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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have a 13 year old who has not started puberty. He showers after he has been out doing anything leading to sweating, so after sports practice, and after he has been swimming. Otherwise he takes a shower every other day. He knows he will need to take a shower daily when he starts puberty and the BO kicks in.

I lived in Europe, my college age roommates bathed twice a week, that is why they wore perfume and cologne. They were all healthy and perfectly fine. Bathing too frequently is actually bad for your skin and hair.

The obsession with showering and being totally clean is very much an American thing.

OP, your child is fine with bathing every other day. But yes, make sure she knows how to wipe after pooping, that is a hygiene thing.[/quote]

Most Europeans use bidets, which is much more hygienic. Wiping is not very effective and kids tend to be especially bad at it.

So unless you have a bidet, your child should definitely be showering more than once or twice a week. It can be a quick rinse off without washing hair, my kid does those often. You don't have to use hot water, you can use minimal soap, and you can do it in 2-4 minutes generally. But if your kid is going multiple days between bathing, it's not particularly hygienic.

Both my kid and I have sensitive skin and are eczema-prone, and we shower daily without irritating or drying out our skin. The key is keeping showers short, not letting the water get too hot, and being in the habit of using a gentle moisturizers on likely dry areas right after the shower (we keep coconut oil in the shower and it gets massaged into elbows, knees, and other high exposure areas right after toweling dry.[/quote]

My son resistant to showering and I realized it's because his skin was getting too dry -- now I give him a really gentle body wash (like Olay) and heavy moisturizer afterwards, and he enjoys showers.[/quote]

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