If your kids don’t bathe every night, how often do you change their sheets?

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Anonymous wrote:Here it comes..."if you don't bathe your child every night, we can all tell. They smell and you're all super gross."

I bathe my kids every other night. I wash their sheets once per week. It works just fine.

Seriously. My kids just don't get so dirty as to necessitate a daily bath every single day. Even when they are playing outside, they are not exactly rolling around in piles of literal dirt. They clean their hands and faces multiple times a day and when the day is done, they take off their dirty clothes and put on PJs. They don't smell because their clothing is clean. It seems like people think that but for a nightly bath routine, all children would be covered in grime.

Newsflash: your kids stink. Not adult BO odor, but outside, sweaty kid odor.

Stop smelling my kids, ya weirdo.

My kids take baths twice a week in the winter, and up to daily in the summer heat, and we change sheets once a week or so. Bathing too often, especially for kids, strips the skin of oils, which are actually very important for protection against bacteria and various other yucky things.

They do wash their hands and faces a lot, we don't wear shoes in the house, etc.

On the days when they roll around in the sandbox etc., yes, they get a bath.

But don't take it from me, take it from the Internet doctors:
https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/ss/slideshow-shower-bath-mistakes

Sorry, but they stink, and calling someone who has never met you nor your kids a weirdo doesn’t change that. If you prefer they are musty instead of washing and putting on lotion, more power to you. But they stink, and you are delusional if you don’t think so. It’s a choice that you are allowed to make.

But your unwashed kids smell like…unwashed kids. You don’t need to defend your practices, but that is reality.

NP here. No, they really don’t stink. We have noses, too. Saying something over & over again doesn’t make it true.

Parents can’t smell their own kids. Honestly. Just ask any preschool or daycare teacher. We know the kids who aren’t bathed.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve been a nanny for 15 years and have never known anyone who didn’t bathe their children daily. I wash my charges sheets every week.

You don’t know very many people then.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Here it comes..."if you don't bathe your child every night, we can all tell. They smell and you're all super gross."

I bathe my kids every other night. I wash their sheets once per week. It works just fine.

Seriously. My kids just don't get so dirty as to necessitate a daily bath every single day. Even when they are playing outside, they are not exactly rolling around in piles of literal dirt. They clean their hands and faces multiple times a day and when the day is done, they take off their dirty clothes and put on PJs. They don't smell because their clothing is clean. It seems like people think that but for a nightly bath routine, all children would be covered in grime.

Newsflash: your kids stink. Not adult BO odor, but outside, sweaty kid odor.

Stop smelling my kids, ya weirdo.

My kids take baths twice a week in the winter, and up to daily in the summer heat, and we change sheets once a week or so. Bathing too often, especially for kids, strips the skin of oils, which are actually very important for protection against bacteria and various other yucky things.

They do wash their hands and faces a lot, we don't wear shoes in the house, etc.

On the days when they roll around in the sandbox etc., yes, they get a bath.

But don't take it from me, take it from the Internet doctors:
https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/ss/slideshow-shower-bath-mistakes

Sorry, but they stink, and calling someone who has never met you nor your kids a weirdo doesn’t change that. If you prefer they are musty instead of washing and putting on lotion, more power to you. But they stink, and you are delusional if you don’t think so. It’s a choice that you are allowed to make.

But your unwashed kids smell like…unwashed kids. You don’t need to defend your practices, but that is reality.

NP here. No, they really don’t stink. We have noses, too. Saying something over & over again doesn’t make it true.

Yeah, they do smell. You can’t smell it but it smells like musty puppies.

[Anonymous]

I bathe my 6 year old once a week in the winter, maybe twice a week when it gets warmer. In the summer she is almost every day in the pool.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve been a nanny for 15 years and have never known anyone who didn’t bathe their children daily. I wash my charges sheets every week.

You don’t know very many people then.

Interestingly, I do know many people and many parents - more, I would wager, than you. And everyone bathes daily. My current employers wash their kids hair every night as well.

Do you bathe daily?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I bathe my 6 year old once a week in the winter, maybe twice a week when it gets warmer. In the summer she is almost every day in the pool.

So gross!! Your poor kid! Other kids are making fun of her.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve been a nanny for 15 years and have never known anyone who didn’t bathe their children daily. I wash my charges sheets every week.

You don’t know very many people then.

Interestingly, I do know many people and many parents - more, I would wager, than you. And everyone bathes daily. My current employers wash their kids hair every night as well.

Do you bathe daily?

NP. I don’t. I bathe every other day in the winter.

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Anonymous wrote:Every week but who doesn’t bathe their children every night?!

Me! Every other night, sometimes every third in the winter works for us, sometimes every night in the summer if they got very sweaty or covered in sunscreen head to toe. It’s what the pediatrician and dermatologist recommends.

I wash the sheets once a week.

Disgusting. Children have bowel movements, urinate many times a day, they perspire, and at the end of the day they stink! They also sleep better if they are clean. When young they were bathed everyday, clean clothes every day, and sheets changed every week. There are tons of moisturizing soaps so stop using "dry skin" as an excuse for being too lazy to keep your children clean!

Your issues are your own.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ve been a nanny for 15 years and have never known anyone who didn’t bathe their children daily. I wash my charges sheets every week.

You don’t know very many people then.

Interestingly, I do know many people and many parents - more, I would wager, than you. And everyone bathes daily. My current employers wash their kids hair every night as well.

Do you bathe daily?

You clearly have never been exposed to a diversity of people. You may know many people in your own bubble but that doesn’t make you an expert in how everyone else lives.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here it comes..."if you don't bathe your child every night, we can all tell. They smell and you're all super gross."

I bathe my kids every other night. I wash their sheets once per week. It works just fine.

Seriously. My kids just don't get so dirty as to necessitate a daily bath every single day. Even when they are playing outside, they are not exactly rolling around in piles of literal dirt. They clean their hands and faces multiple times a day and when the day is done, they take off their dirty clothes and put on PJs. They don't smell because their clothing is clean. It seems like people think that but for a nightly bath routine, all children would be covered in grime.

Newsflash: your kids stink. Not adult BO odor, but outside, sweaty kid odor.

Stop smelling my kids, ya weirdo.

My kids take baths twice a week in the winter, and up to daily in the summer heat, and we change sheets once a week or so. Bathing too often, especially for kids, strips the skin of oils, which are actually very important for protection against bacteria and various other yucky things.

They do wash their hands and faces a lot, we don't wear shoes in the house, etc.

On the days when they roll around in the sandbox etc., yes, they get a bath.

But don't take it from me, take it from the Internet doctors:
https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/ss/slideshow-shower-bath-mistakes

Sorry, but they stink, and calling someone who has never met you nor your kids a weirdo doesn’t change that. If you prefer they are musty instead of washing and putting on lotion, more power to you. But they stink, and you are delusional if you don’t think so. It’s a choice that you are allowed to make.

But your unwashed kids smell like…unwashed kids. You don’t need to defend your practices, but that is reality.

NP here. No, they really don’t stink. We have noses, too. Saying something over & over again doesn’t make it true.

Yeah, they do smell. You can’t smell it but it smells like musty puppies.

+1. This. “Musty puppies” is kind. I’m a daycare teacher and the little ones smell like urine. One toddler in our room had such a bad smell it was hard to cuddle her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ve been a nanny for 15 years and have never known anyone who didn’t bathe their children daily. I wash my charges sheets every week.

You don’t know very many people then.

Interestingly, I do know many people and many parents - more, I would wager, than you. And everyone bathes daily. My current employers wash their kids hair every night as well.

Do you bathe daily?

I do, my toddlers don’t. You are not some ultimate authority on how every single family conducts their lives, so stop pretending like you are.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here it comes..."if you don't bathe your child every night, we can all tell. They smell and you're all super gross."

I bathe my kids every other night. I wash their sheets once per week. It works just fine.

Seriously. My kids just don't get so dirty as to necessitate a daily bath every single day. Even when they are playing outside, they are not exactly rolling around in piles of literal dirt. They clean their hands and faces multiple times a day and when the day is done, they take off their dirty clothes and put on PJs. They don't smell because their clothing is clean. It seems like people think that but for a nightly bath routine, all children would be covered in grime.

Newsflash: your kids stink. Not adult BO odor, but outside, sweaty kid odor.

Stop smelling my kids, ya weirdo.

My kids take baths twice a week in the winter, and up to daily in the summer heat, and we change sheets once a week or so. Bathing too often, especially for kids, strips the skin of oils, which are actually very important for protection against bacteria and various other yucky things.

They do wash their hands and faces a lot, we don't wear shoes in the house, etc.

On the days when they roll around in the sandbox etc., yes, they get a bath.

But don't take it from me, take it from the Internet doctors:
https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/ss/slideshow-shower-bath-mistakes

Sorry, but they stink, and calling someone who has never met you nor your kids a weirdo doesn’t change that. If you prefer they are musty instead of washing and putting on lotion, more power to you. But they stink, and you are delusional if you don’t think so. It’s a choice that you are allowed to make.

But your unwashed kids smell like…unwashed kids. You don’t need to defend your practices, but that is reality.

NP here. No, they really don’t stink. We have noses, too. Saying something over & over again doesn’t make it true.

Yeah, they do smell. You can’t smell it but it smells like musty puppies.

+1. This. “Musty puppies” is kind. I’m a daycare teacher and the little ones smell like urine. One toddler in our room had such a bad smell it was hard to cuddle her.

Hyperbole.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ve been a nanny for 15 years and have never known anyone who didn’t bathe their children daily. I wash my charges sheets every week.

You don’t know very many people then.

Interestingly, I do know many people and many parents - more, I would wager, than you. And everyone bathes daily. My current employers wash their kids hair every night as well.

Do you bathe daily?

You clearly have never been exposed to a diversity of people. You may know many people in your own bubble but that doesn’t make you an expert in how everyone else lives.

When did I say I was an expert? I said, “I’ve never known anyone who didn’t bathe their children daily”. I’m honestly shocked people like you exist. Now I’ll amend that statement by adding “IRL”.

And I have been “exposed” to a diversity of people!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here it comes..."if you don't bathe your child every night, we can all tell. They smell and you're all super gross."

I bathe my kids every other night. I wash their sheets once per week. It works just fine.

Seriously. My kids just don't get so dirty as to necessitate a daily bath every single day. Even when they are playing outside, they are not exactly rolling around in piles of literal dirt. They clean their hands and faces multiple times a day and when the day is done, they take off their dirty clothes and put on PJs. They don't smell because their clothing is clean. It seems like people think that but for a nightly bath routine, all children would be covered in grime.

Newsflash: your kids stink. Not adult BO odor, but outside, sweaty kid odor.

Stop smelling my kids, ya weirdo.

My kids take baths twice a week in the winter, and up to daily in the summer heat, and we change sheets once a week or so. Bathing too often, especially for kids, strips the skin of oils, which are actually very important for protection against bacteria and various other yucky things.

They do wash their hands and faces a lot, we don't wear shoes in the house, etc.

On the days when they roll around in the sandbox etc., yes, they get a bath.

But don't take it from me, take it from the Internet doctors:
https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/ss/slideshow-shower-bath-mistakes

Sorry, but they stink, and calling someone who has never met you nor your kids a weirdo doesn’t change that. If you prefer they are musty instead of washing and putting on lotion, more power to you. But they stink, and you are delusional if you don’t think so. It’s a choice that you are allowed to make.

But your unwashed kids smell like…unwashed kids. You don’t need to defend your practices, but that is reality.

NP here. No, they really don’t stink. We have noses, too. Saying something over & over again doesn’t make it true.

Yeah, they do smell. You can’t smell it but it smells like musty puppies.

+1. This. “Musty puppies” is kind. I’m a daycare teacher and the little ones smell like urine. One toddler in our room had such a bad smell it was hard to cuddle her.

Hyperbole.

Truth. Sadly.

[Anonymous]

So, I get the bathing every night, but not the washing sheets every week. What a a pain, and it seems wasteful. I’m more like once a month.