How often do you wash your child's hair?

[Sterla]

I'm just curious, because we haven't washed DS's hair in a long, long time - and it still doesn't look like it needs it at all.
I don't know if we should just wash it anyway, or leave it!

[Nicambhar]

I wash Bella's about once a week in winter and about every second or third day in summer cause she gets stinky and sweaty...

[Jaycee]

Probably twice a week, but I have a grubby little monkey

[Arimeh]

Bahahahaha.. I was wondering when you would write this thread after our conversation!!! LOL!!!!

Well as you already know - Sunday night is hair washing night in this house.

[Lisa]

DS2 washes his own hair now (he will be 4 in Feb) and I wash DD2's hair as often as needed but usually 2-3 times a week.

[beckoes]

I havent washed DDs hair...ever...never used shampoo on her hair. She has fine blonde VERY curly hair. She showers with me most mornings and baths every night, i rinse her hair really well and then put some spray conditioner in and brush it when we get out otherwise it forms into one big dred lock!! I guess as she gets older it might need a shampoo but at the moment it never looks oily.

[Artechim]

DS goes a couple of months between proper washes, but it gets a straight water wash every couple of nights in the bath/shower. It never looks greasy so I don't bother with the trauma of shampoo.

I rinse DD's hair with water every night. I think I have washed her hair with shampoo 3-4 times in her 15 months, if she has rubbed something in there that won't come out with water.

[Daydream Believer]

DD about once a fortnight or if she has food in it. DS only if he has vomited in it

[Jewel]

DS2 hates it, and screams so usually like once a fortnight generally, as well as any other time if he gets food or other stuff in it. When it's short, like now, it might be even longer between washes. It all depends really. I really dread washing his curly locks though.

[~clover~]

Usually friday & wednesday...darn! thats tonight!

[BeautifulMadness]

usually twice a week....

[Snowy Love]

Couple of times a week, depending on sweat, dirt & food. I always wash their hair on Saturday after swimming lessons 'caus I'd hate for their blonde locks to go green!

[Rowellen]

Every day! DS rubs food in hair at nearly every meal so I have to. But I rarely use shampoo (I've used it twice since he was born). I just use water & a cloth. Now he's starting to push me away and say "owww" when I try though. Time for a haircut, I think

[mako]

DS has his hair wet every night in his bath or shower and washed with shampoo once or twice a week depending on what he's been doing ie in the sandpit or swimming or just plain hot and sweaty.

[Rach75]

jack gets his done every night with his shower luek probably every 2nd night unless he got heaps of food in it then I wash that night

[Just Me]

I wash my kids' hair every 2 to 3 days but DD1 and DS were both born with long thick black hair which has only got thicker and longer (though we have cut DS's short). They get lots of food and anything else they are doing in their hair so we wash it because we can't brush it otherwise. I don't really know how often you are meant to wash baby and toddler hair though ...

[Jennifer13]

DD's hair gets wet and somewhat washed just by her having a bath every day, but she does that herself. I wash her hair after her swimming lesson, which is on a Saturday, and if we go swimming in the pool (which hasn't been happening much with this cold, wet weather!).

[PumpkinZulu]

Mum washed our hair every week. I intend to wash bubs hair with just water when they're a small bub...maybe when they get to the stage of being up and about, mushing food through it etc I'll do it once a week with a non chemical, natural shampoo.
KM, I think it's just cos bubs hair is so healthy on it's own Be careful with shampooing every night (especially if it's not a non-chemical natural shampoo) as it might end up irritating Miss K's scalp, especially as she has little hair lol.