How frequently do you bathe/shower your kids? (and use products?)

[MasynSpencerElliotte]

I think it might be uk Heidi...

Yup, just googled and they don't ship here or have a Canadian distributor...oh well!

[~Sara~]

We used to bathe DS every day when he was a baby, then it was became every other day...now it's 2-3 times a week: once on Wednesday AM (at grandma's house), once on Thursday AM before playtime at the gym, and once on Sunday AM before church.  He's not a dirty kid...seriously hates stuff to be on his hands for longer than it should be.  But he has dry skin and we just don't have the time to bathe him every day.  He's a shower kid and hates having to come out

[my3girlsjde]

It used to be every night when the girls were infants, but now twice per week. There's no way it gets done more often with the chaos it creates - and they love it too! Feet get washed daily in the summer because they go barefoot in sandals and get pretty nasty feet. If they had their way it would be twice per day - no way am I doing that.

[okinawamama]

nightly, not out of necessity, but out of routine. if we don't he asks about it continually during our wind down.

[Roseii]

Well what I have discovered is bathtime is too stimulating for DD1!! Yesterday she had no nap, was near enough asleep at tea time, I whisked her up for a bath as she has nursery today and had stinky feet Lo and behold I had a hyper kid awake til 9pm It works well as a wind-down for DD2 but not Miss Spirited!!
So I'll stick to morning-twice weekly showers

[shivi]

we do baths the minute we get in the door from kindy....at 5pm ish, then tea and winddown ;-)

[Roseii]

Yes I like that idea-only problem is my kids are the messiest eaters on the planet!! They'd need a bath afterwards too But I do like that idea even if they don't end up clean before bed, as evenings drag when we're waiting for dad to get home (always after 7pm) so it's something to do!! And always enjoyable as long as I'm not washing dd1's hair! xx

[shivi]

Emma's always been a precise, clean eater (FILs genes to thank for this, she eats JUST like him and has his little, tiny mouth as well so its partly to blame). Never had to teach her to keep her chin over the plate ;-)
Oscar eats like an animal and has a big gob that he refuses to do anything other than stuff as fast as he can with what he actually WANTS to eat - forget the rest - and he used to be very, very messy. But now he's 5 the mess is contained to face and chin, almost ;-)

[Shiv52]

Oscar eats like an animal and has a big gob

hee hee!  That made me laugh.  Haven't heard anyone use 'big gob' in a long time x

[shivi]

Yep. I was totally shocked to have a baby with a wee mouth....Both DH and I are on the larger side for gobs as well ;-)))
 
Sorry to go OT x