When to Stop Bathing with Child

With your daughter she is going to have all the same parts as you so I don't think it is a problem unless she is uncomfortable with it. With your son they say that you should stop when they start noticing the difference between your parts and his. My son is two and he already notices a differences but he loves me to play with him in the bath tub. Children usually start having memories (the earliest memory of your childhood) from the ages of 3 to 5 so I am starting to slow down bathing with my son now so by 3 he is used to being in the tub by himself and it gives me a break while he is playing in there by himself to do stuff around the house. I put enough water in there so he can lay on his tummy and keep his head out of the water and I check on him often.

Hi Anne! I have an 11 year old and an 8 year old girl, and an almost 4 year old boy. With the girls, I stopped around 6. We use to do it all the time, because it was so much easier. My middle daughter would still let me come in with her, but I dont, just because she is older and is doing more of her own now with it. I do help with her hair though. My son, well, he is a special needs child and before, I would give him a bath and he would hate it and it would be so hard, but when I got in with him, it was so much easier and he did not fuss about it then. So, we still do it all the time. There has been occasions with my middle daughter that I wuold still jump in with her, but not that much. I think that the best thing to do, is to go with your instinct and how they react to it.

S. Bailey CLD
Aurora
www.tendermomentsdoula.com

I wouldn't worry too much about it. I personally think you should base it on your child and his/her reaction/actions to you. It will be normal for him/her to be curious. You don't want her to be embarrassed or shy of her body or to think that you are of yours. Let her tell you when she is not comfortable showering with you anymore. She will, it may be subtle, it may be direct, but she definitely will let you know. Hope this helps.
B.

I agree with the other posters. Your children will let you know when they're no longer comfortable with it.

Also - I still to this day walk around naked no problem in front of my mom! No qualms about it! Don't worry about scarring them - just the fact that you're aware of the issue shows that you'll know when it's no longer comfy for the kids.

Anne,

I have showered with my 3 girls as well. My twins are 5 and my older daughter is 8. I still shower with my 5 yr olds on occasion, it is just faster and easier.

I do not see anything wrong with it, as long as no one is uncomfortable.

I couldn't agree with the other mom enough. My daughters all showered with me occasionally until they reached about 5-6. They definitley let me know when they were uncomfortable with it and that's when we stopped doing it.