How often does your 4 year old bathe? - Page 3

[fairejour]

Originally Posted by Holiztic

We use magnesium baths, so he'll have magnesium soak every 1-2 days, but I only use soap once a week. If not for the magnesium we'd do once a week.

I think kids and adults alike are over-cleansed!

We also don't trust the water, even with a bath ball, so I like to minimize his exposure. Hoping to drop the magnesium baths back to 2x week soon.

I don't mean to be nosey but.....WHAT? What is a magnesium bath and what don't you trust about the water?

[emaye_to_2]

My 4yo bathes three times a week.

[Attached2Elijah]

About every other day, sometimes more... but she loves to take showers with me so if she notices I am in the shower, she strips and jumps in.

[mom2happy]

Originally Posted by fairejour

I don't mean to be nosey but.....WHAT? What is a magnesium bath and what don't you trust about the water?

I dont trust the water either. It's treated with high amounts of chlorine and there are several other contaminants that are in tap water.
I only bathe my kids once a week or if they are dirty because I dont want them soaking and absorbing all the crap in the water. If we had spring water that ran down from a mountain I would feel better. Even well water bothers me in some places where there could be run off or industry near by.
Arsenic, flouride, mercury, nitrate, pcb's, aluminum..... hundreds more.
Nah, I'd rather not frequently soak them in that cocktail.
They take one leisurely bath a week and any other time just a quick shower.

[AllisonR]

1-2 a week. mine are 4 and 6. They LOVE it, so we could do it more, but just not enough time. It's not like they smell. It's just the sand in their feet and gunk in their hair - then we know its time. We use a little natural, no perfume.... shampoo. RARELY soap. OTOH, my mom sends all sorts of chemical crap, which I allow on occassion, again because the kids love it.

[mooshersmama]

I'd say about twice a week. We probably wash her hair once a week, unless something gets in it in which case we'll wash more often. Same with if she gets really dirty.

[mizliz72]

Just adding that mine takes showers now. We stopped baths partly because she was making too much of a mess, and showers are quicker (plus she's not sitting in dirty bath water). Still, I have to keep after her because she'll dilly-dally and just stand under the water relaxing (um, wasting water anyone? not to mention the cost of heating the water), or playing with stuff, or lately she's singing and dancing - singing is fine, dancing and jumping is dangerous! She can do everything herself, turn on the water, get it to the right temp, turn it to shower, do her hair and body, but I constantly have to remind her to just do what she has to do and not play around.

[BeckyA]

My 3y old asks for a bath everyday, as soon as we are back fm the playschool. Its so hot here, that he gets hot and sticky and gets a cold water bath -with soap. And then its lunch and naptime.

[seriosa]

DS has a shower or a bath every day, practically since he was born. He uses oil-based non foaming detergents for skin and hair. I do notice that my almost 8 yo no longer has that baby odour - he is somehow starting to have a bit of a boy-smell at the end of the day. I can't really describe it, its not actually a sweaty or dirty smell but he doesn't smell the same as when he was younger. He has a boy in his class who does actually smell unwashed. DS and his other classmates notice it, and DS is super-careful not to ever to miss a bath even for good reasons because he doesn't want to "be all smelly at school like A". On the other hand my friend's 3yo daughter has eczema, her pedi recommended she rinse or wipe down when necessary, but not actually bathe with soap and water more than once a week.

[ShadowMoon]

DS takes a bath 1-3x per week, depending on how dirty he gets.

[LuxPerpetua]

In the summer we swim every day just about so showers every day then to wash hair. In other seasons, 2 times per week (Wednesdays and Sundays).

[madskye]

I said once per week, but sometimes it's twice. Usually I aim for Sunday and Wednesday nights. DD is 5 and she is a pretty clean girly-girl. She does a good soapy hand and facewash each night before bed.

[Flower of Bliss]

I answered 2-3 times a week. Really, I'd say 1-3 times, usually about 2... maybe once every 4 days? We bathe both girls together, so my 14 month old bathes with the same frequency.

[painefaria]

DS gets a bath after a nightime oops (some some weeks that is daily) or usually when his hair is getting unmanageable 1-2 times a week. So it really varies

[SeekingSerenity]

Mine just turned 5 about a month ago, but I'll chime in!

I picked other, because I really try to get in a bath every day, but sometimes we skip a day out of necessity. (We are living with relatives, there's 11 people in the house, so the kids who go to school and the adults who work typically get the shower priority.) When we are in our own place, to conserve water, I either bathe with one of the kids or alternate the two older ones every other night (unless one of them is in school).

Also, it depends on the time of year - if it's cold, and they just stay inside all day, then it's not such a big deal to skip. But if they are outside, they get all grubby, and since I co-sleep I don't want their grimy lil' paws in my bed.

[attached2ethan]

My just-turned 5yo and 7yo get baths about 2-3x per week. I am for every other night, but sometimes we're just too exhausted since we had DD a few months ago. It's more like every 3 nights.

My 5yo is the messiest of all my kids so occasionally he gets an extra shower here and there. He prefers to bathe though, and just hang out in the tub with his Burt's Bees bubble bath I only use soap about half the time, and natural shampoo. The baby gets just water for now, and about once per week a little soap on her butt and such!

Good to know I'm not the only one who doesn't bathe every day- sometimes I feel like they need it, but it's SO much work. They too are getting that stinky boy smell after a few days of no bath...like sweat and dirt mixed together, and they have dirty fingernails and matted hair...yuck!

[ollyoxenfree]

We are every day shower folks, but I have friends with kids who have delicate skin that tends to dry out. Especially in winter, they don't bathe everyday and I understand that. I wouldn't either in that circumstance.

[mrs_mandolini]

Once a week or less. The only time it's more often is if we are having diarrhea or vomiting or playing in the mud or potty accidents or something. We all have fairly dry, sensitive skin. And we're caucasian. As an adult I bathe maybe 2 or 3 x a week.

[waiting2bemommy]

I'm surprised that so many people don't bathe every day. Both of my kids get bathed every day...ok, we may occasionally skip a full out bath once in a while, but then they get still get washed.... ds gets a shower and dd gets a spongebath.

ds needs his hair washed every other day or so. he bathes himself so all I need to do is turn on the water and send him in. Then i check him out to make sure he actually washed, before letting him get out.

I soemtimes don't get a shower every day because, well I don't know why, I guess it comes with having a baby and being busy taking care of everybody else and all that, and I HATE it. If I haven't had a shower i feel gross and kind of "off" all day.

[Tellera]

2 - 3 times a week for DS. More like 2 in the winter, and 3 in the summer (though if it has been a particularly active day, he may get more).

The schedule is Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday. He gets a bath on Sunday, and showers Tues and Thurs.

By Thursday, I'm usually pretty exhausted from the week and often convince myself he's fine to go without a shower and have been known to use the baby's wipes to spot clean.