Bathing

How often do kids (10 and under) really need to bathe?
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I bathe everyday. At night before bed. No way I could clean myself and not my daughter. So we bathe everyday. I really don’t care about people saying doctors saying not to or whatever. I feel people should aim to bathe at least once a day. Just because they are young doesn’t mean their privates don’t stink. And I have had daycare teachers say they can tell who does and doesn’t bathe every day. My mom is disabled so for her it’s every other day, or sometimes every 3 day. But I feel with kids also running around all the time, being and touching around other kids, it would be better to bathe them to keep them from taking whatever is at school home.

At minimum every other day !

At age 10 I would say daily. They should be learning about personal hygiene and taking care of themselves since they’re a few years shy of being a teenager.

It depends on how dirty they are getting. If they have crunchy hair, smell a little, or their diaper area is anything less than fresh, then it's time for a bath. Baths are good for more than just being clean, though. It can help relax their muscles, provide a great playtime, and make them feel cared for. It's ok to let it slide a while if you're a little busy, but even young kids can come to appreciate baths with a little guidance. And if they love it, it's not a battle.

Daily! Not bathing "to build an immune system" is a sad excuse to not be hygienic.

Every 2-3 days

@Kathy 😂😂😂😂😂

As a mum of an 11yo.. DAILY!! The gremlins fucking stink between school fitness & being around grubby school germs lol

Every day!

Every day. I wash my behind every day and my daughter does too

@Shina haha sorry 🙈😂

@Kathy no don’t be… well said!!!

At 10 everyday my teen showers every morning but I bathe my toddler every other day

I have 4 kids ages from 7 years old,3 years old and twins are 6 years old. There are times where they don't bath everyday. Usually every other day. I even skip a day sometime because I don't go anywhere on my off days.

Everyday, expecially from time they are going nursery or school.

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I am honestly shocked at how often everyone is saying. Yall prob think im a weirdo but I'm not with it. I shower every other day or every 3 days. As does my 11 year old daughter. She doesn't play in dirt get sweaty or even like to be outside so it's not like we are gross. Also my 1 year old only bathes twice a week. He's scared of the tub as well so I'm lucky if I can manage to get to his hair 🤷‍♀️

Also we all wash our hands often even the baby's multiple times a day before/after eating. Put on clean clothes or wash our faces. I mean there's no point in stressing a bath every day in my opinion, you can still be clean

@ren your not weird. Speaking of bathing I don't brush my hair every day 🤷. I brush it maybe twice a week when I wash my hair and my kids. I have a few friends who doesn't wash there hair or brush it as others would. I skip days where my kids and I don't bathe 🤷

My kids (4 and 1) get in the bath daily unless we have a late night then we skip. We only wash (hair/body) twice a week and the rest is just water. I think it’s good to do daily because it’s part of our routine and is signaling their body that it’s getting close to bedtime

@ren we are the same way at our house. You are not weird.

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