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Question for parents: at what age should a child be able to PROPERLY bathe themselves?
Posted on 9/13/23 at 2:26 am
Posted on 9/13/23 at 2:26 am
I don’t mean splash around in a tub with bubbles…I mean clean their bodies, hair, etc properly with soap and water, rinse, dry off, etc. and with no parental assistance….only oversight at most.
Help settle a dispute between the Mrs and I for our first…
Help settle a dispute between the Mrs and I for our first…
This post was edited on 9/13/23 at 2:28 am
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Posted on 9/13/23 at 2:29 am to PenguinNinja
Six weeks or start saving for college because those d-1 offers ain't coming.
Posted on 9/13/23 at 2:32 am to PenguinNinja
5-8 according to Google. I’d say probably 6-7 trusting them to go do it themselves properly starting to take showers.
Posted on 9/13/23 at 3:49 am to PenguinNinja
About 5-6.
Posted on 9/13/23 at 3:50 am to momentoftruth87
My oldest is 8 and she started showering by herself @ 6.
Every once in a while she gets out after "washing her hair" and its dry on top. But she does a good job. I mean, she at least doesn't smell like low tide, so that's all I care about.
Every once in a while she gets out after "washing her hair" and its dry on top. But she does a good job. I mean, she at least doesn't smell like low tide, so that's all I care about.
Posted on 9/13/23 at 5:31 am to PenguinNinja
I got a 15 year old that still can’t wash himself properly.
Posted on 9/13/23 at 5:36 am to PenguinNinja
My 8 year old has been doing it for a couple years. But we still have to go back every few months and show him what actually cleaning himself entails.
Posted on 9/13/23 at 5:39 am to PenguinNinja
Joe Biden was still getting in the shower with and washing Ashley Biden when she was 11, so don’t ask him. 
Posted on 9/13/23 at 5:48 am to PenguinNinja
It honestly depends on the child. We have 5 boys from ages 20 down to 2. Our 3 oldest all did this at different ages. Typically between the ages of 6-7 is where we experienced it. Our 8 year old was the first to shower independently. The others have done the bath setup longer than him. We have a 4 year old that already showers about 85% independently.
They are all different, so don't sweat the details just enjoy them, they all run at a different pace in life
They are all different, so don't sweat the details just enjoy them, they all run at a different pace in life
This post was edited on 9/13/23 at 5:49 am
Posted on 9/13/23 at 5:53 am to PenguinNinja
6 yrs old, but also depends on the parents ability to parent
Posted on 9/13/23 at 5:54 am to PenguinNinja
My 7 y/o can kind of do it. I mean you still have to remind him to stop playing with it and wash up, but he knows how.
Posted on 9/13/23 at 6:12 am to roach3
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ages 20 down to 2.
Posted on 9/13/23 at 6:14 am to PenguinNinja
Do you have a tub and some dogs?
Drop them in the tub and soak
Put them on a beach towel and let the dogs do the cleaning
Drop them in the tub and soak
Put them on a beach towel and let the dogs do the cleaning
Posted on 9/13/23 at 6:18 am to OceanMan
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I mean you still have to remind him to stop playing with it and wash up, but he knows how.
Some of us never outgrow this.
Posted on 9/13/23 at 6:19 am to PenguinNinja
My 8 year old has been capable of it for a while now, but she’s very ocd about bathing.
My 10 year old on the other hand still doesn’t know how to, but he’s a boy so that comes with the territory.
My 10 year old on the other hand still doesn’t know how to, but he’s a boy so that comes with the territory.
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