My boys are 2.5 years apart and I usually bath them together. I'm home alone at night all week. My 5 yo now wants to take showers on his own. We said fine, and make sure he washes his hair and body. What a bittersweet milestone!
I don't have a 5 y/o, but my 3.5 y/o showers by herself. She started showering, wiping her butt and dressing herself all in the same week. My baby is growing up right in front of my eyes
Ridley Run 3.1 - 4/9/11 - 34:24 - 1st race evah!
Kelly Monaghan's 5K - 5/15/11 - 3rd Place in AG
Walk the Talk 5K - 5/18/11 - 31:12 PR
Ridley Run 3.1 - 4/14/12 - 1st race of the year, 32:45
I don't have a 5 y/o, but my 3.5 y/o showers by herself. She started showering, wiping her butt and dressing herself all in the same week. My baby is growing up right in front of my eyes
They are huge, but awkward milestones. Made me lol reading your response. He also proudly announces when he has wiped his own butt and washed his hands all on his own!
Ethan has been showering alone for awhile now. I don't help him every time, as he is showering every day, but I help him make sure his hair gets washed and his body gets washed well a couple of times per week.
Ava showers on her own. I usually check before she is done to make sure she got all the soap out of her hair and rinsed completely off, but she does it all by herself. Makes life much easier!
My 4 y/o started showering by himself about a month ago. I check on him to make sure he's washing everything ok, but he's doing great with it so far. And yes, it's a bittersweet milestone
DS will be 4 in November and I couldn't tell you the last time he had a bath. He showers with us. I don't let him do it on his own or he would never wash his hair. He hates it!
Marcey
Kaden William 11/4/06 and Dawson Michael 6/30/10
Dawson's first birthday - at the zoo
DD takes a shower most of the time, occasionally a bath. I help her wash her hair and then I give her a wash cloth w/ body wash on it and she washes herself. DS has started to take showers now too, he'll be 4 in November, same for him, I wash his hair and he washes up.
Re: Do your 5 yos take showers?
Kelly Monaghan's 5K - 5/15/11 - 3rd Place in AG
Walk the Talk 5K - 5/18/11 - 31:12 PR
Ridley Run 3.1 - 4/14/12 - 1st race of the year, 32:45
They are huge, but awkward milestones. Made me lol reading your response. He also proudly announces when he has wiped his own butt and washed his hands all on his own!
He doesn't like them so much, but will do it in a pinch.
He has decided that they're taking separate baths from now on though...
For DD, the only thing I do is turn on the water.
She used to bathe with DS1 but now I bathe the boys together and DD showers on her own.
{Ava 5.16.06} {Ella 12.29.07} {Drew 2.9.10}
Kaden William 11/4/06 and Dawson Michael 6/30/10
Dawson's first birthday - at the zoo