My son knows that I have a vagina and he has a penis. He's 4. I'd prefer he learned these things from me than someone else and no I wouldn't bathe with him but it's not because I think it's not right it's because the tub is much too small for us. I don't look down on anyone for bathing with their child past 5. There are much worse things that a 5 year old could experience, like abuse.

Right. I just think it's not a good idea to bathe with your child past the age of 3 or 4. Kids are more advanced now-a-days and its certain things that I would have to teach him that I don't think should be learned at the age of 5. @indigenousmommy

I never said it was sexual. I just said its a little weird when your child is 5 or older and you're taking baths with them. Everybody has their own opinion and I stated mines. Which was I don't think it's cool for a 5 year old boy to be in the tub with his mommy. Yes they know our body is different from theirs but I'm not about to go in depth about it at the age of 5. @lilanne1927

I agree @mommytobe0821

Same sex is understandable. And changing clothes is okay. But I think 3 or 4 is a good age. @michellevaldez4750

@lilanne1927, I think it's a cultural thing and how you were raised. I agree with you, though. Some people just never experienced nakedness as a normal thing. Some people were brought up to think nakedness is gross or naughty. I never told my son that it was any of those things and he still says gross when he sees me change clothes (he's 4), so I know our society and outside opinion can have an affect too.

So, what's wrong with taking a shower and bath with your child? It's only sexual when you make it that way. Me and my SO shower with our 3 yr old. I bath with my 3 yr old and 3 month old. While I'm at my moms my 4 yr old nephew hopes in the shower with me if he wants. So does my 3 yr old nephew. I don't see it ending any time soon and I have no problem with that. I'll stop when it makes them feel weird or uncomfortable. The naked body is nothing to hide. Nudity is natural and all the boys know my body is different than theirs.

idk, that's a good question! my husband will shower with our 8 year old son but I don't anymore. Although I will change clothes in front of him and don't even think twice about that. I guess I'd say school age, so maybe 4.

That's totally understandable. @natzilla

Me and my 3-year-old sometimes take quick showers together when we're in a hurry and it's totally fine. But, I'm not about to sit in a bath with him, you know? It's just a little weird for me. Even though he did come out of my body, he is my son and I am his mother and eventually he has to learn he cleans himself, by himself. But, baths normally are just supervised and I wash his hair and he washed the rest like I taught him

I have a shower unit so I had to wait till she could stand. the other day was the first. she has outgrown the sink.

Same.. I feel weird taken a shower with my son.. as soon as he started to sit up by himself I got out of the tub and just sit next to it the whole time.. he loves the water 😂😂😂

Right. If it's Same sex, an exception can be made but i feel opposite sex is a no no.. @ebersteinmommy

yeah I feel ya there .. my husband will but that's if we in a hurry or something... @mommytobe0821

I'm with you on that. I might take a bath with my son when he's still a baby but other than that I probably won't. It's just kind of weird when they start getting older. @ebersteinmommy

I haven't taken a shower or bath with my son since he was a bby baby... he is almost 2 and I have him take a bath alone and I sit in there and wash him and let him play.. idk I guess I'm different

Oh wow @katarama

Lol true @michelle2220

My son knows he has a penis. Not a wee wee. Not a pee pee. It's a penis. He doesn't talk about it. He doesn't talk about my lack of penis. I wouldn't jump into his bath, but there are times he jumps in with me. I get out because he's a bath hog but I don't see a problem with it. It depends on the child and parent. We have basically gotten to the age where he doesn't want to hop in to the shower or bath either way. Lol. But I think it definitely depends on the comfort level and if your child says they don't want you there then you obviously don't go in with them. You still have to supervise though. That's just my opinion.

My old babysitter was still bathing with her son when he was like 7 😅

when they start asking what are those then that's the time to stop lol

Right. Or he might go and tell his little friends at school and things take a different toll. @peaceinfall

3 is my cut off age, if not younger. My niece is very advanced and she's only 2. So if my child is anything like her, the cut off age will be younger. @oliverandmommy

I get watching them to make sure they're okay but bathing with him just goes to another level. At the age of 5, kids are smart and they will ask questions about my body that I don't feel like they need to know yet. @kimberlyyyy_the-preemie-mom

Yeah, they might go in school saying it and then that mom may be in trouble

@peaceinfall, I agree. I said if you're going to teach him all the beauties of the female body, you have to teach him all the other stuff too, and at the age of 5, he doesn't need to know that..

I think mothers should stop when the child is at least three because. Five to me is too old, they understand a lot more

I think up to age maybe 3-4 is probably fine. That's my personal opinion.

I still shower with my almost 5 year old son. There's nothing weird about it to me. When he tells me he doesn't want to shower with me I sit in the bathroom and make sure he's okay and I can remind him to wash his junk, but he's aware of his body and what makes him a boy and knows girls don't have what he has and there's never been any attempt to touch or anything like that. Sometimes it's just easier to shower at the same time when he has to get ready for class.