When do kids switch from baths to showers?

[Anonymous]

I didnt realize we were so unusual. Started showers because they are faster around 4/5 and would only do baths on Sundays.

He is 6.5 and showers independently (essentially). He knows how to do his own hair and condition, he washes his face and neck with face wash, uses a washcloth to do 10 secs on the armipts each and then whole body including feet and nails, last is the bits with the butt the very last thing.

I do think it really took off with wrestling this winter because practices were later and we had to do a full body shower every night after practice with anti-fungal stuff. So right around 6, I would estimate and he hasnt taken a bath in months.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lady, develop some healthy boundaries and find times to chat when you're both clothed.

[Anonymous]

ha, everyone comes in to the bathroom to chat with me when i am taking a bath! we are also a bath still going at 8 household, it's more of an activity vs the need to get cleaned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:4 for us. Baths were a PITA, showers are much better and even better when they could do it on their own at age 5.5.

Why are baths a PITA? My kids have been bathing/showering on their own since they were 5ish? I just let them do their thing. As long as they are getting clean I let them do what they want to do.

PP here and we moved them to showers before they could bathe themselves so it was either bathe them in a bath which sucked or in the shower. I might have felt differently about baths if they were bathing themselves.

We also used our master bathroom for showers and it was much easier to wash them in a bigger shower vs the one in the bathroom they share.

[Anonymous]

7yo DS recently switched to mostly showers but now asks for baths sometimes just to play. His 4year old sister saw him start showering and now prefers it…but I have to shower with her in our double shower. It’s annoying but way easier and quicker than baths.

[Anonymous]

My kids weee showering independently by 6 at the latest. I’m side eye’ing the crap out of this thread.

[Anonymous]

Our seven year old hates water on her face, so she does baths most of the time. She handles most of it herself, and sometimes I sit and chat with her. My mom has taken baths her whole life, and she's 75. Do whatever works for you.

[Anonymous]

Age 5. Half the time it is a quick shower (I help with hair); other half we start as a shower then turn it off and she has some tub time if she wants to play.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DS is 7 and while he is frequently annoying, I do enjoy our bath time chats. Dreading when he will ban me from the bathroom and take a shower. I mean, obviously will have to cut the cord as he gets order and closer to puberty! But does it typically happen earlier?

~ 9 or 10. I'd start teaching him how to bathe himself right away though and develop some independence. Summers after swimming we do quick showers and that was a transition point for us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ours were taking showers before they could stand up on their own.

Yeah, it sucks to have a bathtub. That’s not what we’re talking about though.

[Anonymous]

My 14 year old still occasionally takes a bath but it’s usually showers these days.