I am almost at my wits end with my daughter - she absolutely hates having her hair washed. She hates getting water in her ears. I have tried squashy ear plugs but she says they are sore. when she was younger I tried the shampoo guard but I cannot find anything that is not designed for babies. Her head is a bit bigger now and they dont fit. LOL

Please help. Do you guys know of anything that is maybe available to hair salons.

We had this for a few years with our daughter. She used to cling to the doorframe and it took two of us to physically get her in the bathroom. At one time we used to sit her on my husbands knee and wash her hair whilst she was sat on his knee, whole bathroom soaked, he was soaked, but at least here hair get washed.

Then one day, we didn't put as much water in the bath and she laid back in the water and wet her own hair, we shampoo'd whilst she held a towel over her face, then she laid back in the water again herself, and we just soaked the water off with our hands cupping the water.

Not ideal I know, but it works for as long as necessary. In between washes try one of the spray bottles to help with brushing, and we used to brush through leave in conditioner, just meant we could get away without washing it every other day !!!!.......... oh the joys of children .... good luck

I am a hairdresser but my little un screams like i am trying to drown him,it's just a kid thing.

If it's the water in her ears she hates try cotton wool.

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Not sure if this will help. My Mum hates water in her ears. I dye her hair for her. What I do is cup my hand around the ear and gentle pull the lobe down. I then pur the water over slowly and it drains away from the ear. Not sure if this makes sence But I never get water in her ears. She also holds a flannel over her face and hates the shampoo going on her face.

This is the way I am doing my five year old daughters hair now. Her hair is down to her bum, and you can imagine trying to wash that with the kicking and screaming that used to go on. Doing it this way is such a breeze. My daughter likes to pretend she has mermaid hair while she is laying down with it all fanning out around her.
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Thanks, guys, It's not so much the washing of the hair but the water in her ears. At the moment she holds a face cloth over her eyes and ears which makes getting to all her hair a bit difficult. The shampoo guard was fantastic when she was little but I now need a bigger one.

I have tried the squashy ear plugs that are a bit like blue tac that you squash and place over the ear hole - we might be able to persevere with this if I cant find anything better. I think the cotton wool would get wet LOL.

My nephew has just had grommets put in his little ears and my sister in law was worried about water getting in his ears when bathing and swimming, The consultant recommended using blu tac as ear plugs as it keeps together but moulds exactly to the child's ears.

When my little boy had his grommets done, we had special ear plugs made of plastic, but they weren't any good. I'd go with blu tac!

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Sounds daft but what about if she (or someone else) holds a little cup over both ears. You could also try washing her hair when she leans forwards over the bath and direct the water away from the ears. I allways hated water in my eyes, was manic about it. Still am!!! Good luck xx