At what age did you leave LO unsupervised in the bath?

rebbieW

I'm just now realizing that I've never even left DS1 unattended in the bathtub and he's nearly 5. How old was your child when you started leaving the room for a short amount of time while s/he was bathing?

emiliemadison

We have an en suite bathroom in our bedroom with a large whirlpool tub that the kids love. I let them play in the tub while I'm in the bedroom, so technically not in the same room but I'm only about 15 feet away and have full view of them the whole time. I still dont think I'd be comfortable not having them in sight for a while yet.

Temp970088312507122

We're always on the same floor and within earshot of the bathroom, but we've been letting DD1 play in there by herself since a little before 3. I'll be in the next room folding laundry or getting DD2 ready for bed.

Jen2124

My boys always bathe together. I have left them in the bath before while I've run downstairs to get something for a minute or 2. They are 4 now.

I currently let them play alone in the bathtub while I put my makeup on in my bedroom (the bathroom is in our bedroom, but I put my makeup on at a vanity that is not part of the bathroom)..so I can hear them, but not see them.

I would not be comfortable walking away for more than a minute or 2 or not being able to at least hear them though. 

**it's worth it to note that I do know that drowning can be silent, but they talk nonstop and since I can hear them and they are together, I know they are ok. If they are ever silent for more than a few seconds, I run in there to see what they are doing.

LeoChic

bellabeck:

We're always on the same floor and within earshot of the bathroom, but we've been letting DD1 play in there by herself since a little before 3. I'll be in the next room folding laundry or getting DD2 ready for bed.

This is what I do as well.

Zenya

C is 4.5 and I leave him now.  Just while I go and dry Sara off.  Not for a whole bath.

shopgirl78

DD is also 5.   We usually turn on the shower for her (to the right temperature) and DH or I (usually DH) will hang out in the room connected to the bathroom (our room).   However, she does everything independent including turning off the water.

I stay bathside with the boys.  My youngest is only 11 months.  DS1 is 3.  If for some reason its just DS2, I will run out quickly but never gone for more than a minute.  He still needs supervsion or my bathroom would flood : )

JOEBunny

DD is 4.5, I have never left her unattended in or around water.  Some people are afraid of stranger kidnapping, I am afraid of drowning.  It doesn't help that a 3 year old who lived 2 blocks from me drowned last month. 

MrsStubbs

Since I bath both of them at the same time the longest I will leave is for 30seconds to grab a towel out of my room. Our bath time isn't long enough for me to do anything else.

joseysbride

My kids take a bath together, and I always get Cohen out and get him dressed first, leaving Rory in there on her own.  I can hear her the entire time, and at 4.5 I am comfortable leaving her in there for that amount of time.

hikerbeth

Our master bath is connected to the master bedroom (no door), so I started letting DD play in the bath while I was in the bedroom sometime after she turned 3.

I could hear her splashing and playing and checked in with her occasionally.

She's almost 5 and I have no problem throwing in a load of laundry or leaving the room for a minute, but I generally hang in the bedroom/office while she's in there.

DandelionMom

I'll walk away from my 4 y/o as long as I can still hear her (she sings non stop in the tub).  Once they can shower with little help, I don't supervise. 

Andrewsgal

DandelionMom:

I'll walk away from my 4 y/o as long as I can still hear her (she sings non stop in the tub).  Once they can shower with little help, I don't supervise. 

This, DD will literally take hour long baths, and I can hear her the whole time, she is the  loudest person ever.

shiloh17

My guys are 4 and 2.5 yrs. I will only leave them to grab a towel or lay out clothes in their room (5 ft from bathroom). They take a bath together, so I can hear them. Im never out of there longer than a min or two. When it comes to drying/dressing, I take 2.5yr old out and make 4yr old sing ABC's til I get back in there. So far--so good!

lizard76

Probably since he's been about 3.5.  He's taken swim lessons and I don't totally fill the tub.  He's learned to push himself out of the water and to not panic.  Normally, I'm within a very close distance to him...in the bedrooms putting away laundry or in the kitchen.  I can hear him and vice versa.  If I'm out of the room for more than a few minutes, I shout out to him to make sure he's OK.

He's also a major rule-follower (most of the time), so he knows not to stand, jump around, or generally goof around in the tub.

I'm sure it all depends on the child.  I'm not a big believer in hard set rules for all kids.

Hooray2005

Well, before tonight I didn't worry too much about leaving my 4.5 y/o alone for a few minutes here or there if I wanted to run to another room to grab a towel or something (always within earshot).  He's soooo noisy, it's hard NOT to hear him.

Well tonight he decided to get quiet... and when I called out to him from the other room (had been gone for about 30 seconds) he didn't respond.  Called again, no response.  Panicked and ran back in and he was fine and he simply said he "felt like being quiet" <-- scared the CRAP out of me and made me realize I'm not quite ready for him to be alone yet

goodheartedmommy

Ethan takes a shower by himself, but I come in to check his hair. I'll walk out of the bathroom to get clothes for the girls (their bathroom is right across the hall from their room).