Friday, July 16, 2021

My 3 year old is suddenly scared of the bath. Should I force bribe her?


I looked at this article and it said not to force or coax kids to do things they are scared of. This makes sense to me. My sister however, doesn't agree.Yesterday is when it all started. We started filling the tub and she screamed without stopping and ran away every time we tried to bring her back in the bathroom. We skipped bath time that night.Tonight it was the same thing. She screamed and cried. After about a minute my sister picked her up and put her in the tub with the water. She screamed and cried and asked to get out for 5 minutes or so. Finally, my sister distracted her with toys and got her to sit. After that she was fine.Is this an ok way of dealing with this? Will it emotionally hurt her in any way?*I live with my mom and sister. I struggle with anxiety and judgement. I have a hard time telling my sister that I'm the parent and it's my choice how I parent my kid. She thinks that she knows everything because she took early childhood education in highschool. via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/3z7xdP3

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