My almost 3year old absolutely hates the shower!! She will ask to have one, like tonight for example, and then as soon as she steps in it's all over!!!

She still hates water on her face and seems to be afraid of the water falling/splashing/making the noise it does?!?!?! I've no idea!!!!! :( But it really seems to scare her) I put her toys in the shower, I point the shower head towards the wall, I have even had showers with her and held her either away from the water or just let it go on her back, but she just asks to get out the whole time.

My DH has played games in the bath of letting her tip water on his face and then they take it in turns.....well they are supposed to! Trying to wash her hair in the bath is also tricky as we try to lay her back and she gets all upset.....almost as though she is panicking about water on her face before it happens.

We try so desperately hard to reassure her, make a game of it, praise her up when she lets us without crying. Thankfully, she won't squirm or fight us but she just gets so upset.....................