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Honestly I just let the water and shampoo run down his face. It won't hurt him. I've done that pretty much his whole life so he's used to it and he even likes it (when I pour it he says "more, more!"). I mean of course when he was an infant he was laying back and we didn't pour directly on his face. But we let it trickle over his face and never shielded him so he'd just get used to it.
Maybe she doesn't like leaning back and she'd be ok with some water in her face if she was sitting straight up? I mean I sort of put my hand on his forehead so it's not a huge gush, and I try to sort of wipe it back to help rinse, but I don't fully protect him. If that makes sense.

If she's just not ok with water in her face, I've seen these foam visor type things you can put on them and it keeps the water and soap out of their face. But then you have to get a visor on your toddler and I know mine doesn't like to wear things on his head besides a basic hat. And then that seems like something else to maybe have to wean later?
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At some point when she was two my husband managed to teach her to tip her head back- he took over bath while I was pregnant and I don't know how he did it.

But before that, and even now, I give her a clean wash cloth to hold in front of her face, and try to pour the water back from her face so not too much gets on her, but it's not perfect. The wash cloth seems to help best.

We have a handheld shower head so recently I've been spraying off his head. The shampoo doesn't hurt his eyes. He uses the whole tub now, no way he'd stay in the baby tub lol.

We finally taught our daughter to tip her head back and she's 2.5. Before that, she cried most times and we just did it fast and distracted her after.

Handheld shower head, and I use one hand to act as a shield over their eyes to try to minimize the water getting all over their face. They're used to it now, but I remember in the early years I would just quickly do it as fast as possible and have them endure.

This was a huge drama for us as DD has long thick hair. We ended up changing the tap on our bathtub to have a diverter with a handheld shower hose attached. Ever since then it has been much easier, over time she matured and understands to lean her head back.

We use a shower cap thing, it's stretchy and has a visor that goes all around her head.
Life changing.

I just dump water right on their heads and do it quickly. DS tips his head back but won't stay like that, so it's a learning experience for him. DD is too little to be compliant so it's easier to just be fast and get it over with. She cries a little, but she's mad not hurt.

With Xander, he didn't like the water going down his face into his eyes, so I'd try to press my hand over his forehead so that the water wouldn't get into his eyes, but it wasn't the most effective measure. Eventually, around 2.5, he got good at looking straight up so the water wouldn't get in his face.

With Logan, he doesn't care. I just dump water over his head and he thinks it's funny.

I tip DD backwards under the running faucet. I have done this ever since she was out of the baby tub. I hold her back and under her chin, tip her back and it's rinsed in seconds. She's never cried about it. If water gets into her face I offer her a towel or washcloth to dry.... she'll wipe her face about 75% of the time

For some kids, it's a sensory thing, so no amount of pouring water over their head is going to help them to get used to it.

I use a washcloth and a small, handheld pouring cup. I also keep my son's hair short so that there's not that much sudsing and rinsing.

I used to put this on her, but she started refusing it.

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Then I kinda just roll up a small wash cloth and put it on her forehead.

Then I got this -

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I put it in place and we just pour a big bucket of water down. Super quick before she starts protesting!

I just pour it over their heads - no issues

When she was smaller and less resistant I would cradle her head on my forearm and lay her back and use the other hand to rinse with a wash cloth. then we went through a phase where she wouldnt let me lay her back so i would just do it as fast as possible and immediately give her a dry towel to wipe her eyes. now she's 2.5 and I only fill the tub 2-3 inches and she lays on her back and does "mermaid hair" while rinse with the wash cloth.

@Coffee-lover: Yeah, I was afraid of wasting money, but she tolerates it b/c it's not secured to her head. It took a couple times for me to be able to just aim and then shove it in haha! She screams bloody murder when water runs down her face even though the shampoo is tear-free and all.