Meta-bath to do list

1. Year 0-1:
  • issue: child M holds his johnson the entire bath
  • action step: wait for him to grow out of it (at least for now)
  • result: accomplished.

  • issue: child B shoots up a fountain of pee when he hits the water
  • action step: short term-rinse
  • long term-wait for him to grow out of it
  • result: short term accomplished; long term still anticipated


2. Year 1-2:
  • issue: child M drinks the bathwater, out of bucket, out of toys, and by sucking on washcloth
  • action step: (a) lightly discipline (b) make blechy-face to demonstrate that bathwater is blechy
  • result: 90% accomplished
3. Year 2-3
  • issue: child M refuses to sit down in bath because bandaid on knee will get wet and fall off. Water "hurts knee" (knee has been healed for weeks). If child M sits down, he keeps said knee out of water and cups hands over bandaid to keep it from getting wet.
  • action steps attempted: too many to list.
  • result: knee declared "all better" as of earlier this week. problem in remission. Will update upon re-scraping of knee (sure to be soon).

  • issue: during co-bath, child M pours water onto child B's face, causing choking
    action step: in committee

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