Do you bath your kids everyday?

[Nastynigel]

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

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

I think people can tell that for themselves did you just start this thread to judge people who bathe their kids everyday?

I have noticed among my friends that English people (mothers) wash the kids every night.
Irish mothers don't.

I don't know why this is. I presume cost of electric/water would have been the same growing up so it's not a financial thing, but a cultural one

https://nationaleczema.org/eczema/treatment/bathing/#:~:text=Tips%20for%20bathing%20and%20moisturizing%20with%20eczema&text=Take%20at%20least%20one%20bath,a%20gentle%20cleanser%20(not%20soap)

Just putting it out there that the national eczema association thinks daily showers are fine

Obviously individuals may respond better to other treatment.

My 8 year old has a shower every morning. He never wants a bath.

That's interesting. I'm not English and we were bathed once a week, with daily face washing. I shower almost daily as an adult.

I'm quite laid back with my DD, bath every Sunday before the school week starts and if she needs another one in the week I'll chuck her in, but sometimes she'll go another week without. I've read loads of these threads though and am relaxed about being a pig. 😅

Everyday, he’s 3 and we’re out and about a lot, painting and lots of walking/running/playgrounds everyday so he needs a bath daily. When he’s older he’ll swap to daily showers. My husband and I shower daily, so I would find it strange to not give my son a good clean everyday too!

Twice a week in winter max.

At that age it's entirely possible the nine year old will be starting puberty and starting to get a bit whiffy. I think it's important to instill good hygiene habits so mine are washed every day (shower or bath). If the eczema federation says it's fine then I'm fine with that too.

6 yr old one bath a week and one shower after swimming a week. More if hot or very dirty. He really does not need more than that.

DD 12, shower twice a week, would prefer alternate days, ideally a daily quick shower, but a challenge with a reluctant pre teen but I'm working on it!

Those that do once a week - Are you serious!?

My kids shower every night. They skip one day on an odd weekend.

Yes every day, no skin problems or issues. For me I was only bathed once or twice a week as a kid and I found it hard moving to shower more as a preteen or teen as it wasn’t part of my routine.

We bathed every day. We messed with the bedtime routine at our peril.

Every 2 to 3 days usually. DD had dry skin as a toddler so we stopped bathing every day.

Same here for DS age 5, tho he has eczema regardless, it it's so much worse if washed more.
We found lush dream cream to be the best treatment post wash.

My DS is grown up now but yes, every day - slightly less as a teenager (shower instead) but he's always loved a bath (quite miffed now as he's in a flat share that only has a shower . Personally I found giving my DS a bath a lot simpler than 'supervising' a proper wash at the wash basin.
It was just an automatic part of the bedtime routine..... we had the time & could afford the hot water.

I have a bath most nights myself & my skin is perfectly fine.

I bath my 4year old most days because it’s part of his wind down routine before bed. I don’t think it’s necessary, it just works for our routine. Daily bathing can also give some children skin issues. I think every 2-3 days would be fine for most kids unless they’ve got really dirty somewhere.

That’s a US organisation, no doubt funded by the companies that produce all the various products they suggest using.

Dermatologists in the UK generally advise against daily bathing for children.

Every day, soft water area so no dry skin issues and toddler is usually pretty grubby from playing outside, painting, food etc.

My DC 8 and 9 shower daily (may skip the odd day). It's part of their routine and their skin is fine.

Every 2-3 days here until hormones kick in then it’s most days or every other day if timing doesn’t allow. During period it’s daily.

Bath every other with hair wash ( sweaty activities) shower down the days between

She has sport at school 4 days out of five, and does gymnastics at the weekend, so she needs a shower almost every day. We skip one occasionally. And only wash her very long hair twice a week. We bathed her less before she turned 8 and started getting BO.

That's not true any more

I was given that advice in the 90s as a child but the advice my son gets from a consultant dermatologist is daily baths but the lukewarm water is really important. Hot water can be an issue.

Here's the UK eczema society saying the same thing at point 7

https://eczema.org/information-and-advice/information-for-parents-and-children/babies-and-eczema/

My dad's culture is very hard on people who don't bathe daily, or smell/look 'clean'. My mum bathed us sporadically, and I was usually a bit smelly until around 10 when I decided to bathe daily in the morning before school. That's set the standard for my DC; a bath every morning.

We're black so we don't wash our hair when we bath, it's washed separately...maybe every 1 or 2 weeks depending on look/smell.

I think it depends. I'm on my third (child, not bath!) and I've always been a big proponent of bathing children every 3 days or so, in order to maintain healthy skin and flora. But, with my youngest (girl) who is 2, we are now bathing her every day in completely plain water, but only washing her hair 1 or 2 times per week. This is GP's advice and due to her being diagnosed with something called vulvovaginitis, which is an inflammatory skin condition and presents a little like a UTI. In her case, it was caused by bubble baths but it is worsened by old urine that sort of remains between the labia throughout the day - especially worse when she's out in a childcare setting all day.

Until this diagnosis I had outrageously unwavering opinions on how often anyone "needs" to bathe their kids, 😅 but now I've really accepted that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to bathing for adults or kids.

Skin is one part of it, but there's also time and budget. Side note and demonstrably poor mothering on my part: I find having to do bath time every day really annoying. 😅