At what age is considered safe to leave a child unattended in the bath

[Arimeh]

I leave DS alone most of the time, I trust him, he doesn't do anything stupid, just sits there with his cars and drives them along the side of the bath.

I do pop out to get their jarmies and set up their nappies whilst both are in there (so 11 months and 2.5 years) but I can hear them playing, and it would take me a second to get there incase something went wrong anyway because my house is tiny.

DS does not touch the taps, he knows its naughty. He also tells DD off for touching the taps if she tries to touch it too

I think it totally depends on the child, and nobody knows them better than their mother.

[Rouge]

One great trick I did with my kids that I will pass on to you lovely ladies (haven't read if its in here so will post anyway). My kids are 7 and 3 so they bath together and this isn't an issue. But when DD was little and an only child our rule was if I had to leave the room even for a towel or to quickly grab the pot that was bubbling over or the phone that rang (you get the idea) then she would have to sing to me, and she wasn't allowed to stop singing till I got back, because if she stopped singing I would think there was something wrong. Every child is different, my gf's son was too adventurous to be ever left in the bath till he was nearly 4 he would try to climb out or go through cupboards jump on the toilet seat he was just a really adventurous kid (he did calm eventually though). So judge the situation and implement the singing thing, and even if you think they are old enough always be in earshot and check on theme frequently as it only takes a second...

[DoubleK]

sounds like a good idea Cailin!

i keep meaning to buy a non slip mat for the bath.. at the moment, we have 5 little elmo heads that DD uses (they work better in the shower, which she uses everyday) but they tend not to suction down properly, i want the biggest non slip mat that will fit in the bath!

also, i only tend to put a little bit of water in the bath. she likes me to pour water over her using a jug.. so i sit there do ing that pretty much the whole time! lol

not sure what we'll be doing bath wise when bub arrives..

[Pretty Butterfly]

Niliac, I make mine count to 10 over and over!!!

This is where having so many kids comes in handy!!!!! If me or Ad need to leave the bathroom, we send one of the big kids in to sit with them!!!

But the kids are great in the bath anyway.

All mine prefer showers, so a bath is a rarity now. Even Harmony prefers a shower with mummy over a bath.