Rinse your hair
It is rarely the washing that is hard, it is the seconds when water runs down the forehead and nobody has said how long it will last. The visual support below breaks the rinse into steps a child can follow with their eyes.
♀Rinse your hair
A child rinses the hair with both hands under a shower.
♀Rinse out your hair
A person stands under the shower and rinses long wet hair with one hand.
About this visual support
Water on the face is hard to prepare for when nobody knows how many rounds are left. The shampoo has to come out, and that takes as long as it takes, but with closed eyes and sound bouncing off the tiles it feels far longer than it is. Most advice is about equipment, a shower cap or a jug, while the discomfort usually comes from a step with no visible beginning and no visible end.
Pictures turn rinsing into something bounded rather than open ended. A child can see that three cards are left, instead of guessing whether the water will keep coming. One practical move: let one picture show the head tipped back and put the towel in the very next picture, so your child knows where the drying comes from while their eyes are shut. Count out loud at the same pace every time, and the length of the rinse becomes familiar instead of unpredictable.
The pictures are free to download and can be taped up inside the shower. If you want the same order on a phone, Routined can be tried for fourteen days at no cost, with a timer and check off built into the bath routine.