How often do you wash your child's hair?

[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

[Party-of-five]

every few days depends how much food is in there

[ShootingStar]

Usually once a week.. unless its dirty or summer and theyre sweaty.

[Sterla]

DS only sometimes gets food in his hair, and if he gets it wet it comes out without any trouble anyway. Maybe he's just not a very grubby kid (yet!) I really couldn't tell you how long it's been since DS has had his hair washes, cause DH is the one who was giving him baths. I wouldn't be surprised if it's been a month though . Mmm, maybe I should wash his hair tonight .

[~clover~]

Actually, now DS's head is shaved, I don't bother. My girls go to school & have long hair. DD2 is bad for food in her hair!
The last time I washed DS's it was long & it was only cond for the knots...

[Aligater]

with just water every bath/shower with shampoo once a week for DD1 every 2 weeks DD2 but she has no hair to speak of and it dosnt get dirty

[toomanyshoes]

DS (8) washes his hair everyday, DD (4) probably every second day as she has REALLLLLLLLY long thick hair and it ends up in a mess if I don't.

[Trillian]

I'd be lucky to wash their hair twice a week. Most of the time it's just once a week - on a Sunday LOL. I used to wash it every second night but once DS started school and started bringing nits home with him, I decided to only wash 1 maybe 2 times a week and they have not had nits since.

[Nai]

Once a week - after swimming

[Winter]

I don't!! I make my husband do it!! DD squeals and carries on if I try it but apparently it isn't an issue when Daddy does it....so he does it about once a week.

[Ozziehoffy]

Every Saturday after swimming and any time there is food in Elijah's hair... he also gets his washed probably 1 or 2 times more during the week as he's a real sweaty bubba and gets a stinky head lol.... so not a nice baby smell to him anymore!!!

Trillian, they say that nits are a sign of nice clean hair, so makes sense

Also re: washing hair... the more you do it the worse it can actually be for your hair... it's actually really good to not wash your hair too often... and before you say oh but I have oily hair... that quite often can be because you are washing it with shampoo and stripping the oils so your hair goes into overdrive and creates more and more oil to try to fix it. If you leave it and go through that oily stage it should start to balance itself back out again and you won't have to wash it all the time because it won't get oily!

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Every 2nd night.. DD1 has long curly hair for her age and it gets knotted on itself, i also use a tea tree spray on it every day when i brush it.