Taking Baths Together?

My daughter is 6 and my son is 3 and they are still bathing together. They have not expressed interest in bathing separately, nor am I really considering separating them anytime soon. They are not rambunctious and they entertain each other. They know that the other one has different body parts, so they pay ZERO attention to those body parts.

Unless they have a problem with it or I feel it's getting awkward, I will probably let them bathe together, at least until my son is old enough to shower by himself.

Hi, I have a daughter who is 7 and a son who is 3 and they just LOVE taking baths together. They love to draw on the walls and put these sticky animals on the sides of the tub, etc. My daughter used to ask why my little guy had a different pee-pee. I just told her that she has a girl pee-pee and he has a boy pee-pee, and that was the end of that! I will take my ques from my daughter - as long as they are all good, then I am all good. Sometimes she likes to take a shower, and my little guy doesn't, so then they are apart, so whatever they want, I am good with for right now anyway....

Good luck!

i agree with some of the other moms, you have to use your own judgement and usually the kids themselves will make the decision to not want to bathe together anymore. my daughter is 7 and son is 5, they take seperate showers most of the time, but on occasion they will ask to play in the tub together. they know the difference between their bodies and i don't have a problem explaining any questions that come up. i don't have a problem with them taking baths together and i don't feel weird about it, especially if they dont feel that way.

I've never even thought twice about bathing my 7 and 5 years old boys with their 3 year old sister. I throw them in my 3 person soaker tub. Never had any issues, plus who has time to bathe them all separately!! I've got the 9 year old in the shower. Yes, there's water everywhere when we're done, but at least it's over and they're all clean!

I have a daughter who is 3 years older than my son and they stopped bathing together when the older was 5-6 years old. Partially you should take your clues from your kids - when is modesty beginning to set in, when does one want to stop taking a bath with sibling, etc. Now that my daughter is 13 she can't even imagine that she took baths with her little brother. "Eeeew!". LOL

I have a daughter that just turned 7 and a son that's 2and1/2. We just recently started bathing them apart - only because there isn't room in the tub for both of them. My daughter is getting more independant and actually would finish her bath herself, but they enjoyed playing in the tub together and it was a place where they ususally got along. My daughter is well aware of their difference but doesn't mind and really just had fun making potions and soups in the tub with her brother. We'd then quickly wash him up and let her finish her bath on her own. I think it's a really individual thing- you know what's right for your kids.

I have a boy and 2 girls , boy is 6 then the girls are 4 & 19 months , I started bathing my son by himself when he was 5 , he was starting to notice that his sisters were different & I just didn't feel comfortable with him in the bath with them.

Hi M.:

I think when either child is 3 years of age and older, they should not take baths with another sibling. They are curious at that age about everything and began to identify the differences between boy things and girl things such as toys, cartoon interests, and games. You should have the 3 year old daughter to take her own baths now. If they were both 3 months old that would be fine but that is not the case here. Hope this helps.

my son is 4 and daughter 1.5 and i'm thinking its time soon to seperate

We stopped about the time my girl turned 5. There were a few reasons. They were getting a little too rambunctious together in the water leaving puddles on the outside. She is able to bathe mostly by herself now, with just occasional checks by us (we can hear her playing in the next room, so we know she is okay.) She started to notice the differences between her and her brother, and touched his private area a few times. We never got mad and explained that private areas were not to be touched by others, but still felt separating them at bath time was a good way to avoid it.

I don't know about boy/girl siblings... But I have triplet boys who still take group baths. I throw them in the big jetted tub. But the rules are that nobody touches anything that he didn't grow himself. lol. Keep your hands to your self!

Good luck finding the answer!

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I agree with most of the other moms, take the queue from your kids. My daughter and son still take baths together (4 and 14 mo). I've actually found it's a good opportunity to talk about private parts and what is appropriate touching and what is not. Also, I can answer any questions my daughter has about how her body is different from her brothers and it's all supervised not awkward because it's just bath time.

If my memory is correct, I think my twin brothers (a year and a half older than me) and I were still taking baths together til we were 5-6. We're in our late 30s now and I'm pretty sure none of us had been scarred for life :)

My kids are 3 and 5 and I'd say when my daughter was 2, she was curious about my son's privates. It didn't last long and all we said is NO! She knows he has a pee pee and he knows she doesn't and all is fine. They have so much fun playing in the tub together that I'm sure if I even mention separating them, they wouldn't go for it.

I think when children get to be school age it is time to call it quits. I would say pre-school age (4 yrs.) maybe 5 at the max. Then there is just to many question that arise and it also might be brought up in conversation at school.

Based on the ages of your kids, I would say you have a while. Your boy is really just a baby still, so I don't think it matters. Maybe rethink things when boy gets to be about 2 or so, since your girl will be about 5. The only thing I would consider is that your boy may still pee or poop in the tub on occasion, and if your little girl is potty trained, she may not like that =)

i think it's perfectly fine to bathe younger kids together. once they get about five i would stop doing it.