At What Age Should You Stop Showering With Your Child
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What Age To Stop Showering Infront Of Your Child
In mothers groups across America this question is often asked but with hesitation and embarrassment. Many people want to know the answer but are too intimidated to ask at what age should a parent stop showering with a child. When a child reaches elementary school, they begin to become more aware of social standards and what is going on in their friend’s lives. When a child does go to school this may be a good time to stop taking a shower with your child or at least notice signs if they are embarrassed about it.
Most children talk to other children at school and it is may be embarrassing for a child if they say that they showered with their father or mother that day. This may be different for parents and children of the same gender.
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Before children enter elementary school is when the parent has the best opportunity to make getting undressed and showering with a child a learning experience. Most parents should understand that children are a curious bunch and will want to ask questions about a parents body parts when the parent is undressed, and this is a good thing.
Parents should be teaching children about the body, not the kid’s on the block or friends at school. Allow the child to ask as many questions as they want, but give short answers, no need to go into details. Parents typically give longer detailed answers than is necessary, just answer the question asked.
A child may reach out and want to touch a parents private parts, in fact almost all do, but this is also a time to say that touching other peoples private areas is not alright and don't allow them to do this, but understand that it is innocent and it is up to the parent to calmly let them know that touching other peoples private parts is not acceptable.
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When a child reaches the age of around three or four they will being to notice differences in both mommy and daddy's bodies, they will ask about it and this is the time for the parent to educated the child.
When a child points to his fathers private area and asks what that is a parent needs to respond with the proper and correct terms. A short explanation will work just fine with a child. Teaching our children proper terms for the human body is extremely important, because we want them to start out respecting their bodies and knowing what the proper term is, not slang words. Same detail goes for a boy or girl inquiring about mommies body.
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Age Limit Of Undressing Infront Of The Opposite Gender
The reason that I stated opposite gender and not the same gender is because they are two very different things.
Men and boys often will use the urinal at the same time throughout their lives and a son seeing a father nude is very normal growing up. The same goes for a girl, little girls and even some teenagers depending on the relationship with the mother will still try on clothes together and other mother daughter changing rituals that involve nudity. A mother will still need to be there for a daughter when menstruation starts and help her to understand it.
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It's not only dangerous but embarrassing if misunderstood.Why do anything you'll be embarrassed about if made public.
What ever age you would stop breastfeeding, Stop the family bathing.
Here's a video with a mother breastfeeding her older children.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxv6R9fUO74
Even relaxing in your bed with your own child is questionable today...Shame
Hello,
I personally cannot see any reason for a parent, or adult of any age to shower with their children. I feel the parents/adults should take a shower on thier own. In the case of washing a child, for example a infant or a older disabled child, I do not see a reason for a parent to not bath a child. But the parent, should be clothed while doing it. I have talked with a few others who have kids and I have to say I agree how they did things. My friend said her when her husband would be in the tub giving her son a bath, he wore swim trunks. She wore a bathing suit with the girls. If I were to be in the tub with any of my future children, I would have to say I would also be wearing trunks. But most likely, I would be kneeling outside next to the tub giving them a bath. But that's just my two cents on the matter. In the end, as long as the child is loved, protected and cared for, I see no issues. That's all any kid wants. To be loved, feel safe, and be cared for. I know I did.
-Stanley
Hi stanley thanks for the comment, part of the reason for writng the hub as well is for the parents protection too. There are obvious signs that a kid will make when they feel uncomfortable. My son walked in the bath on me the other day and started giggleing so now I lock my door!
Very interesting Read - I can't really answer the question as I haven't got kids yet, but I'm glad I read it. I guess if you are close and have a very good bond with your child there's nothing wrong with it. (not to the teenage level though)
Best Wishes.
the interesting thing about this hub as well, is that google will not advertise on it, does anyone know the reason, just curious?
We have three sons. They all shower with me and have done so since they were out of diapers. They also bathe with their mom. The boys are 16, 13 and 10.
They know what mom and dad as well as their brothers look like in the nude. It has stopped the problem of you show me yours and I'll show you mine. My sister and brother-in-law are just as open as we are. They have 2 boys and 2 girls. During the summer we all get together at our summer home. The home is located in a large family oriented nudist camp.
cant say that i agree with that only because at the teenage years the hormones are raging and it can set the teenage up for possible abuse. Teenage girls walking around nude with other men on the camp, that nuts!!!!!!!
i feel when your child learns to go to the potty your next step could be teaching them how to dress them self like putting their shoes and socks on little baby steps first.
thanks for the comment supermommy
I have been thinking about this and discussing it with my boyfriend lately. I only showered with my now 3 1/2 year old son a couple of times and took a bath with him a couple times when he was a newborn. But his father who I am no longer with continues to take baths with him at his home. This concerns me as I think he's too old to be showering or bathing with me or his father. Am I right to be concerned?
I think that 3 1/2 is still young and I see no harm in it at this age, as long as you have no other concerns, I think that he is still young and bathing or taking a shower is still fun.
I'm a single mom so that's why my 2.5 year old showers with me. But some time in the next 6 months I want to figure out how to have desperate showers.. He's too light of a sleeper to shower then. But I'm not 100% comfortable with locking the door so he can't come in - plus he would melt down if he was locked out. And I would rather be able to hear what he's up to. Should be an interesting experience..lol
i have 3 kids of my own and i dont think its right to take a shower with ur children, after a certain age. i think that when they get to the age to where they can take a bath on their own with ur supervision. you dont need to be taking one together. ya u can help them just like i do mine. i stand right outside the shower and help my girls wash their hair, then i leave and let them wash their body, and get dressed. just my opinion i think its wrong,cuz they will be curios and i sont think they should be seeing any of that yet.
My son said he still showers with his father at his house, he's 9. It concerns me but I don't know what I can do about it other than keep my radar up.
CYBERSUPE 24 months ago
Hi dawnM,
Times really have changed since we raised five children in the early 1970's, My wife and I never showered with our children. Nor did we get in the bathtub with them.