macmacmoo Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 I'm thinking about changing when the kids (1 and 4 years) get a shower. Since they've been born they been getting a bath before bed on the advice that the routine and such will help wind them down. Instead it seems, bath time makes them wide awake. I was musing right when they wake up, but DH mentioned it might be better to give them a bath after breakfast instead. When do your kids get a bath? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 iirc, when they were younger, it was in the evening, but not right before bed. Or not right before sleep, anyway - we had a longish night time routine with reading and such. A bath generally wakes ME right up, so I'd definitely try it the other way. A routine is important for most kids, but it doesn't have to involve a bath or shower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Every so often. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureMoms Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 I aim for after nap. Or during nap for the 4yo (who does not nap). Bedtime is too long and complicated with three kids already I can't deal with baths at that time of day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 When my kids were babies/tots, I had a full-time nanny (I work full-time) so I told her to bathe the kids after brunch (they "fed themselves" oatmeal, so a bath was timely then). When they went to preschool, I didn't do daily baths, but they had baths on some weekday evenings and on Saturday mornings. Now they have a bath most evenings about a half hour before I expect to put them to bed. I'm not sure if the timing makes any difference in my kids' case. However, I would not do baths in the morning because it's about to get cold around here, and sending them into the cold while wet isn't wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 When they were little, before bed or first thing in the morning. Now, after sweaty sports, they take showers before bed. Otherwise, both like to shower in the morning. Sometimes they take 2 showers a day. We like showers here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiana Daniels Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 When do the kids get a shower? Whenever I can wrangle them into the tub! At 7 and 8, you'd think they'd enjoy being clean. The other day my 8 year old tried to convince me she wasn't dirty, she was tan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara in AZ Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Tues, Thurs, Sat nights at our house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dory Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 They take showers/baths just before supper. Then they're clean for bed and yet not all wound up. Mornings are too insane to do showers around here with the kids. Maybe some day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mélie Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Right after dinner. Dh and I trade off cleaning up after dinner and supervising showers. They put their pyjamas on after their showers and have about two hours to wind down before bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loudwater School Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 My two older boys alternate who gets the evening shower before bed. My youngest gets a bath in the mornings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 I like bathing them before bed. I don't like the idea of them crawling into bed all dirty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpoy85 Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Ive always been one to say after dinner but before bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in SJ Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Monday, Wednesday & Saturday nights. Feet get washed before bed every night. Going to bed with dirty feet is squicky. Amber in SJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dm379 Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 As soon as they are done with dinner. Ds especially is usually too dirty to wait until morning. I would have to wash his sheets daily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chepyl Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Always on Wednesday night after gymnastics, while I get dinner ready. And always on Sunday afternoon before we head to church at 6. Other than that, they usually bathe at least one more day a week whenever I find they are dirty or stink! In the summer they bathe daily if they play outside. Generally, right around dinner time. In yhe winter, they bathe less often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amo_mea_filiis. Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Ds has always bathed before bed, but it's relaxing for him. Dd has been showering when she gets up, which is around 9-10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoot Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 In the morning, after breakfast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmaNZ Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Every so often. :D :lol::iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Ours took baths in the evening before bed. They didn't do showers until they were much older. Maybe yours need baths, not showers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisbeth Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 They take showers/baths just before supper. Then they're clean for bed and yet not all wound up. Mornings are too insane to do showers around here with the kids. Maybe some day. Love this idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 My in laws tend to give kids baths twice a day, and certainly after a nap, or in the mid-afternoon. Never at night. My six year old only takes showers after swimming; she uses a jug of water. She rarely takes a sit-down bath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballardlm Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 We had the same problem with my almost 2 year old. We started noticing that his bedtime bath was getting him all wound up! Now I bathe him after his afternoon nap on most days, except on Sunday mornings I bathe him after breakfast so that he is all clean for church :001_smile:. I wouldn't bathe him right when he wakes up in the morning because I figure he is hungry after sleeping 11-12 hours. If he is obviously dirty from playing outside or whatever he gets a quick wipe down with a warm wash cloth before putting on his pj's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baseball mom Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 When they were little, after supper or if it was going to be a late supper, while supper was cooking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 My teens are starting to shower in the am like I do. My littles have a bath at night after dinner as part of their bedtime routine. It does calm them. DD5 sometimes has one in the am and 1 at night based on her mood etc. She loves the bath and sometimes that is all that calms a cranky mood. If it did not calm them I would do it earlier in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 We bath the kids before dinner so they are clean when they come to the table and clean when they go to bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 I am FIRMLY in the bath before bed camp. I want kids clean before they crawl into their beds...otherwise their sheets are just um, gross. When ds was young we had a long bedtime routine....bath, snack, reading, prayers....about an hour at least passed between bath and lights out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewingmama Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Generally every night right after dinner. My kids are grots -always covered in stuff - glue, food, dirt, paint, markers LOL. Little one is not potty trained and needs his butt washed properly every night or he gets a rash. My kids never want to get in the bath and then they never want to get out :glare: I take 2 showers/baths a day - so we like water around here :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Every so often. :D When they were younger (say 8 and under,) this was our bath schedule. We did three nights a week. I have fair-skinned babes, and they couldn't take daily washing. We did baths before dinner, like pp have said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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