How Often Do You Bathe 2 Year Old Toddler?

My kids are under 2 (15 months) but I bathe them nightly. Not always because they are "dirty" but more because its part of our evening routine. If we are out or we have a babysitter for the evening I don't worry at all if they miss a night here or there. Like I said, I mostly do it because its part of their routine. I think, typically, children (toddlers) need to be bathed 3 or 4 times a week.

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every night! Kids get dirty even if they are home all day. My 2 year old son just finds things to get dirty in. He's such a boy!

Wow. A lot of people do every other day. We do every day. Our daughter is 21 months old. She loves baths and it is part of her routine. When she is two I think we will stick with this especially since she will start preschool and probably get dirty. She gets pretty dirty playing around at my sisters everyday now! Like others said, I don't really WASH her every day. I let her play in the water and scrub her face/rinse her body. Every other day I do her hair. Good luck. :-)

Every night. Not really with soap and scrubbing, mostly to calm down and have some fun time with Daddy. I scrub him (Daddy is not so good at getting crevices on a wiggly boy) about twice each week.

Wow, I feel a lot better reading these responses. I try to bathe my daughter every night but, some evenings it's just not possible and I would feel guilty. Like it wasn't good hygiene. Now I feel if I happen to miss a bath, it's okay. Thanks all you moms for taking the pressure off. Especially, right now that it's cold out she doesn't do much to get dirty, she is mainly indoors, and she is not a messy eater. =)

I have always bathed my three once a day at night before bed

well 2 yr olds r messy i know i have one of my own my goodness well i think 1 day a bath the next day no bath that is what i do unless really dirty then give them emergency bath :)

From about 1 week old on, every night. I just wanted to have a routine down. You don't have to wash hair every night if it doesn't need it. The only time we don't do bath time is if we go out to eat & it's late getting home. Then it gets skipped.

Twice a week unless he gets dirty on a day in between baths. While I liked the idea of the warm, cozy bedtime routine that having a bath conjures up, I subscribe to the beliefs that so much washing isn't good for the skin and wastes a lot of water. I also didn't want my child to grow dependent on the bath as a cue to wind-down for bed. We sit in the glider and read books and that winds him down pretty well.

99% of the time we did every other day unless he got really dirty in between or if he went swimming and we had to get the chlorine off. Sometimes we went 3 days if we were busy and got home late.

Mine started to hate the tub about 6 months ago. Before that we bathed 5-7 times per week. Now, since its an ordeal, we only wash her hair 1-2 times a week and wash her body three times a week. I use wipes to keep her buns fresh between baths.

Every other day. If she gets particularly dirty any given day she'll get a bath that day, but otherwise every other day.

Daily. Evening. Sometimes every other night.
My son does not like taking a bath though... so, we have LOTS of water toys for him, and he is allowed to take anything in the tub with him that is waterproof or can get wet.
Then he will stay in there for a long time! LOL

Depends upon the kid and the day.
Regular inside days - every other day or so.
Outside getting dirty days - every day.

I do a bath every night after dinner b/c my little ones are messy! Depending on the activities of the day, though, I'll scrub harder some days than others. Also, I have a shampoo/conditioner that I only use once/week. The other days, I just rinse their hair w/the soapy water they're in. Hope this helps!

Generally every other night. 4 nights a week in the summer and 3 in the winter. Bathes never calmed my children down so I never used it as a bedtime routine.

You wash them when they get dirty. I had one time when my toddler had diarrhea and I had to hose him off very time he did a number because I had to leave the diaper off (it was summer) and let him run naked to help clear up the massive diaper rash he had. He also liked to play in mud, sand, and roll in the grass. My boys were so much dirtier than my daughter. I say clean when necessary.

I started out with my daughter as a ritual to bathe her every night. However, I had a blotch on my leg and went to the dermatologist and he told me we are not suppose to bathe every day. He made comments that everyone feels they need to bathe daily and it is not necessary. In my shock and surprise, he said if I really thought that was what I needed to do, then get in and get out quickly.

Well, I do just that. I get in shower up and get out and the blotch is gone. I am not sure why I didn't get this thing sooner, but it is gone.

So, I bathe my daughter who is now 4, every other day.

BTW, I chose this doctor because of his background and certificate in dermatology. He was rather old and crotchety, but I guess he knew what he was talking about.

I bathed mine once or twice a week unless they got really dirty.

every night...part of the night time routine & to relax. Scrub & wash hair every other day

like most of the other replies, every other day. However sometimes every 2 days and sometimes every day, depending on how dirty they get. Now that I have two, they both take baths together whether they need it or not. Conserving water and time!

4-5 times a week depending on the activities of the day.

I give mine a bath every night, but only wash him every other night. =)

i try to everyday. Some times they need it, and sometimes it's a good way to end the day-calms them down.

Hi...

When they are dirty and when they are grumpy!!
Sometimes when they are running a bit of a fever.

(short and sweet)

~L.

We Bath our 2 year old every night that is part of his bedtime rotine, we eat dinner get a bath and read book, then it is time for bed. Works very well. we have done this since he was 6 months old.

Everyday, sometimes twice a day.

usually every other nite unless he's especially dirty.

We bathe our almost 2 year old every night, but it's more about the routine and the fun in the bath than the necessity of getting clean. Of course, there have been the busy days/nights where we've forgone the bath, but it's a nice routine for us - play time, 1/2 hour yo gabba gabba, bath time with daddy, read a story, then bedtime.

every other day, if we have time lol - also depends on the level of dirtiness, eg playing in the dirt will warrant a bath

Every night before bedtime. But we sometimes skip a bath once a week in favor of staying out somewhere late or because we have an obligation to be somewhere. I think it's a personal preference because our daughter would be fine with every other night, but I think she looks more CLEAN this way as you know toddlers get sticky hands in their hair a lot. :)

In the tub every night as part of bedtime routine. If he's super-cranky and not up for it, or we're not at home, we can skip it. We wash hair every 2-3 days.

I bath my three years old son almost everyday since he was born. Most of the time, I just let him play with water in the tub. I only use soap when it's needed, because his skin dry up so fast. He loves it too and also it's his quiet down time before his bedtime, especially he's being in preschool all day.

Whenever they are dirty - like twice a day!!

I usually do every other day

we actually shower our daughter every night as part of our routine unless we are out late and need to just put her down when we get home. We have been doing it since she was a baby when one of us showered with her holding her to now she stands and plays in the shower. she loves it and it's so much faster than a full on bath every night. we have bath toys she uses and it's a fun part of our routine. she has taken baths before and loves them too and is in swim class and loves being in the water so shower vs. bath doesn't seem to have been an issue.

i've been giving my son a bath just about every day since he was 1..rarely do i skip especially now that he goes to preschool 2 days a week i always bath him after school to try to get germs off.

My mom and my sister bathed their kids every other day. My 2 yr. old son gets into everything and is a dirt and food magnet so he gets a bath every night. Plus it's Daddy bonding time for him and break time (or more likely, dish washing time) for Mommy. Daily bathing is probably a little drying for his skin, but we use Cetaphil Cleanser and Moisturizing Cream.

Bathing: From the time kiddo was even younger than 2, every night as part of bedtime... and he'd come in the shower with me in the morning as part of our wakeup routine.

Waterplay: Often 2-3 times a day for up to several hours at a time.

every night. I think it establishes "good housekeeping" habits for the future. Plus it helps get ready for night night.

Every other night unless it is needed.

By the time my oldest was two he was getting baths every other day. Unless he had a particularly messy day!

I have always bathed my kids every night as part of the bedtime routine.