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Post by jlschlangen on Mar 28, 2012 7:55:59 GMT -6
Let me start by saying my kids are one boy almost 8, girl 5. My kids are in the habit of keeping the door open when they go to the bathroom and I have talked to them about closing the door.
My main question is: At what age did you have your kids get ready for bed seperately. Sure they get dressed sepereately, but they brush their teeth together then sometimes pee in the same room.
I am already sensing about getting backlash on this one...don't make it too bad. I am going to end up changing my ways after this one, Promise you on this one.
TIA
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Post by bumblebee23 on Mar 28, 2012 8:02:07 GMT -6
From the title of this post I thought you where asking something differant.
I have two boys ages 8 and 10yo. My situation isn't the same as yours as they are the same gender. I did have them stop taking baths together about 1-2 years ago? It was getting to the point that they where older and they just needed there own space in doing certain things.
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Post by jlschlangen on Mar 28, 2012 8:03:49 GMT -6
We stopped the together baths I think 2 years ago, but they still want to play w/ the other while the other is in the tub so that is a tough one.
Sorry MO I didn't know what to title this one.
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Post by deannemdm on Mar 28, 2012 8:04:24 GMT -6
I think it can be a personal issue. At our house, DH always shuts (sometimes locks) the bathroom door, he is starting to let DS come in sometimes (age 3). DD usually closes the door (age 10.5). I usually pull it almost closed (started so I could hear the kids. Someties we are in there at the same time, but we have a taller closet that if you open the door you can not see the toilet from the sink area. Then agian I am open with the kids, DH is not so much when it comes to that.
Everyone is going to have different personal answers for this, but with ages 8 and 5, I would think that uisng the toilet with the other in the room may start to get awkward-- depends how much modesty is the norm in your home and how/ if you are ready to answers questions.
This is all my opinion and that is all.... everyone is different
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Post by jlschlangen on Mar 28, 2012 8:12:43 GMT -6
The reason I leave the door open is so I can see them or hear them. Most of the time I am on the same level as the child(ren) when they are in the tub. Thankfully they haven't started to ask any questions. I tell them when they are in the bathroom at teeth, potty time to close the door.
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Post by sarahisis on Mar 28, 2012 8:16:11 GMT -6
Hmm..was gonna say, I was 29 when I had ds but that really wasn't the question I guess lol
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Post by jlschlangen on Mar 28, 2012 8:24:01 GMT -6
That really wasn't what I was looking for. Maybe I should have each kid go upstairs to do the teeth, potty seperately. Sure they might not like that, but tough that is life right? lol
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Post by jrose on Mar 28, 2012 8:24:20 GMT -6
Lol Isis thats what I thought the question was too!
My DD1 is 4.5 and is starting to want baths by herself, which is fine. She goes to the bathroom by herself but leaves the door open and sometimes dd2 follows but it doesn't bother her at the moment because she knows her sister is potty training. Before that she preferred to use the bathroom alone.
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Post by laurac on Mar 28, 2012 10:41:46 GMT -6
Now is a good time, Jodi, to have the do their potty business separately. Soon for their teeth. Your Daughter especially will require some alone time soon.
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Post by cakemakermom on Mar 28, 2012 13:16:13 GMT -6
The kids (and I even still) pee with the door open. They're 7 and 5.5. I have them keep the door open a crack when they shower, but they've naturally been shutting it themselves lately. The curtain is translucent, but not fully see through, so I can see them without having to stick my head all the way in the shower.
They don't always shut the door to get changed and neither do I most of the time. We're pretty open when it comes to nudity. I think it kinda helps for those times we need to change in a public changing room, like at the gym and such.
Kids will naturally start to tell you they need privacy, shutting doors when naked and just needing time to themselves.
I make them brush their teeth separately simply because it's too hard to have them both in such a little bathroom brushing at the same time.
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Post by ReneeW on Mar 28, 2012 14:32:39 GMT -6
My DDs are 7 and 4. Depending on their moods, sometimes they want to bathe/shower together, sometimes separately. I'm guessing the days are number for co-baths, partly because the 7yo is getting too tall and the tub is getting crowded!!! They typically brush their teeth at the same time, they can both kind of crowd around the sink so that's working so far.
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Post by sharon on Mar 28, 2012 14:39:36 GMT -6
Not what I thought the question was either. Only one kids here so it's different, but what I've always understood is that one should have more privacy when anyone is feeling uncomfortable with less - so if it bothers you, your husband, or either of your kids, then start having more privacy. If everyone is comfortable, then there is no reason to change it.
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Post by irish on Mar 28, 2012 18:17:27 GMT -6
I thought the question was how old we were when we had our kids! We're very open here, so its open doors for everything. I'm sure as DS gets older that will change depending on his comfort level. Lol in fact, whenever I tell DS I'm going to the bathroon, he asks "poop or pee?"
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Post by jlschlangen on Mar 28, 2012 19:05:13 GMT -6
Like I said previously I didn't know how to word the question. Thanks for all your answers. I will think about all of them.
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Post by jlschlangen on Mar 29, 2012 7:51:40 GMT -6
Let me clarify: I am considering having the kids go one at a time upstairs to do teeth, potty. I also put a toothbrush, toothpaste in another bathroom so they both could get ready at the same time except be in seperate bathrooms.
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