Although the kids really enjoy their baths for the most part, one part of it does not go well. Joshua is happy to play in the tub and for you to soap him up and rinse him off, but as soon as you start to put shampoo in his hair, he pretty much freaks out. He says "No, I all done! Joshua all done!" and he hastily reaches toward the drain to pull it up, presumably in hopes the water will quickly disappear and he won't be forced to continue. He then tries to dodge me, and screams and cries until the process is over. We've tried to teach him that if he just leans his head back, he won't get soap in his eyes, but he won't listen. Clara happily does it every time, but he doesn't get it or doesn't want to get it or something. Tonight, though, we had a much better experience. I was able to get him to lean back, and he didn't get any of the soap/shampoo in his eyes, and he didn't scream or cry, but instead made silly faces. I'm hoping this was a breakthrough and not an aberration, but we'll see.
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