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Every parent struggles with taking the absolute best possible care of their child in every way. Bathing a child has long been a slippery slope, and many a parent have momentarily lost their unstable grip only to quickly grab their child's arm again right before they hit the water-all the while with mom's heart racing.  Bathing a child with special needs is much more challenging because of their physical inability to stop themselves from falling or from fully supporting their own body weight combined with the slippery "hope you can hold on" part of bath time.  And then there is the back breaking effort lifting the child in and out of the tub, and bending over to reach the bottom of the tub where the child rests to wash those precious parts. 

Children should always feel safe, stable, and comfortable during tub time, thereby building their overall feeling of security and well-being.  Bath time is important; not only because the child usually really enjoys it, but also because it provides tactile (sensory) stimulation.  Studies have proven that fostering a child's exploration of their sense of touch triggers elevated brain activity, and water encourages relaxation.  But the extra challenges of bathing a special needs child often deters the parent or caregiver from giving frequent real baths, which is unhygienic and can lead to infections.  Parents who cannot afford to renovate their bathroom to accommodate the special needs of their child often resort to sponge baths. 

  

The good news is the new TubDipper Bath Lifter™  bathing aid offered by Rehabmart drastically reduces all of the challenges of bathing your special needs child while increasing parent-child bonding, allowing the child to simply focus on enjoying the sensation of water without picking up on the parental stress of previous baths.  The TubDipper™ is a uniquely designed bath lifter which assists with the proper bathing of young children and reduces any chance of parents straining their back as it effortlessly lowers the child down into the bath for them.  The child gets to simply relax in a semi-reclined seating position while the parent gets to enjoy washing instead of having to physically support the child at the same time.  And when bath time is over, the TubDipper™ lifts them back up for easy exiting of the tub.  Designed for superior comfort and unbelievable ease of use, it comes fully assembled with padding and support belts and also folds flat in seconds. 

Alyssa Aldana,
Medical Consumer Writer
and
Hulet Smith, OT
Rehabmart Team Leader & CEO