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