Which does your daughter prefer: shower or bath?
How old is she now and how often does she bathe?
Any issues or concerns in this department?
Gina
Mom to Amy &
Group Mom of Moms with Tween Daughters
Which does your daughter prefer: shower or bath?
They all prefer baths.
How old is she now and how often does she bathe?
My girls are almost 7, 5, and 2. The older 2 bathe every single morning before school, and either Saturday or Sunday. (I let them skip a day on the weekend unless we have somewhere important to be. 2 year old gets a bath every other day generally.
Any issues or concerns in this department?
No, they all love baths so I do not have to fight to get them in (just out, lol). Older 2 have issues completely rinsing their hair, but a couple cups of water over their hair and they are good.
both my kids shower EVERY DAY! they are 7 and 3 and we do what they call a "shower bath" lol. They shower with the drain pulled up and get washed while the water fills up the tub a little and then they turn off the shower and play together for a bit. Gets them to get washed and gives me a few minutes to get the kitchen and dining room cleaned with my dh so we can all relax in our jammies before bed! I love the independance now that I don't have to hover all over them in the tub anymore!
Amy is 11 and takes a mixture of showers and baths. Showers are the more typical and more productive venture whereas baths the more relaxing and time consuming choice.
Gina
Mom to Amy &
Group Mom of Moms with Tween Daughters
Daughter is 5 and much prefers a bath to a shower due to the bubbles.
Usually its every other day. The only problem we have is rinsing her hair. If water goes on her face she will panic and screams the house down. BTW any and all help on that part is most welcomed. Now if she puts her own face in the water she comes up and giggles but rinsing that hair and it sounds like we are torturing the poor girl.
I've tried getting her to look up which worked once but now she wont even look up. Tried putting a face cloth over her eyes. Even tried letting her do it and she refuses. To wet her hair I use a face cloth and over a few mins I'll wash her back and get her hair wet enough for the soap. She loves this btw ..... trying to get soap out this way is harder but I have tried it and still she hates it. I use the Johnson's baby no tears shampoo.
So bath time is a great time ..... until ...... that hair needs rinsing.
My kids are adults now but I started them out with a bath/shower when they were young enough to get their baths in the kitchen sink. I can not stand the idea of the dirty bath water being left on my body so I "trained"(lol) them from the beginning that you can wash in the tub but must rinse off the soap with a shower. Both of them were taking showers on their own by the time they were 5 or 6. The first few times solo started with the girls taking a shower together and the boys taking their shower together. This way Mom and Dad taught them how to wash everything.
We live in military housing and our bathtub drains really slowly so my girls take a shower together. They are 6 and 7. Sometimes my son takes one with them and he is 3. My girls can shower alone. I give them a washcloth and set out the shampoo and they wash each others hair and get to stay in as long as they want and shut the water off themselves. Then I have a towel sitting out and they dry off and get dressed in pajamas. It is MUCH easier than a bath and cleaner really. But we only started doing this over the summer.
Skyler is 11 and she usually prefers a shower. Occasioanally, she'll opt for a bath. Ashley is 9 and usually prefers a bath still because she likes to "swim" in the tub. We have to make her get out. Dalton is almost 8 and he still takes a bath, but with him, we have to make him take time and clean himself. He wants to jump in, wet his hair and body, then get out... no soap at all. lol
They all usually get a bath/shower daily but occasionally we'll go a day without one. Especially as it gets cooler and they aren't sweating as much or when they don't go outside to play.
Sister's kids' parties and events....too much...need advice
- blessed.mom
on Oct. 18, 2009 at 8:17 PM