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[quote=Anonymous]I let my almost-9 year old skip a shower if she has a late activity or if we've just been hanging out at home all day. Otherwise she showers daily. I won't have her wash her hair, or will just have her do a co-wash, unless it needs it (her hair is very prone to dryness and frizz so daily shampooing is not a good idea).

For me it's about building a habit. One reason kids this age fight showers is they struggle with transitions and still think of the transition to the shower as hard. But it's something you have to do, like brushing your teeth or hair. You can't skip it just because you don't feel like it.

Also kids this age are just about to hit puberty when daily showering becomes really important. So getting in the habit before that happens is a good idea. Not just for hygiene reasons (though definitely yes, for hygiene) but for social reasons too -- you don't want to be sending your kid to school smelling of body odor in middle school when kids can be very harsh towards each other. Especially true for girls -- I remember girls in my middle school being horribly cruel to anyone they perceived as not being sufficiently clean. It's an obnoxious behavior, but why make your kid a target? Just encourage daily hygiene until it becomes habit and then it's one less thing for them to worry about.[/quote]

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