Couple of Questions For moms with OLDER KIDS!!!!!

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  • MommySayz
  on Jul. 3, 2009 at 8:38 PM

• At what age did your DS/DD learn to bathe/shower themselves???? around 4ish
  

  Who taught them???both parents,
  

  How did you teach them?? it was just something that was enforced from infancy, you made it into a game and as they got older you would show them the way to do it, then have them do the same thing, throw in splashes and laughs and it was done.
  

  
  

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  • Kaelaasmom
  on Jul. 3, 2009 at 8:38 PM

• My daughter has been doing her own shower since she was 5 (she's six now). I always talked to her while I was bathing her, and she picked it up from there.

  I do help her wash her hair sometimes.

   

   

  
  

  
  

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  • JasKat3
  on Jul. 3, 2009 at 8:40 PM

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  Quoting Kaelaasmom:
  
  

  My daughter has been doing her own shower since she was 5 (she's six now). I always talked to her while I was bathing her, and she picked it up from there.

  I do help her wash her hair sometimes.

   

   

  Wow!!!! I'm so LATE in the Game!!!

  Thanks for your response!!
  

  

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  • ChristineSellsT
  on Jul. 3, 2009 at 8:41 PM

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  Quoting JasKat3:
  
  

  At what age did your DS/DD learn to bathe/shower themselves????By 5yrs old.

  Who taught them??? Myself

  How did you teach them??He kinda just caught on from when I bathed him. The only thing I had to "teach" him which shampoo to put in his hair and which was the soap.

  We also left the door open for the first year or so and my husband or I would start the water for him to be sure the temperature was correct.

   

   

  
  

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  • Sunshine201
  on Jul. 3, 2009 at 8:41 PM

• My kids were about 6 when they started showering on thier own...we both showed them how ..and I always checked to make sure thier hair was clean and soap free when they were done.

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  • vickieb310
  on Jul. 3, 2009 at 8:41 PM

• I think they were both 4-5ish...

  I don't remember making it a point to teach either of them, just something they picked up a little at a time.  I did sit in the bathroom for a time while they were washing, then of course check their hair to make sure it was rinsed completely. lol
  

  
  

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  • crazymama360
  on Jul. 3, 2009 at 8:43 PM

• I have 1 DS and 2 DDs, and a grandson. My hubby and I have had custody of grandson since he was 15 months old.  I started with all of them about the age of 2. I would wash them, then give them the rag and say "Now, wash yourself like I did it."  The hair they started washing by themselves at 3 years of age the same way. By the time they were 2 1/2 yo, they were washing themselves with me watching. By  3 1/2, they were totally washing their own hair with me watching. I helped during the last 3 of those 6 months by telling them how to do it only if they forgot.
  

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  • JasKat3
  on Jul. 3, 2009 at 8:48 PM

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  Quoting crazymama360:
  
  

  I have 1 DS and 2 DDs, and a grandson. My hubby and I have had custody of grandson since he was 15 months old.  I started with all of them about the age of 2. I would wash them, then give them the rag and say "Now, wash yourself like I did it."  The hair they started washing by themselves at 3 years of age the same way. By the time they were 2 1/2 yo, they were washing themselves with me watching. By  3 1/2, they were totally washing their own hair with me watching. I helped during the last 3 of those 6 months by telling them how to do it only if they forgot.

  All i can say is WOW!!! By 3 1/2.... I feel sheepish.. I still bathe my DS (who is 7) and DD (who is 2.5)

  And That's why I need HELP!!

  Good job Though!!!

   

  

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  • JasKat3
  on Jul. 3, 2009 at 8:54 PM

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  • Leener3
  on Jul. 3, 2009 at 8:55 PM

• We started slowly we went to showers around 5 with me sitting on the toilet talking to her and then helping with hair (MOM....no shampoo in my eyes... I can still hear her saying that! lol) My husband and I both taught the, usually calling out cues... don't forget under the arms, don't forget the feet, stuff like that. After about 3 months or so, they were on their own....except for my daughter and that shampoo. She just could not get the hang of it.... OH... speaking of shampoo, be prepared... Buy cheap, during those first few weeks of showering alone... seems like they went through a bottle a week! (A little exageration but not much.)
  

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  My daughter has been doing her own shower since she was 5 (she's six now). I always talked to her while I was bathing her, and she picked it up from there.

  I do help her wash her hair sometimes.

  
  

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