I have two boys; the eldest is 11.5 years old and the youngest has just turned 8.
They adore each other and are pretty much inseparable which also includes bath time.
I have never had a problem with them bathing together as that’s what they choose to do, but some of my friends who have children of a similar age have started making comments that it isn’t appropriate.
They have expressed concern for my eldest son and say that at “his age” (puberty implications I imagine) he shouldn’t have to share a bath.
But I’m not making them share….they want to share. I give them to option to bathe alone if that’s what they’d prefer, but they don’t want to.
When I explain this to my friends I just get eye rolls in my direction.
What do other parents do in this situation?
Should I be enforcing separate baths?