When do you stop bathing/showering with your child?

[Early Kids]

We are doing the child-led thing too. My boys still shower with me (almost 4 and 17 months) and they love it!

[angelaartsstudent]

Sorry that I cannot comment on the OP, but will be watching this thread as I never grew up with that type of closeness to my parents...never had a bath or shower with them, and I never have with P.

[AnyDream]

When you don't all fit in the bath together anymore (and you can't afford a new bigger bath)! LOL

[Cherished]

good question, I hadn't really thought about it but I do remember my mother was always walking naked from the bathroom that had the bath in it to their main bedroom and non of us blinked an eyelid so no scaring there.

[MrsFabuloso]

I will let my kids lead the way. If they're still comfortable to do it, then so am I. LOL, some days we aaallll have a shower together. Our ensuite shower is just big enough to fit the 4 of us into it, so some days it's all 4 of us in there!! Might get a bit squishy with 5 though.....

[prama]

marydean - lol. that's a good point!!!

angela - i never had that w my parents either, closeness as a family in anyway... sorry about miss p xoxo

[Trillian]

Both Dh and I had it with our parents until we were about 9-10. But I do remember showering with Mum for a lot longer than Dad. We still do it with ours as well - often I'll have the kids all in the bath while I have a shower (we have a separate bath and shower)and DS1 is nearly 10. I think I will be quite comfortable doing for a while yet. Plus I think it gives them a healthy attitude to the naked body kwim? So long as everyone is still comfortable with it, then there is no reason to stop at all Prama.

[Raupe]

I distinctly remember my little brother saying one day that he wants to shower alone. So I'm sure when they are ready for privacy they speak out! HTH