Mums Kmart Hack goes viral

A NSW mum has shared a clever Kmart hack to help wash her autistic daughters hair after struggling with huge meltdowns.

Elle Maree shared her hack in a Kmart mums group and due to it being so popular she also shared on a few FB pages.

She wrote, “Hands down my BEST Kmart hack yet!

My little girl is autistic and has a lot of sensory processing issues. Washing her hair is *horrific* for us and ends up in terribly long meltdowns.

After her occupational therapist working some magic with hair brushing and having her laid down to do so, I decided to test out washing her hair laying down.

I cut a side out of a container and chopped up a pool noodle to create soft edges. Combined with some sensory textures, we had a mini hairdresser experience set up in the hallway and there was NO anxiety, NO tears, NO stress. I actually got smiles and an I love you as she relaxed.”

The mother has received thousands of comments praising her for such a clever idea!

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Well done mum!

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27 Comments

- - mom207052 said
  - 15 Sep 2019
    3:56 pm
A brilliant idea in general for little ones who loathe washing their hair for fear of water etc

- - mom7108 said
  - 28 Nov 2018
    10:19 pm
brilliant idea for any children with sensory issues

- - mom101628 said
  - 14 Jun 2018
    10:03 pm
What a very clever mum – thanks for sharing your post.

- - ella12 said
  - 02 May 2018
    4:20 pm
That is fantastic, very clever indeed.

- - tessie said
  - 28 Mar 2018
    4:31 pm
Great idea Elle. Anything to make a child feel safe and stress free is a fantastic idea. Love it

- - mom19782016 said
  - 15 Mar 2018
    4:13 pm
Well done mum and OT, thinking outside the square again!

- - rovermum said
  - 14 Mar 2018
    2:17 pm
What a great idea! The things we do for our children. I totally understand this woman’s situation with her child. I have a son with sensory issues and when you find something that works, you just run with it.

- - Ellen said
  - 13 Mar 2018
    3:47 am
Very good !

- - kjgarner said
  - 12 Mar 2018
    9:10 pm
What a clever idea, Kmart has really awesome stuff to use.

- - Dee said
  - 26 Sep 2017
    8:48 am
well done mummy. you daughter is lucky to have you

- - hopefullyheidi said
  - 19 Sep 2017
    12:35 am
What a clever mum. Great way to think outside the square to help them both through the experience and turn it into a positive.

- - ashna9 said
  - 17 Sep 2017
    7:03 pm
I love Kmart! I wish I’d thought of this when my kids were babies!

- - mom94125 said
  - 17 Sep 2017
    5:16 pm
it must take so much effort to think about getting around everyday things such as this. great job to her

- - country chick said
  - 17 Sep 2017
    1:55 pm
What an awesome mum!

- - jen1234 said
  - 17 Sep 2017
    9:40 am
clever mum

- - mom160421 said
  - 15 Sep 2017
    10:59 am
Amazing how different techniques can make such a huge difference.

- - mom112217 said
  - 15 Sep 2017
    10:02 am
A very clever mum,well done!

- - Ellen said
  - 15 Sep 2017
    4:11 am
Great creative thinking of this mum !!

- - mom247592 said
  - 15 Sep 2017
    12:55 am
That’s brilliant! What a great idea.

- - cherz said
  - 14 Sep 2017
    8:29 pm
Well done mom and all the very best to you both.