Sharing baths?

[Anonymous]

2 or 3 years tops. Preschoolers know body differences.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:2 or 3 years tops. Preschoolers know body differences.

So what if they know body differences?

This thread has really brought out the DCUM wackos.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thats way to old and not appropriate.

It is indeed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:2 or 3 years tops. Preschoolers know body differences.

So what if they know body differences?

This thread has really brought out the DCUM wackos.

Like you PP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:2 or 3 years tops. Preschoolers know body differences.

So what if they know body differences?

This thread has really brought out the DCUM wackos.

Like you PP?

Errr.... no. I am not the one sexualizing nudity in little kids.

[Anonymous]

Mine are 6 and 2 (boy girl) and loved bathing together until about a month ago. Suddenly, my 6 year old wants privacy. She also will say "I don't want to see his penis!" if I am changing the toddlers diaper in front of her. I am trying to balance encouraging and respecting body boundaries while also teaching my kids that bodies are beautiful and there is no need to be ashamed.

OP- I really think it depends on your kids, how they behave in the bath, and what kinds of conversations you are having around nudity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mine are 6 and 2 (boy girl) and loved bathing together until about a month ago. Suddenly, my 6 year old wants privacy. She also will say "I don't want to see his penis!" if I am changing the toddlers diaper in front of her. I am trying to balance encouraging and respecting body boundaries while also teaching my kids that bodies are beautiful and there is no need to be ashamed.

OP- I really think it depends on your kids, how they behave in the bath, and what kinds of conversations you are having around nudity.

+1 yes. Secrets and privacy are different. It’s no secret that boy and girl bodies are different, but perhaps the older kids would like privacy? My oldest DD didn’t want to bathe with her brothers after she went to pre-school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Those of you with both a boy and a girl, when did you have them stop taking baths together? DD is currently 7 and a half, DS just turned 6.

I have 2 DDs and I stopped early and always monitored when they did. They are now 8 and 6 and both sometimes want to take baths together still but I won't allow it. I just instinctively knew to cut it off at a certain point. You also just want them to be more independent and aware that it's their body that they have to wash and that they are entitled to their privacy. Ya know?

[Anonymous]

My kids are 6, 4 and 2; 2 boys, 1 girl. They still like to take baths together, so they do. Sometimes the 6 year old wants to shower alone, so she does. Anyone who thinks this is "disgusting" is all sorts of warped.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not quite the same thing, but my son's best friend is a girl he's known since they were 2 (they're both 10 now). When they were much younger and Larla would sleep over at our house, we'd let them take a bath together, but this stopped after K.

Why did you bump this to offer that info?

[Anonymous]

My 5 and 7 year old still love to take baths together. I am starting to find it more annoying though as they get older, only because they splash so much more and showers are just easier and faster. But they love playing and relaxing in the bathtub, so I'll keep letting them. Nothing weird or disgusting about that!

[Anonymous]

Mine are 2 and 4. We'll stop bathing them together when one of them asks to stop.

Like one of the PPs, we are European. Little kids are often nude at the beach/pool where I'm from, and no one puts bikini tops on girls until they sprout breast buds. So we're probably more liberal with nudity than some others, no judgment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP- what age did you start? Mine are 5 and 20 months, trying to figure out when to start.

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With that age gap probably wouldn't start. the older one won't want to share for long.

[Anonymous]

5yo DD and 2yo DS love to bathe together. They play with toys, splash, etc. Dd knows she has a vagina and her brother has a penis. They wash their own bodies or we help. Is there more to it at this age?

[Anonymous]

My kids love bathing together. It’s more convenient too. Why do 2-3 separate baths (would take hours) when they can all just hop in for 30 mins together? My oldest (7) fills the tub and sets out the towels. They often wash each other’s hair. Each washes their own body. They love to play car wash and doll wash. They mix colors with color dropz. It’s fun for all. Younger kids are 5 and 3.