Hair Washing

Jake hates having his hair washed. Every night at bathtime, he says, "Don't wash my hair!"

It's become such a battle that hair washing went from a nightly occurence to a once-a-week trauma (for all involved). Poppy has been working tirelessly to overcome the hair washing phobia.

Last night, breakthrough was achieved: hair washing without tears! AND soap! Alex let Jake help pour the water (with quite a bit of help). It took about 7 minutes and a lot of negotiation to wash the hair, but washed it was. Hurray!

Jake was so proud of himself and of course, he received lots of praise for his bravery. He behaved so well at bathtime last night that he didn't get dinged any vidoes at all, his normal consequences for bad behavior. So he watched "Johnny Quest," Grand Funk Railroad ("That was great!"), and all of this other favorites. Then it was time for story, song from Mommy, snuggles, Mommy's Magic Sleepy Safety Dust, and bed. A nice end to a nice day.