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Njnana posted:
I think this is a very strange and disturbing thing to do , my son- in- law showered with his daughter !! There was no urgency for him to shower with her ! My daughter works nights at a local hospital and she obviously wasn't home at the time ......she mentioned this to me, that her husband told her about showering with his daughter, and said how inquisitive she was hahaha ! Is what he said . As her grandmother I am so upset with this ,! I want to approach him re this matter !! How do I handle such sensitive matter ? please.....help me !
2 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:Dad showering with his 2 1/2 yr old daughterI think this is a very strange and disturbing thing to do , my son- in- law showered with his daughter !! There was no urgency for him to shower with her ! My daughter works nights at a local hospital and she obviously wasn't home at the time ......she mentioned this to me, that her husband told her about showering with his daughter, and said how inquisitive she was hahaha ! Is what he said . As her grandmother I am so upset with this ,! I want to approach him re this matter !! How do I handle such sensitive matter ? please.....help me !
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ammanada responded:
There's nothing wrong with parents showering with their young children, same or different gender. At all. It's completely normal in most cultures; we're just more uptight about nudity here. It's probably best to not intervene in such things.
Says a Dr. Vincent Iannelli from about.com:
"While this can be a little bit of a controversial topic, most people would think that it is fine for a toddler to take a bath or shower with either parent or with another child of the opposite sex.
Many parents stop this practice during the preschool to early school age years, but exactly when you stop has more to do with how a parent and child feel about the issue more than anything else. If either feel uncomfortable or want more privacy, then bathing and showering together should stop."
Report This| Share this:Dad showering with his 2 1/2 yr old daughterThere's nothing wrong with parents showering with their young children, same or different gender. At all. It's completely normal in most cultures; we're just more uptight about nudity here. It's probably best to not intervene in such things. <br />Says a Dr. Vincent Iannelli from about.com: <br />"While this can be a little bit of a controversial topic, most people would think that it is fine for a toddler to take a bath or shower with either parent or with another child of the opposite sex.<br />Many parents stop this practice during the preschool to early school age years, but exactly when you stop has more to do with how a parent and child feel about the issue more than anything else. If either feel uncomfortable or want more privacy, then bathing and showering together should stop."
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An_251459 responded:
My son is 2yrs old and I still bath with him every once in a while. You make it sound like a father bathing with his daughter is really bad. In my opinion is nothing bad came out of it then there is nothing to worry about. Children have bathed with the parents for hundreds of years but your post makes it sound like its a bad thing. Yes children are going to ask questions its all a part of learning. If you try to shelter the child then what will they learn?
Report This| Share this:Dad showering with his 2 1/2 yr old daughterMy son is 2yrs old and I still bath with him every once in a while. You make it sound like a father bathing with his daughter is really bad. In my opinion is nothing bad came out of it then there is nothing to worry about. Children have bathed with the parents for hundreds of years but your post makes it sound like its a bad thing. Yes children are going to ask questions its all a part of learning. If you try to shelter the child then what will they learn?
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