Little J has never loved washing his hands. He would rush through it, barely getting his hands wet, hardly touching the soap, scrubbing for the recommended 15 - 20 seconds? Forgetaboutit!
I tried EVERYTHING:
having him sing his ABC's while he washed
having him sing Happy Birthday
filling the sink with soapy water and letting him splash in it (made a mess!)
getting all kinds of "fun" soaps
you name it - nothing worked!
Then we were introduced to SquidSoap...and washing became fun!
SquidSoap is made by Airborne and is a fun pump soap that puts a little ink mark on your hand when you push down on the pump (like a squid inks - get it?). The idea is that you have to scrub until the ink comes off, by then the required 15-20 seconds have gone by. Simple, but genius.
And just enough of a challenge to keep Little J entertained! (Plus there is the fun of putting the ink spot in a different place each time he washed up.)
I tried EVERYTHING:
having him sing his ABC's while he washed
having him sing Happy Birthday
filling the sink with soapy water and letting him splash in it (made a mess!)
getting all kinds of "fun" soaps
you name it - nothing worked!
Then we were introduced to SquidSoap...and washing became fun!
SquidSoap is made by Airborne and is a fun pump soap that puts a little ink mark on your hand when you push down on the pump (like a squid inks - get it?). The idea is that you have to scrub until the ink comes off, by then the required 15-20 seconds have gone by. Simple, but genius.
And just enough of a challenge to keep Little J entertained! (Plus there is the fun of putting the ink spot in a different place each time he washed up.)
