How often do you bath your 2 year old?

[MaryWants2getMarried]

Topic says it all really.

[JoandMax]

Every night, always have done with both of them.

They seem to need it, they're filth magnets! It's a lovely time of our day though, we all chat and they play and laugh etc

[CharlotteBronteSaurus]

every night
she likes it, and it kills 30 minutes during the most whingey spell of the day

[Mrsrudolphduvall]

Every night. It was the beginning of winding down...tea at 5, bath at 6, bed by 7.

[nappydaysagain]

Every night here too. All 3 of my DCs (11, 9 and 2) have a daily bath or shower as do I and DH. We like to be clean

[helebear]

Dd 21 months used to have a bath every evening as she enjoyed it & it signalled the start of bedtime, but she didn't necessarily need a bath everyday. But just recently she's started to loath baths (unfortunately I think she had a bad experience with nappy rash & a slightly too warm bath which stung her bum) and a bath is now a total battle & results in mega tantrums/ hysterics so I now give her a bath 2 or 3 times/ week and wash hands & face every evening instead.

[ouryve]

Mine were both messy eaters at that age, so pretty much every day.

They still are at 6 & 9 - plus DS2 is still in nappies and gets quite stale and DS1 doesn't wipe very well.

[SnowyGrey]

Both mine have been bathed every night from birth barring illness or extreme tiredness which is rare. have never found it affects my 2's skin ie made it dry or anything etc. In fact they both have lovely skin and have never had cradle cap either (I wondered if it was because all scurf has been washed from head so never has chance to build up).

[LoonyRationalist]

Once or twice a week here for my 3.8 year old, bad for her skin to do it more often.

[Sirzy]

Ds is just 3 and has a shower every other night

[rrreow]

It probably also depends on whether they're potty trained. When you're wiping their bottom with a wet wipe after every nappy change I don't see the need to have a bath, but if they're potty trained and wiping with toilet paper instead, it might be more hygienic to have a bath every day.

[rrreow]

2-3 times a week. I understand when people do it every night as part of a bedtime routine, but from a cleanliness point of view I don't feel that's necessary.

[C0smos]

Every night, part of bedtime routine. However we live in a hot country so he gets sweaty, plus bare feet most of the time so he gets grubby.

[gourd]

No baths as we dont have one. Showering is part of bedtime routine though so LO (2.3) showers every night. LO enjoys it with tub flutes, squirty ducks and squirty Thomas train. She also likes to wash her own face and body with flannel and/or hands and we want to encourage her to do this by herself. We wash her hair only once a week as she has a dry scalp like me. Hair washing has never been fun, but it's only once a week so it's not too bad and is over in seconds with a shower.

[SpikyLikey]

She has a wash every other, btw, but her skin gets very dry if she baths too often.

[SpikyLikey]

Quick dip in a shallow bath roughly every other morning before nursery, sometimes more depending on if she needs it. A 'big bath' on Sunday evening when I wash and condition her (massive, unruly mane of...) hair and do all the maintenance stiff like cut nails, put lotion on her skin etc.

[OneLittleToddlingTerror]

princessx that's probably because it's hot in south africa. I used to shower twice a day when I live in Hong Kong and Auckland. You sweat during the day and you definitely feel smelly after a day at school/work. And that's the minimum number of showers I have. If I exercise I also shower in the gym (that'll make it three times a day).

[Medal]

Every night for my 2yo and 3yo unless they're ill or very tired. It's part of their routine. I don't understand why children wouldn't need some sort of a wash at the end of the day! My two certainly do, well their hands, faces and bottoms do! They have eczema so it probably isn't ideal for their skin but I would feel neglectful if I didn't put them to bed clean.

[princessx]

Yes I had a south african friend who was horrified at the idea of not bathing every day. She always had 2 showers a day - morning and night. But depending where you live the water can really dry your skin out

[SocietyClowns]

had

[SocietyClowns]

My pfb ha a bath every night. Along came her sister and our bedtime routine went out the window. Dd2 (coming up to 3) is lucky to get a bath twice a week and I have put 'bath time' in my calendar because otherwise it would be less...

[salvadory]

Every other night for both my two dd's (ages 36 and 11 months respectively).
A South African dermatologist I saw recently (about dd2's eczema) thinks the British are very strange for not bathing every day but I honestly don't think mine need it (unless they get dirty/painty etc then I will bath on a non bath night).

[Piemistress]

Every night. It's part of their bedtime routine. He sits in the shower though as no bath where we are currently living and DD has her tummy tub!

[ChristabelChristmas]

Every night - I think it's useful as a winding down activity before bed. If he's too tired however then we will skip it but every other day is a minimum.

[OneLittleToddlingTerror]

DD is 21mo and we bath every night, except when she's poorly. But she loves the bath. It's just part of the bedtime routine. I don't believe she actually needs a bath/shower everyday.

[princessx]

DD is nearly 2 and I was doing it every night until a few months ago. Then we moved to London and she got dry skin in the had water so I reduced it to every second night. Then we moved again to a house with a freezing bathroom and she started crying when we went in, so for the last month it has been once a week only! with hands and face washed every night, and a bum wash in the sink if she's done a poo