Poss a silly question- at what age do you let a child bath alone?

[shinyaholic]

Sorry if this is a silly question but Mr Shiny is upstairs with his son while he has a bath. SS wants to be left on his own but Mr Shiny is reluctant to leave him in case he hurts himself somehow.

SS is 8- would you leave him on his own?

[*Betty Mae*]

OMG yes!!

I left mine alone, alone from when they were about six I think..... I do leave Fred alone and he is 4 but I'm always in and out of the bedrooms usually putting clothes away so i can keep an eye on him. None of them shut the door and I do keep shouting to them to check they are ok. I do go in at the end to do their hair for them apart from the eldest one.

Only had one incident which was when DS came back from scout camp (this was last year so he was 11) and he almost fell asleep in the bath as he was so tired but apart from that all still ok!

[One Sock]

I would. He could always lurk in the corridor/upstairs somewhere if he is really worried.

[shining star]

Dylan is 3 and I would leave the bathroom to get towels / put stuff away in his room etc. and he's totally fine. I generally do sit with him otherwise (sometimes reading a magazine ) but I think by the age of 8 he would definitely be ok on his own

[shinyaholic]

Thanks everyone, I thought SS would be fine but didn't know if that was me being flippant!

I'll try and lure him downstairs with the offer of a dirty beer

[Rennie]

Mine were left in the bath alone by aged 5 or 6 I think He would be fine alone as long as he has no medical conditions.

[*Betty Mae*]

I would say he would be starting to want his privacy at that age too not to mention wanting to have more responsibility in getting himself out and dried/dressed etc.

[Skerry Berry]

I would definately leave an 8 year old alone

I have started to leave R in the bath now - she is four. But the bathroom is next door to the living room, and I can hear her very clearly (she never stops talking ) and pop in and out to check on her too.

[Hanie]

Good god at 8 definately yes. I started leaving SD alone in the bath when she was around 5 or 6 and by the time she was 8 she was demanding the bathroom to herself anyway. I leave Kate alone in the bath sometimes now (she's nearly 5) but not ot often because she usually bathes with Hannah.

[monkeynuts]

I potter putting things away while my 3 year old and 2 year old are in the bath but only owards the end of there bath and i let out some of the water first ...but i am only outside the bathroom door. and for a second while i get there PJ's out..x