'It’s ritual, it’s routine, it’s an essential part of our day.'
. It’s better for the planet to skip the shower, better for your skin and hair not to overdo it on the sulfates, to go a little more natural. All that is fine.when it comes to my young children, we are hard-core bathers. For us, bathing is a lot of things: it’s social , athletic , competitive , and therapeutic . Let’s just say that my family would have fit in very well in ancient Rome.
Sylvia Plath was onto something when she wrote, “There must be quite a few things that a hot bath won't cure, but I don't know many of them.” The famedfrom Busy Toddler has softened many an aching ear or sour mood – that sensory explosion of the frozen pop and warm water makes it a winner. What is it with those suction cups that stick to the wall? They are SO fun. But mine are also cool with a Solo cup. If it pours, it plays.
You know what they say about leading a horse to water… there is this bath paint/soap in the Target Dollar Spot that will have my kidsFor us, it’s all in the routine. Once the bedtime bath happens, we aren’t headed back outside, we aren’t finishing a Play Doh pizza, and for heaven’s sake we arestarting a 200-piece puzzle. Even when the bath is raucous – which it mostly is – it’s part of the wind-down. Maybe for you, a bath is a dip in a lake or pool or ocean.
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