ds is 10 months old and we moved him into the big tub, he was just too active in the infant/toddler one. We even bought an inflatable tub you put inside the tub to give him more room but he was moving around too much for that too. The problem is now in the big tub he won't sit. He can walk now and walks in the tub, or stands. We have a non slip mat down but he still slips a little, I am always holding him so I catch him when he falls but it freaks me out. How can I get him to sit? He has lots of toys and used to play with them when he was in the smaller tub, now he doesn't. It has only been a week or so in the big tub so maybe he is juts not used to all the space.

My 13 month old has been doing this ever since we moved her to the big tub, right around the same age I believe. At first I use to have my husband hold her up (so she wouldn't fall) and I would wash her, but that wasn't always practicle since he works a lot. Now I have perfected holding balancing her in the crook of my arm while I wash her with the other. It's not exactly the most fun (or dry) experience I've had, but it gets the job done. I wish I had a trick to help you get him to sit, but I still can't figure it out for myself. She is just so active and likes to get into everything.

DS can also stand up in the tub, but he is still using the blow up tub (I can't get the tub clean no matter how much cleaning I do and grosses me out)

Every time he stands up I tell him to sit down and tell him why we always sit down in the tub, then I sit him down abd grab his thigh. He really has to sruggle to get out of this hold. So he usually goes back to playing.

So far it is working... But who knows for how long

We will sometimes just get in the bathtub with our son b/c he wiggles too much.

I guess the other option is to switch to a shower - perhaps he can shower with you?

hi

my 11 month old does this sometimes. I tried the big tub one time and no way he had too much room too sllippery. . . were back in the toddler tub and whenever he tries to stand up I tell him sit down and sit him down if he won't listen I jsut wash him and take him out. Other times he does sit and play. Also, I noticed my son started getting very overstimulated at bathtime with all the toys he used to play with. Now I put nothing in the tub at first and just let him splash or just put a clean wash cloth. Also I blow bubbles for him in the tub and he likes that. Also I let him brush his teeth in the tub (no toothpaste) he has a baby toothbrush that lights up and he loves to chew on the brush. Sometimes I run the water and he likes to play in the stream of water. I think they make this ring you can put in the tub and it has suction cups and it's like a belt. . .though I haven't seen it in babies r us but my friends kid had it years ago and used it until he was 2 or 3 it kept him sitting put in the tub I am trying to find one don't know what it is called.

good luck

my younger daughter went through that phase, and we just kept telling her "sit down" and then making her sit... she didn't give in quietly at first!!! bathtime became a very wet wrestling/screaming match everytime for about a week and a half, and then she finally gave up the fight and started sitting down when we'd tell her to. and then not too long after that, she just sat down on her own and has been doing it ever since. it probably took close to a month for her to decide to sit down on her own, but it's been worth it to not have to worry about her falling down!!! that being said, she's gotten her revenge by learning that she can splash bigger by kicking her feet!!! :dizzy:

Ds went through this also. I got to the point where I dreaded giving him a bath because it was a constant fight getting him to sit down. I began taking showers with him too in order to avoid this wrestling match. About this time I read an article on the internet about this and they suggested getting a good no slip mat and let them stand if they want rather than trying to force them to sit and turning it into a dangerous wrestling match which was what I was doing. Ds had mastered walking pretty well by this time and was sturdy on his feet so I decided to let him stand if he wants and to just be there to kind of support him or catch him if he falls. The baths started going soooo much better. He decided on his own that he wanted to sit plus I wasn't so stressed about it if he wanted to stand. We also put a lot of fun bath toys in the tub that he really likes to sit and play with which helps. Don't worry this phase seems to pass quickly, hopefully it will for you too!!

About this time I read an article on the internet about this and they suggested getting a good no slip mat and let them stand if they want rather than trying to force them to sit and turning it into a dangerous wrestling matchI agree with this 100%. And taking a shower is just as slippery, so I don't really see how that's a good alternative. My 15 mo old loves to stand and walk in the tub. I'm right there every second of her bath and I know that she's safe, so I let her. I try to pick my battles with her and that's one I KNOW I will not win.