What is it about shampoo that is so fascinating to a three year old? Maggie has this thing with pouring out entire bottles of shampoo and/or conditioner. In the past week, she has dumped out two family size bottles of shampoo and one of conditioner! It's driving me insane! I try to keep the bottles put up out of her reach, but sometimes I forget after I give baths. That's what happened with the first bottle of shampoo and the conditioner. The other shampoo was Hunter's, and he didn't get it and put it out of reach when I warned him to.
We have tried time-outs, talking, reasoning, explaining, taking away treats, and even spanking for this and she still does it. Why do kids think bathrooms in general are such fun places to play? Maggie and Shelby's bedroom is right outside of a bathroom, so Maggie is able to sneak in there when I think she's playing quietly in her bedroom. I'm thinking seriously about having them switch rooms with Hunter. His room is right outside of the laundry room, but I could put some childproof lock on the cabinet in there.
I hope she grows out of this soon!
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My daughter used to do that and I just had to remember to keep it out of her reach. Someone should invent child-proof caps for them.
That's a great idea! I'll just have to be vigilant about putting them up out of her reach until someone comes up with that idea.
KM used to do that all the time. I had to put it out of his reach.
Maybe she likes to play with the bottle? Maybe keep an empty for her to play with in the bath? Tell her that this one is hers, and to leave the full ones alone.
If she gets an allowance, I would make her go in and pay for a new bottle herself, instead of getting a toy or candy with the money, like the other kids were getting.
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