How often do you bathe your kids?

I said you're being unreasonable because you've got your kids in too many activities. Twice a week bath is plenty for little kids unless they get dirty or sweaty, or don't know how to wipe themselves properly after pooping, then more.

My children only had one or two things going on besides school and then they had spare time to just be. Things they did after school and on weekends: chores, help with meals, setting the table, feeding the dogs, walking the dogs, go grocery shopping with mom or dad and help put things away. Have a friend over to play. Learn how to make their bed, change out their bedding, empty the dishwasher. Read a book. Play Mario Kart. Play board games. Just time together without running around like crazy people going to this that and the other thing.

Head lice isn't from not bathing.

My kid's derm recommended not bathing daily as it would strip the skin of natural oils....two of my kids have eczema plus one has very dry skin.....The amount of time spent slathering on lotions and potions and steroid concoctions after a bath made it once a week when they were little.

Now that they're teens and responsible for their own routines, they all take showers about every other day, hair about twice a week.

Ditto. I’m over 50 and we had a daily bath from as long as I can remember.

Actually only had a shower installed when I was in secondary school and my dad got a bit water conscious and started telling us showers rather than baths but either way it was at least daily and twice a day if I was going out in the evening

Twice a week is perfect. Healthy and better for the skin and hair.

Quite a bit younger than you. And yes one bath on a Sunday night.
we all come from different backgrounds some DC don’t even get that.

How old are you? I’m gobsmacked you only had weekly baths, I’m nearly 60 and we were bathed daily.

You are British right? The British used to be known for being a bit BO-y and not washing much. Rewearing unwashed clothes. Just a bit rank tbh. Not now I don't think but definitely when I was young in the 70s and 80s. Always found it ironic that the British would always act superior whilst people in Asia and parts of Eastern Europe just thought the British were unclean

Erm, my dc does an activity every day in the week, why on earth do you have no time?! A quick shower takes minutes tops?!

Seems funny reading some of these comments when I had a weekly bath as a child as did most people I knew. Sunday night was bath night.

my DC usually have a bath anything from 2 a week to 4 times depending on activities or if they get more dirty. On saying that if they don’t bath they always have a good wash before bed.

So many posters thinking they know better than the OP on her DC’s personal hygiene.

Maybe this is why my 3 year old is always complimented by his teachers for smelling nice 😆

Twice a week washing after all that activity is grim sorry. Although I bathe my kids every morning before school, I don't believe you have to bathe young kids everyday. However, if they are more active than most, every other day is the least I would consider. Both DC swim twice a week and will have a short shower afterwards.

Sometimes the shower is busy in the morning and it’s easier to use the sink in the bathroom. Sometimes the shrieking of “nooooo not my hair” is too much to bear so the sink is easier. Sometimes I don’t like hearing the shower running £££ down the drain for 15 mins and a small sink of water is less water wastage.

Yeah I guess I can see those scenarios - though I don't take it for granted that all children will moan about using the shower. And I wasn't envisioning a 15 minute shower each either, literally dipping under for 30 seconds sounds like it would be more efficient than splashing your bits in the sink.

You definitely need to wash their hair properly after swimming, unless they are wearing a swimming cap. There are a lot of chemicals in public swimming pools. My friend has a little boy who hates having his hair washed and after a summer in the pool in Spain with only a rinse with water most of the time, his blond hair turned green!

Do people also wash their hands, face, armpits and bits with plain water too?

My ILs don't believe in soap either and the children are not clean after. Just whyyyyy?

It might be worth remembering that our kids generally smell good to us because they are our kids!! Nature wouldn't be doing her job if we were repulsed by the smell of our own offspring.
Other people can smell an unwashed body whether it is a child or not.
In my opinion a strip wash on none bath nights is better than nothing but just washing hands and face is not enough.

There are a lot of very tightly clenched people of this thread.

😂

Proper bath, once a week (more often in summer). Bum/feet washed daily.

We do daily bath. But also I limited extracurriculars ( we used to do 3 and was way too hectic).

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/does-your-child-need-to-bathe-every-day-202109202598#:~:text=Really%2C%20bathing%20two%20or%20three,activity%20level%20and%20deodorant%20use.

https://www.aad.org/public/everyday-care/skin-care-basics/care/child-bathing

Some better resources than angry people on MN!

And yes weekly baths as a kid were the norm for me and my best friend at least, and I imagine quite a few more kids at school. No one ever said I smelled, and god knows kids will tell other kids when they smell! I look well groomed in photos. It was literally never an issue in my life as a child 🤷‍♀️god bless the internet.

DD1 has very frequent baths as a baby and her skin was awful for quite a long time till I made the connection that the frequent washing was exacerbating her eczema. She's grown out of it now and can have mostly nightly baths again but for a while she was very sore. Poor stinky DD2 has 2-3 baths a week at most and her skin is beautiful.

It's so weird how ANGRY people get on here about other people's habits. I find it quite entertaining One PP in particular has gone totally unhinged about it.

You do know now that they tell you not to wash your newborn now until the umbilical cord has fallen off (roughly 12 days old) because the vernix on their skin protects them against infection. That's why you don't bath your baby in the hospital anymore before going home. So with your reasoning the baby must stink, or you'd wash yours even if it was bad for their health?

Then for the first month it's only plain water, again with your reasoning they must stink? It's not recommended you wash a small baby daily, it's straps their skin of its natural moisture.

And how ridiculous your saying these same people wouldn't brush teeth at night or read stories, it's sounds like you'd be that mum tbf.

Admittedly I bath my toddler most nights but it's more for her nightly routine, she doesn't need it, she always smells amazing.

You do realise we're talking about bathing? The OPs kids are still washing daily. I despair with some bellends on here!

@Peacepudding Head lice prefer clean hair.
Fallacy dreamt up to make people feel better.

Headline have no preference for clean or dirty hair. By regular washing and conditioning and combing you are more likely to disturb the live lice which are not as robust as the eggs. Wet combing conditioner through is an excellent way to keep them under control. Not washing hair often allows them to breed unnoticed until the dc is infested. Frequent washing means you are more likely to see lice earlier