My kids were bathed daily.

Both my youngest suffer from some skin issues from washing. So i only give them baths every 2-3 days. Usually depending on how dirty, and tired they are. 10months and 2yr old.

It’s entirely up to the parent.. when my daughter was a newborn I’d bath her every second day but give her a quick sponge down in between days, however when she started crawling and walking and eating I started bathing her daily.

Generally, every second day! But it depends on our schedule. It’s great for routine but it’s just not necessary for it to be daily pre-puberty!

Daily they get so dirty, particularly at those ages.

I know that it’s not necessary to do it everyday though some days it’s ok to just not always….

From memory, I think we just used to do it each day. It was less about cleanliness and more about a routine of winding down, relaxing etc. before getting ready for bed.

Each child and family are different. If we have been out and about and go daycare they have a bath they like to relax in bath. If we are just at home for the day I tend not to worry. 4 yr old and 2 yr old.

We don’t have a set bathing schedule but if we are home for the day, they don’t shower if we go out to play group, sport etc.. they definitely have a bath that day (3 year old and 1 year old)

I think it would be different for each kid

When younger my son had extremely bad eczema and we were sent off to a specialist. I’ll never forget two things he said. One that we put far too many layers of clothes on our children especially our babies when we then cover them with layers of blankets.Two he also said we shower/bathe our children far too often . He said all it does is makes us as parents feel better and dry out and cause problems for the childs skin. He was a brlliant man . One other thing he did say we have a tendency to have the water too warm . Interesting.

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  • • Ellen replied
    • 22 Jun 2019 , 8:07 am

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  Yes, washing your body too often can cause huge skin problems, especially when you have a dry skin (speaking from experience).

I think it depends on the age and how dirty they are. But more importantly stop using harsh chemicals and use natural products, and put a filter on your taps if you can.

my kids have a bath or shower every day, they don’t always use a soap/bodywash or shampoo but they still jump in there and knock the dust off

My boys always had a bath every day when they were young. Now that they are adults they shower every day because they like to feel fresh.

I have a teenager who does not shower Any advice please would be appreciated

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  • • musicmum replied
    • 22 Jun 2019 , 1:49 am

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  I have a teenager who will not shower unless I tell him too, I don’t get it either.

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    • • musicmum replied
      • 22 Jun 2019 , 1:50 am

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    Although when he was little I could not get him out of the bath even after the water was really cold, can’t figure it out why they change so much.

we have a bath or shower every day for my 2 year old son. He loves it and its part of the night routine

My three boys bath or shower everyday. They run around at school and my toddler gets dirty so it’s just natural to wash them. I shower everyday too.

My eldest 3 probably go every other day. My 5yr old is not toilet trained and when she has soiled herself, I sure like to give her a bath.

as a rule I do daily but if they miss a day here or there i’m not worried

Daily bathing for sure for hygiene and to relax.