How long should a 12 year old spend in the shower?

[Anonymous]

Hot showers are therapeutic for muscles. It's my only alternative to a jacuzi and cheaper than a massage. It feels good and relaxes me, especially after a hard workout. I can't imagine life without my long hot showers.

[Anonymous]

My DD16 takes 45-minute showers (though only every other day) and I am glad she finds it stress-relieving. She has very long, thick hair that takes more than 10 minutes just to wash, condition, comb, and rinse. Who could take a 7-minute shower?? Even my best efforts at a quick shower run about 12 minutes.

[Anonymous]

My DD (12) would shower for an hour if she could. I watch the time (not her). After about 20 min, we tell her to wrap it up. At thirty minutes, I go down, and turn of the Hot water valve....that ends it quickly

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She has short hair and doesn't shave her legs yet. We have a wonderful rain shower head which, I admit, is conducive to longer showers than the typical shower head. But I've watched her a few times and she stands under it having dreams of being a fairy dancing under a waterfall and the time gets away from her. We bought a special timer for her and I think 7 minutes is plenty long. Suggestions?

When I was her age my father would bang on the water pipes outside with a wrench to let me know I was taking too long. he would yell "You either have the cleanest hair in town or the dirtiest hair in town".

[Anonymous]

Maybe teaching her to do all the washing first will solve a part of the problem. Teach her to FIRST wash her hair and her body - then she has time to just relax and space out until you tell her it's enough. At least that way there is no rush and stress and the moment you tell her to stop she can, as she will be fully cleaned

[Anonymous]

OP, maybe D feels like it's the only time she's not being watched.

and judged. oh wait, she is.

[Anonymous]

Honestly couldn't go through the whole thread. OP, you really have your priorities all messed up.

If this is the biggest thing to complain about in your child, count your blessings instead.

If you continue to persist in your behavior you will find many things going awry with your child down the road.

[Anonymous]

Would have been better to post this as a logistical problem, about getting everyone out of the house on time when there are four (?) people showering in the am.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would have been better to post this as a logistical problem, about getting everyone out of the house on time when there are four (?) people showering in the am.

Missed the logistical problem. Easy answer is to have some shower at night.

[Anonymous]

PPs, please stop responding to this sick troll. See this thread he started on another message board about the same thing
http://www.city-data.com/forum/parenting/2163027-how-long-should-12-year-old.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Curious...Why are you watching her shower? Or timing her?

Disclaimer: In no way am I suggesting something strange is occurring AT ALL...Not AT ALL I am only curious as why a parent is the bathroom watching? I am the mother of 4 children (almost all grown now) I know at 12 I wasn't in the bathroom with them.

This was posted on that City Data thread too. Verbatim.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is the big deal that you are making such a stink online?

http://www.city-data.com/forum/parenting/2163027-how-long-should-12-year-old.html

ding ding, freak-o-meter going off.

One if the responses is the same as a response here. Makes me wonder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is the big deal that you are making such a stink online?

http://www.city-data.com/forum/parenting/2163027-how-long-should-12-year-old.html

ding ding, freak-o-meter going off.

One if the responses is the same as a response here. Makes me wonder.

I read up to page 3 or 4 and their are quite a few.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is the big deal that you are making such a stink online?

http://www.city-data.com/forum/parenting/2163027-how-long-should-12-year-old.html

ding ding, freak-o-meter going off.

One if the responses is the same as a response here. Makes me wonder.

I read up to page 3 or 4 and their are quite a few.

*there

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is the big deal that you are making such a stink online?

http://www.city-data.com/forum/parenting/2163027-how-long-should-12-year-old.html

ding ding, freak-o-meter going off.

One if the responses is the same as a response here. Makes me wonder.

I read up to page 3 or 4 and their are quite a few.

*there

Saw that too. Reposting, why? For more views?