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How old before you left child in bath unsupervised?

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Gruffalosandbuffalos · 20/01/2020 17:35

Just that really. How old were your children before you felt you could leave them in the bath while you put clothes away in the next room?

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Andonandonan · 20/01/2020 18:00

I think my dc were about 4. Both very sensible and in together so able to watch out for each other too.

Wonkydonkey44 · 20/01/2020 18:01

7 and a half but only just started and usually only in the next room and chatting to each other .

PotteringAlong · 20/01/2020 18:02

About 4? I don’t leave my 3 year old, but I do leave my 5 year old (and 8 year old!)

couchparsnip · 20/01/2020 18:02

I think about 5 for my two. I would still pop in and help wash hair etc.

InDubiousBattle · 20/01/2020 18:03

I potter about leaving my 4 and 6 year olds in the bath.

UnnecessarilyUpset · 20/01/2020 18:04

Mine are 5 and 3 and I'm happy to leave them visibly unsupervised while I'm pottering about close by.

All rooms are very close to one another though so I feel comfortable doing so.

youwereagoodcakeclyde · 20/01/2020 18:05

I’d go in and out with 4 yr old in bath but wouldn’t leave her the whole bathtime - I wouldn’t know what state the room would be in when I got back! Maybe 6 for whole bathtime - with door ajar.

olympicsrock · 20/01/2020 18:08

Three year old happy in bath with me next door

Qwerty543 · 20/01/2020 18:08
  1. And even then I get twitchy if I can't hear. I am overly paranoid though.
Spied · 20/01/2020 18:10

My DD is 8 and I still stay in the next room and chat to her whilst she had a bath.

Spied · 20/01/2020 18:11

Started this last year

doritosdip · 20/01/2020 18:12

School aged (4/5?) The water was about belly button deep.
I was more worried about the kids squabbling than turning on the water or slipping and I think that having 2 meant that I'm an emergency the other would yell for me

Her0utdoors · 20/01/2020 18:13

They are 6 and nearly 3 and we live in a 2 bed terrace, I will go down to the kitchen very quickly, and am happy to potter about upstairs. It's extremely unlikely to go quiet, if it does I shout them or go in.

lloe7 · 20/01/2020 18:13

Age 4

notaregularmom · 20/01/2020 18:14

3 but my bathrooms downstairs and wonder in and out

Gruffalosandbuffalos · 20/01/2020 18:15

My DS is 3 and happy playing in a shallow bath while I potter in and out. I’m only ever out of the room for a minute at a time but my mum gave me a lecture on how this was long enough to drown etc and that he shouldn’t be left.

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SquashedFlyBiscuit · 20/01/2020 18:17
  1. Absolutely wouldn't leave a 3 year old. Read too many stories in mn when mine were snall about how quickly drowning happens.
NZlife · 20/01/2020 18:20

My DS will be 4 in May and I go in and out staying upstairs normally getting pyjamas etc ready for bed. I shout to him if he's gone quiet & go and check him. Sometimes I sit in the bathroom with him though.

puds11 · 20/01/2020 18:21
  1. I would not even consider leaving a child under 5 alone in the bath.
TheReluctantCountess · 20/01/2020 18:22

I think he was about seven or eight.

Tfoot75 · 20/01/2020 18:23

I don't sit in the bathroom while my 3yo is in the bath and haven't for quite a while. Baths aren't particularly shallow either as she likes a lot of water. Struggling to think of a scenario where she could accidentally drown without making a sound tbh, perhaps someone will highlight where the risk is! She talks to herself constantly while playing anyway.

fallfallfall · 20/01/2020 18:24

I had 3 under 3, I let them be in the tub from the time they could walk. They played in the water nightly for 30-45 minutes. As if I could sit there and waste all that time.
Personally those that claim to sit there till well into school age are either virtue signalling or avoiding life.

ToastyFingers · 20/01/2020 18:26

I mostly leave the 6 year old and will leave the 6 and 4 year old together for a bit but wouldn't leave the 4 year old on her own. I still stay upstairs though.

JolieOBrien · 20/01/2020 18:27

When they can swim is the time to leave them unsupervised.

WellErrr · 20/01/2020 18:28

About 2 but they sang incessantly and I was well within earshot. If the singing stopped I’d go in. But it never did Grin

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