Does anyone else shower with kids? - Page 2

[MommatoAandA]

I shower with the baby in the AM, if my 3 year old is up she has the option. I have a double shower stall with no tub so they have like a blowup pool they both fit in and they love it. I shower, they play/get clean. They take a bath together at night after dinner to help wind down too.

On Sundays, DF is off and we all take a family shower together. No big deal here. Body parts are just a fact of life. We use anatomical language and I think its fine. I am not sure how I would feel about it if I had boys? Probably the same. I think thats fine if it works for you and them.

[sunnygir1]

I don't think there's any reason to change it unless someone (you or one of your children) wants to.

My 3.5yo dd showers with dh sometimes, but she mostly takes baths. She has only recently decided the shower isn't that bad. 8mo ds doesn't like the shower. I guess I just grew up with kids taking baths, mostly with other kids...actually we didn't even have a shower when I was a kid. When I take a bath, my kids beg to get in with me, which I sometimes allow and sometimes I want to be on my own. They see me naked regularly, though.

I grew up swimming nude at the beach with my family and friends; it never seemed strange to me. Most of us kids did choose to don a bathing suit from time to time...younger kids because bathing suits are fun, and older kids because our bodies were changing and we felt shy. I'm sure your children will make it known if they don't want to shower with you anymore.

[elizawill]

up until a few months ago, it was really normal for one of my kids to jump in with me. they seem to be outgrowing it, so i take baths now by myself... but if one came in, i'd still be cool with it.

[MJB]

I did with my oldest until my second son was old enough to sit up in the bath (around 6-9 mos?) and ever since, they've taken baths and showers together or alone if the other's not around or interested.
My new baby is in the bath with me now and without a close-age sibling, might be for a good while!

[pianojazzgirl]

No I don't think it is at all weird or problematic to shower or bathe with your kids, as long as it doesn't feel weird to any of you.

My kids are scared of the shower so we never shower together, but sometimes dh goes in the bath with them (I hate taking baths at the not-hot-enough temp that they like them). Also, like a pp, I do not like sharing my shower time with anyway. I enjoy my few minutes of alone time!

ETA we also all see each other nude every day. No one is shy here!

[LuxPerpetua]

My 4.5 yo and I shower together all the time. I grew up bathing with my mom or going to the bathroom together until I was an adult (but I also co-slept with my mom until I was in college, so apparently I have a weird family).