when to stop watching?
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Topic: when to stop watching?
Posted By: ellabellame
Subject: when to stop watching?
Date Posted: 08 April 2007 at 1:35pm
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at what age is it safe to stop watching your kids in the bath? i still stay with mikey when he has a bath but i sometimes pop out for a second to grab a towel or something. i haven't had to help him when he's slipped over for ages, if he does slip he sits up by himself. the thing i'm scared of though is if he bangs his head when he slips and can't get himself up.
so what age did you stop sitting with your kids when they had a bath? ------------- |
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 08 April 2007 at 8:22pm
Hmmm well I don't sit with my girls (Hannah and Briona) and has been that way since about Christmas. But my girls babble and chatter a lot so I can hear them. I always have my ear out for them though, leave the door open ajar, and walk past and pop my head in regularly as well  -------------  |
Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 09 April 2007 at 9:00am
Well as you may have read from my thread - i wouldnt trust any age now!! i have been leaving Bay and sitting in the next room for the past few months as he is now old enough to know that when he wants to get out to call and that standing in the bath is a big NO NO! but now obviously i have to worry about him drowning from falling asleep!
I never left him when he was younger than 2 though as i didnt think he could understand and obbey the rules (no standing up etc). I started to do it when he was about 2 and a half but may not be doing it anymore... |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 09 April 2007 at 9:52pm
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see my comment on other thread...
but my question would be - why not watch them??? what is more important to be doing? I sat by kids in bath whenever i nannied too - would not leave them alone...why should you? i did this with other peoples children, i wont be leaving mine alone either. |
Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 09 April 2007 at 10:15pm
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Yeah I sat by kids during bath-time when I nannied too - it was quite a nice time to sing songs and talk about their day and stuff. And it gave me peace of mind, I knew that they were safe!! They were 3, 4 and 5 years old by the time I left.
Although, I can see why it would be tempting to get stuff done while they're happily playing in the bath. |
Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 09 April 2007 at 10:29pm
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I leave my kids to it i hear them chattering to each other and i listen and pop in all the time while im cooking dinner. ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 09 April 2007 at 11:06pm
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hubby does the bathing in this house and he sits in there and plays with them and stuff, sometimes he pops out to put the kettle on for milos but never for long. when i have to bath them tho i am always off getting their nappie and pj's ready, clearing up stuff, getting drinks ready etc. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: Jennz
Date Posted: 10 April 2007 at 4:14am
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I still don't leave Charlotte- if I have to pop out of the room to get something then we play Marco Polo until I get back, but that would only be for about 30 seconds. I think I'll stay in the room with her until she asks to be left alone which I doubt will happen for a few years yet- maybe 5-6ish? Not anytime soon anyway. ------------- Jen, Charlotte 7 & Kate 3 
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Posted By: ellabellame
Date Posted: 10 April 2007 at 7:40am
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thanks ladies, i'm so not ready to leave mikey by himself yet, it was more of a curiosity thing.
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Posted By: SMoody
Date Posted: 10 April 2007 at 8:25am
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Simple rule in this house. McKayla is not left alone for one second while she is in the bath. If you are alone and need to go get something else you take her with. towel and wet body and all. If not you call the other person.
A kid can literally drown in a drop of water, so I am really careful around it. The family thinks I am too careful. Well bugger them. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 10 April 2007 at 10:13am
We don't leave Joey alone either - he is a kamikaze though and his latest thing is lying on his tummy in the bath trying to "blow bubbles"  he usually ends up sucking instead of blowing 
I think this is definitley a personal thing and personally I'm just not ready yet  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 10 April 2007 at 11:47am
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I leave Maya on her own, have done since I started bathing the babies with her a few months ago. I bath the babies with her so she is on her own while I am dressing baby one and undressing baby 2.
I work on the theory that she makes so much noise in the bath that if I ever heard silence I would go and check on her immediately. I would never have left her in the bath alone when she was any younger tho. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 10 April 2007 at 2:04pm
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Zaara sits in her safety chair....I wash her hair and body and then and pull her out and let her play!!
While in chair I do pop out to grab some thing (for a sec) and then I sit by her. She did slip a few times and tho she got a scare she sat up by herself. But regardless....I would never leave her alone with out the chair and even than.....not for more than a few sec. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 4:18pm
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We've only just started leaving madam in the bath alone, she's 4 1/2 and our bathroom is off the kitchen so we can hear her quite clearly.. we get in trouble now if we try and sit with her, we also let her call the shots when it comes to wanting to get out. I've started putting shampoo in her bath water, alot easier way to "wash" her hair without the tears etc. She'll wash her hair no probs that way. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 11:20pm
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I purposely go in and out of the bathroom, organising pjs and the like, etc. I actually think it's good for them to learn some independence in these things, slowly, because one of these days they are gonna be old enough to do the whole routine themselves and expect a bit of privacy. So for me, I feel like I'm at the first (second?) step. The last step is still a long way off though! ------------- |
Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 2:44pm
Only for 30secs i will pop down hall and get flannel, towel or something. Usually my DP or i will be sitting with him, reading, playing tea parties, painting my nails lol singing songs. Its a favourite family bonding/playtime in our house. ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: MyMinis
Date Posted: 13 April 2007 at 8:10am
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I usually do things like clean my bathroom while haleighs in the bath as df makes a real mess when he gets home form work in there, i only help her with washing ehr hair and cleaning her body which she does mostly herself anyway ( i jsut check no soap left in hair and she cleaned everywhere). but i do also pop in and out to get her things like pjs and nappy out ready for taking ehr into the lounge to get dressed.
but haleigh loves to bath by herself at nights its her down time before bed. she prefers me to do as little as possible which is great, even better now she can actually climb out of the bath with little or no help which is great on me since im getting to nig to bend down and pick her up. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 13 April 2007 at 11:20am
| For some reason I thought you weren't suppose to leave them until they were 5. I clean the bathroom sink while hes in there but don't think I would leave him yet but he does like his bath quite deep and when he slips he gets quite upset so someone needs to be there to reassure him. |
Posted By: MyMinis
Date Posted: 13 April 2007 at 12:23pm
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yeah your not supose to leave them till they over 5. we dont have haleighs water very deep and sometimes she has a shower rather than bath and prefers if i dont fuss over her to much.
I wouldnt go anywhere that she was out of sight though. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Peace
Date Posted: 14 April 2007 at 9:02pm
I bath Olivia in a deluxe baby bath on the lounge floor every night. I decided from the day dot that she was bathing in the warm room with us rather than the chilly bathroom!! It also saves a lot on water as we only fill the bottom and that is plenty to get her wet. This also solves the walk away factor as I have everything at my finger tips.
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Posted By: ellabellame
Date Posted: 15 April 2007 at 3:39pm
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gorgeous pic peace. ------------- |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 15 April 2007 at 4:24pm
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Very cute pic.
I leave Han alone in the bath most of the time... same as Emma. With her incessant chatting and tea partying, I know she has not drowned. If she is quiet for any length of time I go in and check. Yeah, I know bad ass... but I'm fairly comfortable with that. |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 15 April 2007 at 7:24pm
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I've never left them. I take the phone off the hook i'm im by myself. If i am bathing kids before dinner then mike's cooking dinner. Always one of us with them, talking to them playing splashing, blowing bubbles etc. They are both such crazy nuts that they fall under regularly and paris would never be able to help ayja up if she fell under, which as i said, she does alot. She had a thing a while ago where she would just sit and then slide down under the water, didn't care, knew it got a hell of a reaction from me though.
I've just always at and played tipping and stuff with them after washing them and washing their hair. |
Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 21 April 2007 at 3:02pm
| We just had a water safety lady come and talk to us at playgroup and she said until at least 5. It takes a minute for a baby to drown in water and drowning is silent. |