Do you bath your kids everyday?

Nastynigel · 2024-11-05T12:42:47+00:00

How often do your children have a bath - aged 7 and 9. Surely it cannot be everyday?? Or am I being thick.

Birthdaycakewithwine · 24/01/2025 09:04

Daily bath here for me, DH and the kiddos.

Edingril · 06/11/2024 08:32

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Edingril · 06/11/2024 08:29

Yes, sure no one has too but why is it such a surprise that people do? It is not a toddler climbing Everest it is a wash

Marblesbackagain · 06/11/2024 08:27

KnittingKnewbie · 05/11/2024 12:59

I have noticed among my friends that English people (mothers) wash the kids every night.
Irish mothers don't.

I don't know why this is. I presume cost of electric/water would have been the same growing up so it's not a financial thing, but a cultural one

I am Irish its always been every night and amongst family and peers.

Marblesbackagain · 06/11/2024 08:26

At that age they showered independently every day. They needed to for personal hygiene.

Regardless of skin nobody wants to be the smelly kid in class. By that age mine needed deodorant (natural).

Monstermashermashedthemonster · 06/11/2024 08:24

I don't bath mine everyday it's not good for the skin and it's a waste of water. I bath mine every 2-3 days and hair wash once a week.

exprecis · 06/11/2024 08:14

I don't think every other day is a problem.

We do daily because it's better for eczema and because we find it easier to just be in a routine and our kids like a routine

What I have an issue with is people spouting very out of date eczema guidance as a reason not to bathe daily.

And I also think the children bathed weekly are dirty.

Eenameenadeeka · 06/11/2024 08:10

Every day here, part of routine and they get outside every day so can get muddy/wash off suncream etc

sorrynotathome · 06/11/2024 07:13

Gottastoppostingsomuch · 05/11/2024 19:11

Yes, every day. Takes 10 mins. So nice putting clean children into pjs for bed. Can’t imagine going days without them having a bath

That’s the challenge with all of these boringly predictable discussions - the inability to imagine that people make different choices to yours. Bath/don’t bath, but don’t insist everyone else is doing it wrong.

User37482 · 05/11/2024 20:05

I’ve met some musty smelling kids, it’s not smelly as such just musty.

User37482 · 05/11/2024 19:58

Everyday, Mine does sports or swimming everyday and gets pretty sweaty and seems to be constantly covered in dirt. It’s a quick one, we do have to do hair as well and we do have to moisturise. She always has dirt under her fingernails and is primary so don’t 100% trust her to wipe properly etc. I don’t think theres any harm in skipping a day if they haven’t done much but it’s pretty necessary in my house. Mine has mild eczema flare ups and daily bathing hasn’t made any difference to her skin.

CoffeeCakeAndALattePlease · 05/11/2024 19:51

Couple of times a week.

proper bath with hair wash on Sundays then quick bath during the week as needed. Don’t usually wash hair midweek.

I've told DD that this will increase when she hits puberty as she’ll sweat etc and her skin and hair will change.

Coffeeloverme · 05/11/2024 19:45

Definitely after sport or swim, otherwise every other day with wash on the alternate day. IMO that’s quite sufficient.

SmellyNelliey · 05/11/2024 19:41

A quick shower before moisturizing there skin before bed every night, A bath on a Sunday night.

Gottastoppostingsomuch · 05/11/2024 19:11

Yes, every day. Takes 10 mins. So nice putting clean children into pjs for bed. Can’t imagine going days without them having a bath

Princessfluffy · 05/11/2024 18:59

Daily whilst in nappies, after that as often as they like. My dd loves a bath!

Isitfridayyetsophie · 05/11/2024 18:43

MrsSunshine2b · 05/11/2024 18:43

They do!

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IMO they don’t. Agree to disagree?

MrsSunshine2b · 05/11/2024 18:43

Isitfridayyetsophie · 05/11/2024 18:23

I disagree 🤷‍♀️ to me it doesn’t smell like house smell and washing powder, otherwise you’d expect siblings to smell the same/similar.

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They do!

BIossomtoes · 05/11/2024 18:35

Nastynigel · 05/11/2024 12:49

you're damaging their skin if you bath/ shower every day.

Old wives’ tale. I’ve had a bath/shower every day for over 70 years. My skin’s fine.

Ambienteamber · 05/11/2024 18:32

Once a week unless needed more. I would obviously give a bath if they had an accident or got covered in mud or had been swimming etc. So often more than once a week coz those things happen alot!
When they hit puberty I'd be encouraging them to shower every day.
I do not think it's necessary to bathe younger kids every single day. Especially babies. I think it harms the skin.
I've got 3 and if I bathed all of them every day I'd have no time to do anything else!!

StressedQueen · 05/11/2024 18:30

We don't do baths often but my 9 and 6 year old daughters shower every day or sometimes every other day if they haven't been doing a lot or just can't be bothered. Not more than that because they don't look very fresh to me otherwise! I don't think it's bad for their skin at all and if they aren't washing their hair, it's just a quick one. They wash their hair about twice a week - Wednesdays and Sundays, unless there's an event on Saturday or something.

My 3 older kids were the same too. My 15 year old daughters and 12 year old son still shower every day as they'd be very smelly if they didn't in Summer especially. Sometimes one of my girls doesn't have to one day if she hasn't been doing much but the other 2 never miss out because they do a lot of sport and get hot quite easily.

Isitfridayyetsophie · 05/11/2024 18:23

MrsSunshine2b · 05/11/2024 18:04

They recognise jumpers by washing powder smell and however their house smells. Danny's sweat does not smell like Persil and cigarette smoke, but his jumper does. Maddie's sweat does not smell like Bold 2-in-1 and fried onions, but her jumper does.

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I disagree 🤷‍♀️ to me it doesn’t smell like house smell and washing powder, otherwise you’d expect siblings to smell the same/similar.

exprecis · 05/11/2024 18:22

Dontlletmedownbruce · 05/11/2024 17:56

That's interesting and i suspect its true. I'm Irish and after being a bit freaked out from a thread here I asked around as mine were only washing twice a week. I found most people said two or three times a week, some said once. I've never met someone who makes little kids shower every day.

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Mine really enjoy a shower so it isn't really a big deal. Takes 5-10 mins a day.

If they really hated it, I would reconsider

BadPeopleFan · 05/11/2024 18:08

Mine are teenagers now but they were bathed once a day from being babies and put into clean pjs.
I hated the thought of putting them to bed covered in the days grime, especially when small and bum wiping etc was less than reliable.
As teenagers they both now happily shower daily with no drama as they are used to it and they didn't suddenly have to start washing more once they hit puberty.
They also had a full set of clean uniform daily inc jumpers. I won't wear anything twice before washing so I wouldn't expect them to do so.

MrsSunshine2b · 05/11/2024 18:04

Isitfridayyetsophie · 05/11/2024 17:09

I was wondering when I read some of the replies if this would be the case. I know kids don’t really smell but they all have their own unique odour, I can’t smell my son’s but I can smell others. My son sweats, especially when he’s running around, I don’t think he’s unusual for that. I know people here roll your eyes when you say you go nose blind,
but I really think people do. It’s like when you’re at school and you find a jumper and you knew who it belonged to after you smelled it
Edit- should clarify I can’t smell my son but I’m sure has he his own smell too, I’m just I’m noseblind to it!

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They recognise jumpers by washing powder smell and however their house smells. Danny's sweat does not smell like Persil and cigarette smoke, but his jumper does. Maddie's sweat does not smell like Bold 2-in-1 and fried onions, but her jumper does.