Do your kids take a bath every day ?

[Anonymous]

Son is 5 and he hates taking a bath. It's like pulling teeth to get him to take one . Would it hurt not to take one everyday ? What does everyone else do with thier little kids ?

[Anonymous]

We never did daily baths. Not necessary.

Could it have to do with the time of day you are doing it that makes it less tolerable?

My kids are older now, but we used to keep food coloring in the bathroom and let them add it to the tub as it was filling.

[Anonymous]

On school days, my kids are required to bathe every day. We let things slide on the weekend if they're not super active but it feels like they have a birthday party every weekend, and after those, they must bathe.

[Anonymous]

At 5, we did not do daily baths, no.

[Anonymous]

My 3 year old does because he loves it and he’s all about routine, it’s not needed for hygiene.

My older kids were showering by 5. Maybe your kid would hate that less?

[Anonymous]

Old enough for a shower

[Anonymous]

My 3 and 5 year olds get two baths a week and have since they were babies, per the pediatricians advice.

Also they do love mixing it up with a shower sometimes, so that might be worth a try.

[Anonymous]

If I told you how often my prepubescent kids bathed, you would call me disgusting. (It’s “when visibly dirty or I can smell you.”)

[Anonymous]

Yes, everyday. Just walking outside in this pollen should make you want him to shower.

[Anonymous]

At 5 they were still showering with mom or dad. We never did baths except when they were under 6 months.

[Anonymous]

We’ve done daily baths for both of ours since the day their umbilical stumps fell off. I think it’s a nice bedtime routine, although I suspect at some point they’ll transition to mornings for better hair? I have an early school aged one and a toddler, so maybe this will change as they get older, but I truly don’t understand how people don’t bath daily because my kids are FILTHY at the end of the day. So much outdoor time, so much food gets all over them, maybe they’re just exceptionally messy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If I told you how often my prepubescent kids bathed, you would call me disgusting. (It’s “when visibly dirty or I can smell you.”)

Disgusting is your word. My word is negligent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 3 and 5 year olds get two baths a week and have since they were babies, per the pediatricians advice.

This, unless there is some particular special reason they are dirty and need a bath (e.g., making mud pies, fell in the aandbox).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We’ve done daily baths for both of ours since the day their umbilical stumps fell off. I think it’s a nice bedtime routine, although I suspect at some point they’ll transition to mornings for better hair? I have an early school aged one and a toddler, so maybe this will change as they get older, but I truly don’t understand how people don’t bath daily because my kids are FILTHY at the end of the day. So much outdoor time, so much food gets all over them, maybe they’re just exceptionally messy?

My kids were never filthy at the end of the day 🤷‍♀️ And sensitive skin/eczema issues made daily baths a bad idea. But it is a nice bedtime routine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I told you how often my prepubescent kids bathed, you would call me disgusting. (It’s “when visibly dirty or I can smell you.”)

Disgusting is your word. My word is negligent.

My word is probably healthier than bathing every day, using products that Johnson and Johnson conditioned you to require so they could sell you more cr*p.