Do you sit by the bath when your dc has a bath or am I lazy?

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Dd, 5, having a bath, playing with her toys etc. I’m lay on the bed. It’s an en-suite bedroom and door is wide awake and I can see and hear her completely.
Is this lazy though?
After she’s played a bit, I’ll wash her hair, get her out, pjs, do her hair etc, but do you do more? Do you sit by the bath and play, am I being rubbish?

I sit and play and chat with my dd, she has loads of bath toys and it's a nice relaxing time for us to spend together.

Never, ever, do this.

I bring a comfy chair in and do some work on the laptop or look at my phone. He’s happy playing with his boats and going under water with his goggles. Towards the end of the bath I’ll create fake waves and make milkshakes out of the bubbles.

Yes and never have a bath when sleepy

Really dangerous. By the time you can't hear them it's too late

Same . I would just take the downtime while I can.

I’m amazed at the number of people who leave a 5 year old alone in the bath! Also, how sad that they cant be bothered with their child.

I wouldn't lay on the bed incase you nodded off.
Make a drink and sit in the bathroom and read though or do something else. The question you have to ask yourself is would you be happy if X/Y/Z (trusted adult) was looking after DC and did the same as you are? If you wouldn't be happy with them doing it, you shouldn't either.

Baths should be supervised until 8, accidents can happen in a split second. You wouldn't leave a 5 (or 3) year old alone in a pool but that doesn't mean you can't do other things.

I’ve fallen asleep in the bath loads of times. I tend to wake up feeling groggy and cold

You're lucky then

Mine is also an en-suite, i lay on the bed reading while she plays with her toys. I can see her the whole time.

Surely if you started drowning instincts would wake you up?

How if you're reading?

Do they?

I don’t know, I’m asking you 😂

I’m assuming you’d naturally wake up if you suddenly couldn’t breathe

I face the bath and am constantly looking up from the kindle, she also talks to me. She's nearly 8 and only been doing it like this since she turned 7.

It only takes an inch of water and a few seconds to drown.

I think I was 7/8 when I was left for the first time, and that was because I could start to shower and wash my own hair properly (AKA rinse all of the shampoo & conditioner out)

No idea. I've never tried it

I’d be concerned that if I lay down I’d fall asleep and that could be dangerous for a child to be unattended.

Fair enough that sounds sensible at that age

Well I’ve never started drowning before so I can’t say for sure

At five nearly six years of age my son started asking for some privacy in the bathroom and we started allowing some for his playtime. We help him in and out and assist in washing and getting in and out. He's six now (and tall- wearing age 9 clothes) and honestly although I supervise he is good at getting in and out safely without help, his legs are plenty long enough. He's sensible and a decent swimmer and his baths are not deep so I don't feel the situation is dangerous at all. I'm not NOT BOTHERING I am trying to accommodate something I considered a reasonable request. A quick google suggests that the advice is to supervise under five anyway https://www.johnsonsbaby.co.uk/bath/toddler-bath-time#:~:text=What%20age%20can%20a%20child,to%20trust%20your%20own%20judgement.

I used to put my DDs in the bath and cook the dinner 😂 the bathroom was next door to the kitchen and the doors were open. They’d happily stay in there playing for hours … was great. I’d enjoy it OP!

A decent swimmer - Christ how big is your bath?

i mean he has a good understanding of water safety, wouldn't freak out if he was suddenly under the water 😂I feel like the only thing different between him now and say an eight year old might be washing technique, but I still help him with that.