RoutinedFinish the bath
Often the hardest part of bath time is stopping. The visual support below shows what comes after the water, with a towel, a bath sheet and a hair dryer, so your child knows the warmth carries on outside the tub.
♀Finish the bath
A girl wrapped in a towel dries her face and blow-dries her hair next to the bathtub.
♀Finish the bath
A woman in a bath towel stands on the bath mat blow-drying her hair in front of the tub.
♀Finish the bath
A girl with a towel on her head and a bath towel around her body stands on the mat by the tub.
♀Bath is done
A woman stands by the bathtub with a sponge and a thumbs-up, with a clock and a tick mark nearby.
About this visual support
In the bathtub it is warm, soft and quiet. The moment a child stands up, the skin meets cool air, and many children protest loudly or slide straight back into the water. It is rarely about defiance. The body reacts to the drop in temperature, and when nobody knows exactly what happens next, it easily turns into a negotiation about five more minutes.
The visual support makes the ending predictable. Your child can see that the bath sheet is waiting, that the towel goes over the hair and that the hair dryer or pyjamas come next. A practical tip is to warm the bath sheet on the radiator or in the dryer beforehand, and to show the card when there are two minutes left. That gives your child time to switch gears before the plug comes out, so stepping out feels less like an interruption.
In the Routined app you can build the whole bath routine with finishing the bath as its own step, ideally with a short timer that counts down the last minutes in the water. The app can be tried for 14 days before you decide.
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