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Do you bath your kids everyday?

143 replies

Nastynigel · 05/11/2024 12:42

How often do your children have a bath -
aged 7 and 9.

Surely it cannot be everyday?? Or am I being thick.

OP posts:
Sii · 05/11/2024 12:54

Bath once or twice a week and a shower every other day

teatoast8 · 05/11/2024 12:54

Abigaillovesholidays · 05/11/2024 12:53

It cannot be good for anyone's skin to be showering every single day surely?

Its not

Catza · 05/11/2024 12:53

Nastynigel · 05/11/2024 12:49

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

So don't bath or shower them every day if this is what you believe.

Abigaillovesholidays · 05/11/2024 12:53

It cannot be good for anyone's skin to be showering every single day surely?

LifeD1lemma · 05/11/2024 12:52

4 and 6yos have a bath 2-3 times a week. Wash every day obviously.

LifeInAHamsterWheel · 05/11/2024 12:52

Mine are teens now but up to around age 7 maybe they were bathed every night. It was just part of the evening routine, helped them to settle for the night etc (plus with playing outside a lot they were often grubby!)

From about 7 years on they moved to having a quick shower every night.

Now they're teens they shower whenever they want but mostly first thing in the morning.

teatoast8 · 05/11/2024 12:51

Twice a week

Coolbreezee · 05/11/2024 12:51

Most days. Once or twice a fortnight we may let it slide, if they aren't especially grubby, or they are overtired, sick etc.

tintinsanfran123 · 05/11/2024 12:50

Every second or third day. Our 7 yo gets a flare up of eczema if we do every day. Gets basic wash on in between days

TotallyKerplunked · 05/11/2024 12:50

Mine shower every morning, mostly a quick "wash the important bits"

firsttimemum1230 · 05/11/2024 12:50

I try too but if not I only miss 1 night a week or 2 but she will have a bath that next morning

Pootles34 · 05/11/2024 12:49

Bath 2/3 times a week for small children. Eldest is a teen so he has daily morning shower.

Original poster
Nastynigel · 05/11/2024 12:49

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

OP posts:
SquirrelyWirrally · 05/11/2024 12:49

Shower every night

Peopleinmyphone · 05/11/2024 12:48

My 8 year old has a bath every evening, aside from the day he has swimming lessons and then it's a shower at swimming instead. We don't wash his hair everyday though.

Catza · 05/11/2024 12:48

We keep to the same schedule as ourselves - shower daily with some occasional gaps if there was no vigorous activity (wash the "strategic" areas with a cloth). Bath is optional once a week.
I think a daily bath is quite extravagant nowadays.

Viewfrommyhouse · 05/11/2024 12:47

Shower every night.

Pippapotamus · 05/11/2024 12:47

Every other day here unless they've done something to get particularly dirty or smelly. We do a sink wash on non bath days mine are 4 and 6.

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