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Moms View Message Board: Parenting Discussion: Archive July-December 2004: Showering vs. Bathing
My oldest dd is 7 and I think she should be ready to take a shower instead of a bath. She will do this occasionally but, at least 75% of the time, she would rather play with her Barbie mermaids in the tub. I tried to get all of my kids to shower as babies and, again, as toddlers and none of them like to get their faces wet. I didn't start taking a shower until I was 10 or 11 but I started doing everything later than my friends. It seems that most of her friends are showering now. Is this a big enough issue to make her shower now? I'm really unsure of how to deal with this.
I don't think it is a very big issue, when she wants to take a shower she can (I think). I still take baths every now and then, nothing is wrong with it (I don't think) just a preference.
Kayla is 6 and she likes to take showers. She just recently started liking showers. I always preferred baths because I could play like your dd or I could read. I took baths up unless my parents asked me to take a shower. I don't think its a big issue either. As long as my kids wash and then rinse after the bath I am ok with it.
My ds is 2 and since he could stand on his own he has hated baths...still wont take one. He MUST have a shower and he is so good at cleaning himself and washing his hair and doesnt mind the water in his face at all. My dd is 9 and i make her take showers simply becuase i dont think her hair gets clean enough in a bath (she has a skin condition with her scalp) but will allow a bath as a treat on weekends if she chooses. I am a mom and take my baths every night and showers in the morning...lol! I think just making sure all the parts get clean while they are in there is all that matters...
My 8 yr. old DS showers totally on his own. DD (6) likes to take baths. She still needs help washing her hair, and it's much easier for me to do it in the tub.
I agree that's its really not a big deal. When I switched my kids to showers, they still brought toys in the shower! My ds just stopped this, and he is 11...lol!
Ditto - not a big deal. I know adults who prefer baths to showers.
My younger dd took baths long past 7. I don't think it's a big deal, either. I'm just glad the younger dd (12) is now making sure she gets in the shower, on her own!
I'm 22 and still loves bathes. I take one every night and sometimes in the morning if its cold and I feel like relaxing and warming up. DD doesnt like showers either. I dont mind if she takes bathes all her life, i'm sure she'll take after me with bath bubbles, scrubs etc...
Ditto, not a big deal. My oldest ds(who is almost 7) will not take a shower, he loves to take baths. My youngest(who is 4),loves showers. We went through a time when it was a struggle to get them to do anything. I personally don't care what they do as long as they are clean
My boys both take showers now, but took baths until just a year or two ago (they're 9 and 11). Actually, Robin's been taking baths again for the past week or so. I still take baths, too. I always rinse off with the shower when I'm done, but I love baths! It's *MY* time.
Thanks everyone! I love baths, too. I just don't want her to feel like a baby that still takes a bath when her friends are taking showers. And it is much easier to rinse her hair out when she's in the tub. I won't push this, then. As so many of you said, at least she's clean. Thanks!
Tink, how about having her take the bath and then, at the end, use the shower to rinse her hair - best of both worlds.
Heck, my 46-yo DH still loves taking baths! LOL! Not me, though. I much prefer showers.
Ginny, we do have all of the dks rinse off before they leave the tub. I just feel like that rinses off the water in which they have had their dirty little bodies. Thanks again.
I took baths only until I went to college and the dorm only had a shower. I'm still a Bath Every Night Person, but I take a shower in the morning to wash my hair. My son, 10, is still a bath person. I don't even know what his friends are doing.
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