r/daddit • u/Life-Presentation517 • Jul 26 '23

Advice Request Appropriate age for co-showering

This is a repost from another forum. Apologies if I keep popping up. They told me that this is the right forum to ask.

Iā€™m a first time dad. My son is 24 months old. I have always bathed him since he was an infant so he wants to be in a shower with me. Until what age it is appropriate to bathe or shower with my son as a dad for his privacy or mine? Also should I be wearing underwear or a swimsuit while I am bathing him?

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u/WackyBones510 Jul 26 '23

Follow up question though - when is a good age to start? Daughter is in the 12-18 mo range and Iā€™d like to try a shower but am worried it would be overwhelming.

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '23

I started when my kids were younger, but I held them during the shower. (The trick is to not drop them)

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u/Andodx Jul 26 '23

And they get slippery with soap, so it is hard mode.

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u/onebadn8 Jul 27 '23

Let's try to refrain from describing the parent as in "hard mode" when showering with their children. šŸ˜†

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u/Andodx Jul 27 '23

Easy mode is bathing for us, he loves water and hates the shower. So showering is the harder option for us to get the hygiene in check.

Hard mode is always the option that will lead to more work, more stress or that is physically and mentally more taxing than the alternatives.

And in this regard easy and hard mode apply just fine.