How often should an 8 yr old take showers?

[Anonymous]

DC bathes every night, in the winter w do every other night. We make bathing fun with rubber ducks, bubbles, calming bath songs etc. The most important model is you as a parent. My children never had a problem with bathing because they bathed with me until age 6. We started bathing at age 1 with bubbles and such. You have to start when they are young and get them accustomed to bathing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:EVERY.SINGLE. DAY.
Teacher here, you can not believe how gross the kids desks, bathrooms, pencils are. Look at their fingernails, some kids look so unkept, I can tell a child is well loved and cared for when they have clean an well kept nails.

Just yuck.

Kids literally are in long sleeves, pants, and sock/sneakers. What gets dirty besides their hands and faces at school.

Also, you are terrible human being that you justify a parent's love for their child based on fingernails. Many parents don't let their kids get dirty, go off and play, and yell/hit them if they track anything in from outside. They are told to look perfect and read inside only. I guess those parents line their kids the most.

I was told specifically by my pediatrician and her dermatologist every other night and less than 5min to avoid eczema flare-ups and it has worked. My DD washes her fancy and face nightly. Try having a kid who can't walk because her eczema hurts so bad. Showering daily and creams (even for eczema) made it worse.

You are clearly a poster who doesn't bathe every day. Kids do stink and its clear there are parent out there who are as nasty as their kids. This is why I don't eat at bring a dish team meetings or whatever because I fear that people like you scratch their butts and then don't wash their hands.

What a judge bitch of a teacher you are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:daily- dont you like to shower daily? not to be snarky I just think everyone feels better after a shower.

No to be snarky but washing your skin and hair daily is absolutely terrible for both. Especially in the winter and even more if you have dry skin, eczema, etc... It also helps decrease risks of infections by keeping good body fihgting bacteria on your skin and avoiding cracks in skin that would allow bad bacteria to enter. Kids especially. The more dirt and good germs that are on them, the less likely they will get sick, have rashes, and in the long run has even shown to prevent certain cancers.

Unless you are genuinely dirty or sweaty, there is no need to shower daily. Washing hair should be 3x a week maximum.

America is nuts with the over-washing obsession.

That's an excuse you! There are moisturizing conditioners and things you can put into water to make your skin soft. Baby oil, melted Shea butter (if you're the crunchy type) , etc. There is no reason why after the age of 6 you and your child should not be bathing regularly everyday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A shower takes about 2 minutes. Think about all the things kids come in contact with at school. I would imagine not all kids are not great wipers either....

This is why my kid bathes everyday.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We try for twice a week, but most weeks my eight year olds showers once a week. He doesn't smell and is perfectly clean.

Either you are completely delusional about how badly your kid smells, OR your eight year old is so inactive that he never sweats or comes into contact with dirt. Either way, you need to re-evaluate some things.

Nope. He doesn't smell and he's extremely active. My five year old is more likely to smell if he hasn't showered recently. They do bathe more regularly in the summer when they get dirtier and sweatier.

[Anonymous]

Don't blame the parents for dirty nails. My kid hates having his nails cut, hates taking a bath. It's not from lack of trying.

Doctors are people with personal preferences. Some people have oilier skin and some have drier skin. If an oily skinned doctor tells you to bathe your dry skinned kid daily, I would take it with a grain of salt. How is it healthier to wash away natural oils with drying soap, and then slather chemicals on your body?

[Anonymous]

Twice a week, but I usually go against the political correctness since I didn't breast feed either. If they smell or look dirty, then as needed.

[Anonymous]

Mine smells, especially if he just played b-ball. We make him shower every night by himself. He does so without complaint. I'm not sure how well he actually cleans himself, but figure that even if he does it horribly, he'll still rinse of whatever germs he brought back home each day from school!

[Anonymous]

If they've been outside digging, the dirt/grass can stain their nails to the point where it doesn't come off in the tub very easily. It might take a few bath soakings to get it off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A shower takes about 2 minutes. Think about all the things kids come in contact with at school. I would imagine not all kids are not great wipers either....

This is why my kid bathes everyday.

+ 1 million

simply passing gas makes my DC stink. I wouldn't feel right subjecting the public to that smell.

[Anonymous]

For ya'll non-showering people, are you at least washing the kid's asses and putting on clean underclothes? Or are these kids wearing the same rancid underwear for days on end?

Kids pee and poop every day and wipe poorly. They need to be cleaned.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Every other day but for now. I've been telling them for years that once they turn ten, they need to switch to daily showers.

And you really think that's going to be successful? Serious question, do you think they suddenly start stinking when they're 10 years old but they didn't when they're 9.91 years old? I doubt your kids will think so, ergo they'll most likely fall back into the habit that's been instilled in them.

No, but based on family history, they will be late bloomers. And they know that the every day rule will be enforced at 10. Just like any other right/responsibility that is related to age (when they can play on their own in the neighborhood, when they can stay home alone,etc.). It will be fine.

[Anonymous]

Rancid underwear. I figure when DS starts getting interested in girls, he will change them daily.

[Anonymous]

My children have bathed at least every day (sometimes morning and night) since they started preschool. They are high school and college age now. I cannot stand the idea of a dirty child getting into a clean bed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For ya'll non-showering people, are you at least washing the kid's asses and putting on clean underclothes? Or are these kids wearing the same rancid underwear for days on end?

Kids pee and poop every day and wipe poorly. They need to be cleaned.

The whole family uses flushable wipes and changes underwear daily.

I guarantee none of you must-bathe-daily people could pick my two tidy, petite, blue-eyed, blond DD’s out as (gasp!) twice-a-week bathers. I freely admit they bathe almost daily during the pool season. But that is a function of chlorine/sunscreen, not BO.