To not bath my DC every night?

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DH insists they have a bath every night and I say that it's fine every other night.

They don't smell and if DH isn't here then I sometimes just wash their hands, face, teeth and nethers.

He's Aussie and I reckon he thinks it's necasary because it IS in Oz...the heat and everything.

It's a bloody mare! Mess and delay every night!

Didn't used to bath kids every day when younger but are now aged 5 and 8 and you can see they are grubby when they come home from school. Five mins in the shower is all they need.

Also DS2 not the best at flicking drips off his willy and when he misses his daily shower it got a bit sore all good now

YANBU.

My DS gets a shower 3 times a week. He has excema and washing skin every day makes it dry.

YANBU unless they are playing in muck everyday. My DC get bathed every 2 nights and sometimes can be every 3 if we have had a later dinner!

we do every 2/3 days here - so on average 3 times a week.... with dd thats normally at least one shower out of that too

YANBU

Yanbu. Too much washing dries out the skin and removes protective oils.

YANBU Both my boys get really dry skin if I do this. On average they have a bath 3 times a week ( more if they are really dirty)

Simple: if DH insists they have a bath every night then why doesn't HE bath them every night?

And no YANBU - DS washes every day but not bathing. Too much effort!

YANBU

My ds only got bathed twice a week until we started weaning him. Nowadays by the time 6pm comes he is so covered in food, in his hair, in his ears, under his arms (in his nappy not poo, just food???) that it's easier to give him a bath than try to clean him up.

Well, tbh, although it is probably not strictly necessary, I do it. To me, it is part of the get ready for bed routine ( in the loosest sense, more of a sequence of events).

Kids generally are more relaxed/better behaved (IMHO only!) when they know what is coming next. The calm wind down routine then leads to them being more settled for bed time and they then drift off and sleep easier. It leads to a more relaxed atmosphere all round.

I think it also sets up good habits and hygiene standards as teenagers as a shower is an every day thing that 'you just do as thats the way we have always done it'.

YANBU I no longer bath DD every night. I used to, part of her routine I guess. She will be getting a bath/quick shower every night come summer though- she's always muckier then, what with suncream, dirt and ice lolly juice everywhere.

Sorry I meant if the bath is only every other night, they are unsure what is next. eg homework tv dinner bath teeth stories bed every night vs homework tv dinner maybe bath if we have time/you are grubby teeth stories bed

crap. still sounds wrong. I know what I mean!!

My DS has a bath or shower every night. It signals bedtime for him. It's part of a routine we have had since he was a baby.

Eh? What happened baths being once a week on a Sunday night "for school tomorrow"? With Matey of course. Oh heck so much has changed since I were a nipper....

My kids have a shower or bath every morning without fail! In the summer, they have a shower in the morn and at night too!

My 1 year old has a bath each morning, only because she won't stay still for a top and tail strip wash anymore.
I think every 2-3 days for older children is fine if they're having a wash down on the other days.
It's not supposed to be good for your skin bathing every day because it dries it out.

When mine were upwards of 5 they always had a bath every day.

In my house when we were young we had one on Sundays and we all had to share the bathwater. Me first I was the eldest.

If my dcs had a bath or shower every day I would be dealing with eczema rather more than I do.

Bathing daily is fine if that's what you want to do. But water is drying and not a great thing to do to sensitive skins.

No routine needed here for a long time, not really since school ge. DD is almost 9 now. She goes to bed at different times, following different events and activities every night, no problem - reads a bit herself, then goes to sleep.

No daily bath here either and not for a long long time. She has a bath or shower and washes her hair 3-4 times a week.

My 2 get a shower every other day. Was told by GP, HV and a paediatric surgeon, not to shower my kids every day as it strips their natural oils from the skin and dries it out. Babies and toddlers are particularly susceptable to dried out skin due to over washing.

Obscure - I know what you mean! We do the same thing here. My dd is 2 and gets really wound up the more tired she gets so a bath is a clear indicator it is getting to bedtime. Just part of the routine. She calms down in the bath then is ready for story and bed. I do it for that, and not because she's dirty!

Yes, YABU.

You should be instilling hygiene into your DC and you should absolutely be giving them a bath every everning.

How would you like to go to bed dirty, every other night? Or perhaps you're not bothered? Are you also a bit shy of soap?

Well if he insists, let him do it every alternate night.. I dont see the need for it unless they have been rolling in mud all day. How old are they?

YANBU, OP. Children do not need a bath every day unless they are that unclean because of whatever has gone on during the day. To bath them every night (unless there are mitigating circumstances) is complete lunacy. You definitely do not need to bath the average child every night. Madness!

Their routine remai the same and is quite strong whether they bathe or not...it's a little playtime, then a bath (or not) and then a story and then bed.

No bath seems fine with them as the wash replaces it...they're not babies any more so aren't covered in poo/food/ etc.

I will show this to DH!