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Title: am i in trouble?
Post by: geo driver on 18/06/2010 15:01:22

My daughter, only 3 years old, refuses to come out of the shower, she wants to stay in there for ever it seems.  and bribery just does not work!

Title: am i in trouble?
Post by: graham.d on 18/06/2010 17:02:49

Yeah, the first 30 years are the worst!

Title: am i in trouble?
Post by: Bored chemist on 18/06/2010 17:40:06

Switch off the water heater.

Title: am i in trouble?
Post by: peppercorn on 18/06/2010 19:19:40

Ah, the old carrot and switch approach!

Title: am i in trouble?
Post by: SeanB on 18/06/2010 19:29:32

Flush the toilet a few times, the pressure surges will have her out in a flash. Failing that turn off the water at the mains.

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Post by: Karen W. on 19/06/2010 00:22:26

Dude let her enjoy her quiet private time..its important time learning about female development and herself ...gives her space and a place of solitude and comfort in the warmth of the water..its relaxing.. Kids need space too.. life can be overwhelming at that age..and a shower helps an over stimulated body relax..personally  I take long hot showers sometimes up to an hour or until the hot waters I was a child also...Hot shower is one of the simple pleasures in life.. at least she is not glued to a television or video game at the time...

Title: am i in trouble?
Post by: geo driver on 20/06/2010 22:07:42

i have to ageree with all of you, and her having showers, can only be a good thing, well its that or she smells (we dont have a bath) however....  i need to have a shower too!

Title: am i in trouble?
Post by: chris on 20/06/2010 23:10:33

My 3 year old daughter won't get out of the shower half the time too.

But I have found that turning off the hot tap works a treat. Now, if she won't come out, just the suggestion that the cold tap might get turned on is enough to send her scurrying out in search of her towel...

Chris

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Post by: Geezer on 21/06/2010 00:45:37

I wonder if this has anything to do with the fact that, in some cultures at least, the women folk are expected to fetch the water from the well?

Only sayin'

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Post by: neilep on 21/06/2010 00:47:09

I gently coerce my 4 year old out of the shower with a loving parental gift of a few ice cubes. *le sigh*...the things we do for love.

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Post by: Make it Lady on 23/06/2010 18:13:26

Set a timer for her that makes an annoying noise.

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Post by: The Scientist on 09/07/2010 12:26:10

Tell her that you are going to somewhere she wants. But try to make it real. Cheers