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Age for separate baths??

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greenday11 · 03/02/2012 13:57

Sorry if this has been done before but DS is coming up to 8 and DD is coming up to 5 and although they still quite enjoy having a joint bath I'm wondering when the time should come to separate them?

Any advice appreciated

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ginmakesitallok · 03/02/2012 14:00

When they don't want a bath together any more? I don't think there is a right or wrong answer to this. My DDs are 8 and 2 and they love any combination of bath (including with me and DP) - but DP doesn't bath with DD1 any more (don't know why - he 's still happy to wander about naked in front of them)

LineRunner · 03/02/2012 14:02

I think about 8 sounds right, though it really depends on how comfortable everyone clearly is (or isn't).

Flyonthewindscreen · 03/02/2012 14:22

Slightly to say that I have a DS (just 10) and a DD (just 8) that are still bathing together. They did decide of their own accord last year to start having separate showers but have kind of drifted (again through own choice) into a joint bath again. I do think it is getting a little old but am kind of going with the flow for the time being, surely they are going to want to be alone, bathroom door locked when they hit puberty! DS has recently started protesting if he sees me nude and certainly would not want to share a bath with me so am assuming that sharing with DD will follow before long.

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greenday11 · 03/02/2012 14:29

Thanks all - I'm not going to rush them as the longer they can stay 'children' is all the better for me! But as they are different sexes and we probably need to start looking at at later bedtime for DS who isn't getting so tired in the evening - perhaps a shower would work better for him sometime soon!

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Francagoestohollywood · 03/02/2012 14:35

Mine are 9 (ds) and 7 (dd) and sometimes they choose to have a shower separately, sometimes they prefer to have a bath together so that they can play. It depends on how well they are getting along, really.
We haven't had issues of privacy, yet...

PippiLongBottom · 03/02/2012 14:35

My dd is nearly ten and it has just occured to me that she is now bathing seperately. I think it's more the fact that she has two younger brothers who drive her crazy rather than any ishoos over her body. We are all still openly nekkid and there are no ishoos with that, yet.

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