Do you bath your kids everyday?

I don't bath my children at all.

They are both in their twenties now though, and don't live with me, so maybe that makes a difference 😁

Twice per day - beautiful, healthy skin and a nice fresh smell.

Same for me and after 43 years, my skin is still very much intact.

I never did the daily bath or shower for kids up to about 6/7. In summer perhaps, but not in winter.

By age nine they were showering daily.

Dread to think what some of your water bills are!

At home once a week. They have to shower after sport in school and they have swimming once a week too.

My skin seems fine and i've bathed/showered every day since birth.

What are people getting so worked up about this?!
Surely it depends.
DH and I shower everyday and sometimes I have a bath too. We were washed every day but no skin conditions.
DS has severe eczema, he gets washed every 2-3 days at most on dermatologist advice and that's with emollients and skin cream. I'd love to wash him every day as he's a mucky sod.

I agree with the Op @Nastynigel I have eczema and my mother bathed me every day as a child. I was constantly in and out of hospital with infections as a result.

my children are the same age as Ops and they shower 2/3 times a week. We have hard water here, so not good for the skin.

This is only true for people that have existing skin conditions. There is absolutely no evidence that washing daily using mild soaps has any impact on your or your child’s skin.

mumsnet is hilarious for people making claims with absolutely no scientific evidence 🤣

I think we have to assume people have different skin though... if I used soap every day I would be red raw... same for my kids.

9 & 11 - twice a week.

It's a pretty hard transition from showring once a week to convincing a teen they now need to do it every day. Start as you mean to go on and save yourself a job down the line.

My under 10s shower/bath 2-3 times a week, my older ones are every other day. A wet wipe keeps everywhere else fresh in between washes at that age.
If I start washing mine too often I notice they they begin to get dry patches on faces or the creases behind their legs which become itchy.
Less is definitely better for young ones, no need any more than 2x a week if they aren't actually dirty, in my opinion anyway.
And just for the record, they wear fresh clothes virtually everyday, I'm a bit of a clean freak when it comes to clothes and housework.

Obviously once they reach puberty they'll shower/ bathe every day! Completely different situation. Little kids don't get BO or smelly in the same way!

Sometimes every night, sometimes every 3 days. Really depends what we're up to, where they've been, how dirty they are.

I'd rather skip the bath and let them stay out 20minutes more if we're having fun.

Also an eczema family and definitely find it drying. I don't really care what the society says as they spent 20yrs recommending a product only to turn around and say it makes it worse. I'd said that the first time a Dr prescribed it to me.

Sorry but if it's a mild wash creme or soap you don't damage there skin I was bathed every night as a child unusual for 1970s yes I know but I bathed or showered my kids every day as well and no one has ever had any skin complaints .

Shower every day. It's incredibly important to teach children how to keep clean and not smell offensive to others. It most certainly does not 'damage' normal healthy skin 🤣 Perhaps it might if you suffer from a skin condition, but I have 3 well-washed teens with no skin issues at all, who have showered/een washed daily frm birth.

My toddler has a wallow in the bath every evening as part of her wind down routine. Quick hair wash every 2-3 days. I never use soap on her, although sometimes a bit of mild baby bubble bath which I guess is the same thing. Her skin is completely fine so far and she seems to enjoy it. Certainly never wants to get out! I'm quite surprised by the "once a week" comments - not in a judgemental way, it just never occurred to me we could leave it so long. We're outside a lot so do get grubby, have livestock etc.

2-3 times a week, until they are teenagers and then you have to drag them in at least once a week until they turn about 15 and then they have either a 2 hour bath every night or a 45 minute shower every morning 😂

Sunday is bath day for our two unless they have got very dirty out on a walk or something. Once they are teenagers will be every other day.

A bath 3 times a week for 7 year old, plus a shower after swimming lesson. Hair washed twice a week.

Unless you’re dealing with skin conditions that advise otherwise then I think a daily shower is a good habit to get into. The 9YO probably isn’t far off really needing it and you know won’t have a fight on your hands if it’s something they’ve always done. And at those ages it’s not exactly any effort for you as they can sort themselves out.

Every day as a baby, I thought that's what should be done. Doctor told me to stop and do it 2-3 times a week, even for older kids. The difference in their skin was really remarkable.

7 year old. Summer - shower at least once every day (usually twice, morning and night). Colder months - shower and wash hair every other day. More if required depending on day's activities. Wash face every day. Bath once a week.

Long baths twice a week, they are under 8. More often if sweaty, dirty, covered in suncream etc.