Age for Child to Bathe Themselves????

My son is 6 and we still bathe him. He would always have shampoo and conditioner left in his hair if we didn't. Also - he really loves bath time and doesn't want to give it up.

My girls are almost five and they wash their own bodies, but I still wash their hair. It's just too long for them to rinse, and they hate getting their hair washed, so if I let them do it themselves, it would never get done!

I think this really varies.

Our 7 year old can't quite wash his hair by himself yet. He's pretty bright. He just doesn't like water on his head. If it was up to him, he'd *never* wash his hair!

We know other kids his age who are taking showers on their own - no guidance, no help, no problem.

I don't think there needs to be an age on it.

If your child really needs assistance, I don't think it's a problem. 5 is not 15. Just encourage him to do what he can do on his own with reminders (did you get behind your ears? did you scrub your elbows?)

So probably...wash his hair and back and let him do the rest himself. Not every kid will be independent in every setting.

With my son, about 7.
He had to be able to bathe himself (really get clean, not just splash the dirt around), not injure himself and NOT FLOOD OUT THE BATHROOM.
Maturity will come to different kids at different ages.
Now that he's older (13) he certainly washes himself.
But when I let him use the whirlpool tub in our bathroom I still remind him to make sure he's not over flowing the bubbles all over the room.

Both of my children ages 2 and 3 wash their own bodies and my 3 year old washes his hair. I do my 2 year olds hair cause she has a lot of it and well she is only 2 and i do the rinsing on both as well has put hte soap and shampoo in their hand (if they did this i would have to buy a new bottle every 2 days)

If you really have to scrub your child then something is wrong. I think that each time they bathe the dirt and allergens on them is washed off even it they use nothing more than water.

If they are bathing with some bubble bath the soap loosens the dirt and it will just rinse off.

I have the dirtiest little boy ever and I hardly ever have to scrub him anyplace except the knees if he has been in a mud puddle somewhere crawling.

I still wash the kids hair, or at least rinse it for the. She is 8.5 and he is 5.25.

I still do not leave either in the tub or shower unless I am in the room or in the hallway and can hear every sound they make. I had a high school friend fall in his shower, bump his head, then he died. So I take it very seriously when the kids are in the bathtub.

The boy? no way no how not going to happen in the decade I don't think. If left to his own devices he would climb the walls of the tub surround. I am right there, I often sit in the hallway where I can see his head and I read my book or do a puzzle, maybe even get online on my phone. But he is not hardly ever out of sight when in the tub. In the shower I might be sorting laundry but it is a quiet time so I can hear him and the machines are not washing or drying until he is out.

Her? I let her indulge herself often. At least on Saturday morning. She likes to go stand in the hottest water and just breathe. She is one who likes the heat and will stay in until it's cool. She has waist length hair and if I don't go in to rinse her hair it will almost always have conditioner still in it.

My youngest will be 4 in May and he washes his own body and his hair and I supervise. I do the rinsing of his hair and an occasional scrub, but he generally gets himself clean. My almost 8 y/o showers on his own and scrubs his body and washes his hair. I do check his hair before he gets out to make sure he got all the shampoo out.

My son is the same age. I let him and his younger brother bathe themselves.. but b/c I'm also a little ocd about it, I go over areas they tends to miss (behind the ears, under the neck, getting a good hair scrub..). That way, they are learning how to do it, and I am making sure they are getting clean.

My son has been bathing himself for almost a year he will be 6 next month. He washes his own hair too. He likes privacy when he takes a bath. He always comes out smelling clean so I know he's washing

I have twin girls that are about to turn 4 in June. They wash themselves, but I usually 'coach'. "Dont forget your pits" "You didn't get your neck very well, try again"
I like that there are two of them and they take turns washing each others backs (and they tell on each other if someone skips an area and I don't catch it)
I still wash their hair, but we have gone to a leave in conditioner as one daughter has very long, very curly hair with a sensitive scalp and the wash and combing is a nightmare. They both help with the wash, but I do the conditioner as they tend to put it in in clumps. Eeww.

i agree that they hardly ever need to be scrubbed. i give my daughter her two animal loufas and the soap and she plays and washes. mostly J. being in the water with soap cleans eevrything. when they are old enough to have body odor they'll adjust , or you can tell them. i do my daughters hair once a week she does the other times.

My girls are 6 and 7 years old. They take showers now, basically by themselves. I turn the water on for them and make sure it is the right temperature and then turn the water off when they are done. I do feel like my 6 year old doesn't get conditioner in her hair too good sometimes, but she usually does okay.

My son is 3 and he knows how to wash his hair and body. If he is really dirty (like visible dirt) I will scrub him with a washcloth. Otherwise I just supervise while he washes. I also dole out the shampoo. My husband taught him when he was about 2 and a half and we practiced for a while.

DD is 6.5-I still wash and condition her hair.
She washes her body.
I don't mind-as we have moved this endeavor to a shower instead of a bath. :)

My D is 5 and I wash her and shampoo her hair.

My oldest was 6 or 7 when my hubby stopped being in there. My daughter was 6. My almost 5 year old has daddy or big brother bathe him. My oldest likes to give him bubble baths. :)

My daughter will be 7 next month and she's taken a bath or shower 'by herself' for almost two years now. HOWEVER, she has long, extremely thick hair and I do have to help her rinse shampoo/conditioner out, otherwise she doesn't remove it all. Haven't helped her wash in body in quite awhile, though. I think you could probably drop that one and let your son take over from there.

Mine is 5 and is supervised for body washing, to make sure she does it...with soap...all over. I still wash her hair. If she wants a shower (rare) we share.

It depends on the child. Some want to do it on their own sooner than others. I have a 3 yr old who does a pretty good job washing her body on her own and washing hair with some help. On the other hand my 6 yr old dreamer forgets that the main purpose of the bath is to clean his body. So every 2-3 baths I oversee or help him with. My 8 yr old is pretty conscientious and private now. I turn the shower on for him, but he does all the rest, including adjusting the water temp. and turning it off when he is done.