i live on my own with my 24 month old boy he is a great little boy but doesn't go to bed till about 9 or ten. by that time its to late for me to have a bath so i bath during the day with him as i wont leave him unsupervised how old is to old for him to be bathing with me.
I think once the child starts reaching out to you trying to touch all the private body parts, or you begin to feel uncomfortable then this is the time to stop!
I only sometimes bath with my daughter....and this is to save water and it's also sort of like a mummy daughter bonding time where we have a splash in the water and play with her squirty toys.....she recently went through a curiosity stage....so i stopped bathing with her.....then she stopped being curious and i slowly bathed with her again and she was ok.....no curiosity!
So what i am saying is, it depends on the child, how independent they want to be and how curious they are!
hope this long dragged out answer has helped you a little!
i dont know what age to stop. but i have trouble having showers, so i put my son in the stroller, and leave him right near the bathroom door, so i can have my shower, and still see what he is doing.
I still occasionally have a bath with my 5 year old & 3 year old. They love playing with me in the bath. My 3 year old sometimes comes in the shower with me too.
At least you won[t have the problem a friend on mine had some years ago. The whole family were having a shower together, when we arrived for a visit. The 3 year old came out of the shower first to inform us that her mommy was hanging the soap-on-a-rope on her daddy! We didn't ask how!
I think most of us mums know where you are coming from . . lol . . . And i agree with everything they say!! . . . .
However if you are looking for a away to take a bath or shower on your own, then you could try what i used to do . . I would child proof my bathroom and then allow for littlies to play with some toys on the bathroom floor while i took a quick shower or bath. whenever I did this I ALWAYS lock them in the bathroom with me . .. . . This was something i did each month when my horrible periods would come . . .
When they start asking questions you don't have the answers for... I don't have that problem because I have all the answers! ROFL. Seriously, having a bath is natural, normal, and if you don't make a big deal of it neither will they. Just stop when you or your child start getting uncomfortable about it... and at some point they will get a sense of self-consciousness. Usually about age 5 to 8, dependig on how they develop in this regards.
I agree when they to get to 7/8 years then perhaps it will be time to stop but you will know when and also he will not want you to bath with him. My son is nearly four and gets into the shower with his Dad and into the bath with me. Anyway its fun for them and you too. Dont worry and of course you have no choice but to bath together. Take care.
I know where you are coming from. My daughter is 3.5 and I shower with her every morning. This is to avoid leaving her unsupervised also. She goes to bed at 7 so she has a shower after we get home which is usually around 6 and i have a shower after she goes to bed in the evenings unless we're going out for a bbq and have a shower together before we go. I think that when they get to around 7 - 10 years of age they will want their privacy. I think for mother and daughter it's a little later but he will probably want you to stop showering with him when he is around 7-ish and by that time you won't have to worry about it so much when you shower and he's left unattended for a few minutes. I don't really have an issue with parents and children showering together unless the child is an adolescent then i have issues with it. I also have issues with a father and daughter showering together once puberty hits. but i think for the most part it's up to you and your son how long you shower together for. Think of it as saving water, we are in a drought after all and he will want his independence soon enough. enjoy the time while you can
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