I used to bathe my son everyday till he was 8. After that I bathed him once or twice a week to make sure he was really clean. I stopped bathing him altogether when he was 11. He never complained about me bathing him. I miss those precious times with him.

If bath time between mother and son has always been a time of positive conversation abd sharing most boys would probably want it to continue well after they can properly bathe themselves. Evidence does show that this can form a very special bond between mother and son and he would not feel ashamed to be naked in the presence of his mom.The bath time will make their relationship very close and give both an opportunity to find out how each others day went. The middle or high school boy will always look forward to this precious time with his mom and it would not matter that he is naked. This is much more common in Europe. Mom should look him in the eye will talking to him and make sure she does not stare at his penis. Bathing can be intimate but NOT sexual.

Common ladies, consider this:
Would you want a Dad bathing his daughter beyond 5 or 6? Boys are just as modest, just a little more quiet about it-in all probability you dismissed their objection or ignored it because you somehow consider it your right to bath them or ridiculous that they should be modest in front og their mother, if you would not approve of Dad or Male bathing your daughter then you should not be bathing your sons older than 6-7 max. Some of you who have posted could be arrested for child molestation-you should rethink what you are doing.

As long as both are comfortable with it. If bath time with mom has always been very special and the boy has looked forward to the quality time with mom, there is no reason why it should not continue even well after he can bathe himself. They can use this time to duscuss school or other activities or issues in his life even if he is in high school. I feel I would have been far better off if my mom bathed me through my high school years. Too many boys today are afraid to be seen naked even among thier male peers. Boys should look forward to quality and lobving time with thier mom through bathing whatever thier age. Mom can then dry them off and give them a hug while giving them a pair of pajamas or a clean pair of boxer shorts with a special hug.

mothers shouldnt bathh there sons there father should because of the different genders they could tghough but do it at the age of 20 thats good i sugest but there dads should beause of the same gender the mother could hop in the bath and then the baby sits on her lap its logical(well what i think)that the mother shouldnt because different private parts because some babys can rember and private parts should be private.

at the age of 8 mother should stop bathing her son but the hot babysitter can do it until she is not hot no more.

Hi There,
depends of each case. Any way I think sons can't be ashamed to be naked in front of their mothers. My mother used to bath me till the end of my teenage years, about 19 years old. When she couldn't do it,that job was done by an old maid servant who had been my babysitter since my childhood. At that time, I was still uncircumcised and suffered of balanites ( irritation on the penis head and internal foreskin ) and still not operated because my pediatrician thought that to achieve a perfect "low & tight" circumcision, taking off all the foreskin ( mainly the internal one, with the langerhans cells ), necessary to resolve my chronic irritation on the knob, was indispensable the full growth of my penis around 20 y.o., as was done later on my 19,5 and a half years of age.She or the babysitter used to wash my glans and internal foreskin, using a kind of liquid soap and other antiseptics, drying both after, in order to difficult the growth of bacterias.
Those assisted baths continued till my circumcision at 19,5 of age. My mother didn't have, I suppose, the necessary confidence on me to do that washing perfectly, Any way she was obsessed with cleanness.
That usage never bothered me at all, even because, as usually, they gave a very good sensation of pain relief, and on the future, she or the same nanny did the same with my younger brother, who suffered of the same problem, till his circumcision several years later, exactly as happened to me.

are all you people crazy, stop bathing them b/w 5 and 7 the rest of you are perverts and should be in front of a judge!!!!!

I've always enjoyed the very special privilege of being allowed by my son to continue to bathe him even though he is now nearly 16.This special intimacy between us brings a close relationship even closer,and I've always believed that a mother has the right to a physical contact with her son just as long as this is kept within bounds,as ours is.

For me I was 11 last time my mom seen me naked. and then I wassn't to happy about it. I did'nt yet start puberty but still I did'nt care for her to see me naked.

It depends of each case. Any way I think sons can't be ashamed to be naked in front of their mothers. My mother used to bath me till the end of my teenage years, about 19 years old. When she couldn't do it,that job was done by an old maid servant who had been my babysitter since my childhood. At that time, I was still uncircumcised and suffered of balanites ( irritation on the penis head and internal foreskin ) and still not operated because my pediatrician thought that to achieve a perfect "low & tight" circumcision, taking off all the foreskin ( mainly the internal one, with the langerhans cells ), necessary to resolve my chronic irritation on the knob, was indispensable the full growth of my penis around 20 y.o., as was done later on my 19,5 and a half years of age.She or the babysitter used to wash my glans and internal foreskin, using a kind of liquid soap and other antiseptics, drying both after, in order to difficult the growth of bacterias.
Those assisted baths continued till my circumcision at 19,5 of age. My mother didn't have, I suppose, the necessary confidence on me to do that washing perfectly, Any way she was obsessed with cleanness.
That usage never bothered me at all, even because, as usually, they gave a very good sensation of pain relief, and on the future, she or the same nanny did the same with my younger brother, who suffered of the same problem, till his circumcision several years later, exactly as happened to me.

It depends of each case. Any way I think sons can't be ashamed to be naked in front of their mothers. My mother used to bath me till the end of my teenage years, about 19 years old. When she couldn't do it,that job was done by an old maid servant who had been my babysitter since my childhood. At that time, I was still uncircumcised and suffered of balanites ( irritation on the penis head and internal foreskin ) and still not operated because my pediatrician thought that to achieve a perfect "low & tight" circumcision, taking off all the foreskin ( mainly the internal one, with the langerhans cells ), necessary to resolve my chronic irritation on the knob, was indispensable the full growth of my penis around 20 y.o., as was done later on my 19,5 and a half years of age.She or the babysitter used to wash my glans and internal foreskin, using a kind of liquid soap and other antiseptics, drying both after, in order to difficult the growth of bacterias.
Those assisted baths continued till my circumcision at 19,5 of age. My mother didn't have, I suppose, the necessary confidence on me to do that washing perfectly, Any way she was obsessed with cleanness.
That usage never bothered me at all, even because, as usually, they gave a very good sensation of pain relief, and on the future, she or the same nanny did the same with my younger brother, who suffered of the same problem, till his circumcision several years later, exactly as happened to me.

It depends of each case. Any way I think sons can't be ashamed to be naked in front of their mothers. My mother used to bath me till the end of my teenage years, about 19 years old. When she couldn't do it,that job was done by an old maid servant who had been my babysitter since my childhood. At that time, I was still uncircumcised and suffered of balanites ( irritation on the penis head and internal foreskin ) and still not operated because my pediatrician thought that to achieve a perfect "low & tight" circumcision, taking off all the foreskin ( mainly the internal one, with the langerhans cells ), necessary to resolve my chronic irritation on the knob, was indispensable the full growth of my penis around 20 y.o., as was done later on my 19,5 and a half years of age.She or the babysitter used to wash my glans and internal foreskin, using a kind of liquid soap and other antiseptics, drying both after, in order to difficult the growth of bacterias.
Those assisted baths continued till my circumcision at 19,5 of age. My mother didn't have, I suppose, the necessary confidence on me to do that washing perfectly, Any way she was obsessed with cleanness.
That usage never bothered me at all, even because, as usually, they gave a very good sensation of pain relief, and on the future, she or the same nanny did the same with my younger brother, who suffered of the same problem, till his circumcision several years later, exactly as happened to me.

It depends of each case. Any way I think sons can't be ashamed to be naked in front of their mothers. My mother used to bath me till the end of my teenage years, about 19 years old. When she couldn't do it,that job was done by an old maid servant who had been my babysitter since my childhood. At that time, I was still uncircumcised and suffered of balanites ( irritation on the penis head and internal foreskin ) and still not operated because my pediatrician thought that to achieve a perfect "low & tight" circumcision, taking off all the foreskin ( mainly the internal one, with the langerhans cells ), necessary to resolve my chronic irritation on the knob, was indispensable the full growth of my penis around 20 y.o., as was done later on my 19,5 and a half years of age.She or the babysitter used to wash my glans and internal foreskin, using a kind of liquid soap and other antiseptics, drying both after, in order to difficult the growth of bacterias.
Those assisted baths continued till my circumcision at 19,5 of age. My mother didn't have, I suppose, the necessary confidence on me to do that washing perfectly, Any way she was obsessed with cleanness.
That usage never bothered me at all, even because, as usually, they gave a very good sensation of pain relief, and on the future, she or the same nanny did the same with my younger brother, who suffered of the same problem, till his circumcision several years later, exactly as happened to me.

I think it varies from family to family. Although I started bathing myself form around 8-9 years old, Mum still washed my hair and bathed me once a week until about a month after my 12th birthday. I was okay with that as I didn't start puberty until 13 plus Mum saw me naked loads of times and her seeing me naked in the bathtub was no big deal. Also it depends on the capabilities of the child which means it could be anywhere between the ages of 7 - 12 for boys.

David

I was 13 when my mother stoped bathing me, I hated when mom washed my penis, she stoped giving me a bath when I started to get erections.

10 or 12?!!! He's going to grow up a total wuss. Pull him off the teet.

He should be able to shower himself no later than kindergarten age.

usually after six- the child,
should be bathing his or herself.

Boys need to grow up and that means breaking free of their mothers. If the mother is still bathing her child by age 10, there is something wrong. Mommy, let your boy go. The boy might actually LIKE the bath and NEVER be uncomfortable with that special mommy time. Men, time to STAND UP to your wives and tell them, "Let the boy take care of himself!"

I think as long the both ok with it . It fine

I think about 8 when they should have started to be more in dependant and able to dress and undress themselves.

when her son feels uncomfortable undressing infront of her and can do it safely by himself.

about 7 apart from periodically checking his hair for nits.

Depends on the child and if they are able too, i have to bath my son Thomas who's nearly 10 but he has severe autism, so its down to the maturity of the boy

i think by ten for sure they should be able to give themselves a proper bath but thats just me!

I think (depending on the maturity of the child) a child should be able to bathe themselves at about 5 or 6 (with you still checking on them or verbally communicating) with you making sure they've bathed everything properly. I think 10 or 12 is a little old for that (but you should still check on them, just to be safe)

My first son was around 5 or 6 when he no longer wanted my help. My 2nd son (4th and last child) is about to be 7 and for the last 6 months has been bathing and showering himself. Every once in a while I give him a good scrub down and shampoo just to be sure. He doesn't mind me helping him occasionally, and modesty hasn't kicked in yet. With in the next year I would imagine he would want more privacy. 12 years old is definitely too old for a mother to be bathing a boy or girl for that matter.

never. I'm still bathed by mother, in fact i'm having it done right now

I think ten too late, sorry but they should be able to bathe themselves before then.

When they dont want you to see them naked anymore

I would think about the age 5 or so, because at that age there going to school and there going to learn how to be independent on some things. Kids should have fun, but still learn responsibility early! If they are scared, start just sitting and letting them wash themselfs, then as time goes say i will be back in a minute and leave the room for a sec, you can still peek in and make sure there ok. Then finally you will be able to let them do it themselfs while just being in a room near by. It will be fine! Good Luck!

my son is 9 and he can run his own bath and get in - all i need do is to check he has done his hair

but certainly by age 9 boys start to get embarrassed at undressing in front of their mothers - when that happens they are ready for the extra responsibility of supervising their own bath time

Eeeee, how filthy, I was bathing myself by the age of 6 or 7.

until they start to dislike it, usualy age 6/7

I would say it really depends on how capable they are of really bathingg themselves because it very inportant for them to get clean however unless they are safe they need mom!A typical child is usually between 7-8 years old unless there is a special circumstance or unless a child is uncomfortable.gl

A mother should stop bathing her son when the son is uncomfortable with his mom bathing him... Pretty much.

I think if they are old enough to spend the night at a friends house they can bathe themselves (6-7, maybe 8)

When ever the mother feels is the right time, for me personally when my child was around about 9 or 10.

I would say eight or nine.

When the son if mentally and physically old enough to properly bath themselves. I would expect the AVERAGE age for that to occur to be some where around 6 to 8 years old.

For children with developemental issues, they might need to be bathed into their adult years.

Based on the childs development, there will then be a range or correct answers.

If the child has reached puberty AND does not have any mental or physical deficiencies... then I would say there isn't something right with that situation.

You should stop bathing your boys when they let you know it is to embarrassing to them. My boys are 10 and 11 and I quit bathing them when they were 7 and 8 I still would wash their hair for them just to make sure it was clean but that was it.

everyone else has said it- when it gets uncomfortable.

10, 12! 8 is the age for that to stop!

Hi, i would say when they are capable of doing it by themselves, i wash my sons hair but he does the rest!

Nothing wrong with asking if they need any help if they're struggling!!

I started taking my own baths at 6! Your Son's are more than capable, have been for years! Let them grow up will ya?

lol, 13 or 14

I stopped bathing my son when he was about 7 and able to do it himself...

I haven't bathed mine since they were about 6. I still wash my 8 year old's hair sometimes.

Parents should stop bathing their children when they are about 7-8.... although when I was 9 I use to have my mom wash my hair, because it was soo long (past my butt).

10-12? Why stop there? I'd say somewhere between 19-25. Can never be too careful

i think 10 an 12 is a bit OLD to be still bathing them id say 7or8