When did they bath completely on their own?

Just curious when your kids were bathing completely on their own. My girls can wash their hair and their bodies, but I am just afraid they may not get everything. I still come in and help them wash their hair and go over their bodies after they finish, but I wonder if I should not be doing as much. They will get out on their own, dry off on their own, clean up the tub after they are done, but showers at this point is totally out of the question because they just hate having water on their face. Anyway, just curious.

 

Not yet. They wash their bodies but I still wash their hair. They probably could just about manage it on their own (although I'm not sure they'd cope with rinsing out because they hate to get any bubbles in their eyes) but I'm sat in the bathroom anyway so I figure I might as well help.

 

I still wash my girls hair. My one daughter has really long hair and she doesn't always rinse it out well so I wash it and then help her rinse it. The other one I wash and then she rinses her hair on her own. They wash their bodies and everything on their own, I will go in before shutting off the shower water and ask if they washed everything and go through a list of things and they will either say yes or not yet. I think it has been this way since they were 7 maybe earlier can't remember.

 

Mine are 6 and I still wash them. They have longish hair (for boys) and so I like to make sure it gets shampooed and rinsed well.

 

I have one that is fine showering by herself, her sister on the other hand is a lazy showerer. When I want them to be REALLY clean, especially clean hair, etc....I make them shower together. This way they are able to make sure that the shampoo is completely rinsed. Really its only hair that's an issue for them.

 

My older boys started becoming modest at around 9 that is when they started to shower without wanting ( I won't say needing lol) me to help them. I wish I could still wash my 12 yr olds hair sometimes he comes out and his hair still looks dirty to me. I think one reason why is because I buy conditioner for the girls and I do not think Dawson pays attention and just grabs the conditioner instead of the shampoo -

 

I don't worry so much about the soap reaching all places. They wash and rinse their own hair. Then soap on the important parts: genitalia, sticky feet and face. The rest hopefully gets clean from the shampoo rinsing down. They've been showering or bathing by themselves for over a year.

 

My girls also don't want my dh giving them a shower or anything. They are also modest especially one of them. They have been asking for me to help with shower for almost a year now (my dh used to give them baths since it was like a bonding time and to give me a break and they loved it when in the tub but since they shower now they ask for me).

 

At this point I start the water (showers) for the twins, but they do everything else. They have fairly short barely above a buzz cut hair do's though so it is easy for them to wash and rinse on their own. I had to help DD with her hair until she was a bit older and some days I wish she would let me still do it. I still wash Brandon.

 

My girls will be eight next month and they still bathe together and with my help (mostly with their hair washing). We are currently renovating our bathroom so do not have a shower. I'm thinking when the shower is installed, I'll try getting them to do their hair on their own. I'm sure other parents insist on independance earlier than I have. They still love to play in the bathtub and stay in at least a half hour so that works for us. I let them play until it's time for their hair wash, we also do conditioner so they still need me for now.

 

my boys are 8 one of them has been doing his showers by him self since last sept. i have to start the water for him,and just to make sure its not too hot,he lovess hot water. i often tell them to wash their hair twice and bodies twice just to be sure they are clean. i always say no body likes a stinky boy,but in a funny voice,they always laugh and say nope better make sure to be clean. his brother has only recently started to do his own showers. he has been able to wash himself for about the last year. I was just washing his hair and rinsing. however i had shoulder surgery and just couldn't do it. so he got pushed out of the nest so to speak. and now he says i got it mom i can do it. he is mommas boy so this i know was hard for him,they both really didn't like when daddy started the water for them. but now they don't seem to mind(again my surgery,i was taking meds and didn't feel comfortable doing it).
He too is reminded to wash his body 2 times,and his hair.
they havent taken a bath in probably 2 or 3 years i guess. i've asked them if they would like to but they say no. after their 1st shower they fell in love with them.

 

My girls will be 6 this month and they still depend on us for most of the bathing. They can wash their bodies and rinse fine, but they do not do a very good job with hair. I would love for them to do it on their own, but they are not ready for hair washing yet.

 

Leah has been showering on her own since she turned 6. Bathing herself for probably about 6 months prior to that. We havent had any issues from her doing it herself.

 

Mine have been doing it for a few months. I always double check Sofia's hair to make sure she rinsed it well. A few times I've had to send her back in to re-rinse, but other than that they do just fine. It's a huge help on school nights when they can shower while I cook dinner.

 

I think my girls were around 6 when they started showering without my help. The hair, of course, is the hardest part. I still have to rinse in the sink every once in awhile if they missed rinsing well. Peyton, who is 5, can wash her body, but she has long hair, so I still help her with that.