I remember when I was a child and we had been on a 3 day school camp. One of the boys told me the next week that when he had arrived home on the Friday night he was so tired that he had dinner and then had fallen asleep in the bath and his mother had come in and found him. We were aged 10years

Good warning to other parents and carers.

Sheesh, must’ve been really tired. Good to read this article, thanks

You think that once they get to school age they can have a bath and be okay. Thanks for sharing this with us Karen. Just so glad everything turned out okay and he is safe thanks to you.

Wow, that is scary. Good to be reminded not to leave any child alone near any water.

Always a good reminder. Children in water… always be vigilant.

Wow, very scary!

Really scary stuff and very relevant to me. Miss 8 does 9 hours of gymnastics a week and rarely stops moving in between. She loves a good soak in the bath. It’s crossed my mind this could happen and obviously I check on her but after reading this, i will be checking much more often

Safety around water is absolutely paramount.

I used to fall asleep a lot in the bath. Many times i woke with water at top lip
Scary thought really

Being tired and having a bath is not a good for any age group. A quick shower is a much better idea.

It’s so easy to fall asleep in a nice warm bath. Next time quickly put them in the shower to quickly wash

I regularly sing out “tra la la” when my kids are in the bath, and they have to sing back.

U can never be too careful around water

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  • • mom93821 replied
    • 02 Oct 2018 , 6:41 am

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  Absolutely! Water needs to be respected and care should always be taken!

All children do need some one to keep an eye on them. Tired people are dangerous and leaving your them alone in places like that can be dangerous. Please keep an eye on your children and elderly even if they think it is to much.

I think my friend’s 6 year old goes in the bath alone sometimes. He usually prefers to play in the water than gets out until it is cold. His Dad sometimes baths the 2 year old at the same time.

So scary !! Thank God nothing happened !
You can indeed get so tired that it falls over you like a blanket.
Recently we were traveling and I was so tired and jetlagged. We had to catch a flight, so I couldn’t stop driving. Both my hub and me were driving a car with kids and suitcases. And flip, I fell asleep whilst driving !! Just for some seconds, but still ! Lesson learnt; absolutely stop anything what could be become dangerous when you’re tired.

Wow. How scary! A good wake up call.

I leave my 7 year old in the bath alone. I check on her but don’t sit there the whole time. I might have to rethink it.