~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This message is from PedTalk! To reply to the group, use "" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > 1. How often should my child (5-9, 10-12) take baths/showers? > I would say, whenever they are dirty/smelly. Especially in the > winter, I find a lot of parents OVER-bathing their kids, ending up > with dry skinned, rashy kids. [Heitsch, Grace] prepubertal kids need a bath 'when they look or smell dirty, in N WI sometimes that's once a week in winter. I tell parents to avoid soaps and use bath oil (a few drops of olive oil- the stuff you cook with works well and is relatively inexpensive and healthful (I tell parents of newborns to use olive oil rather than the mineral oil based baby oil that is available- also works to make nipples more resiliant in the nursing mom, can be used pre nataly) as toiletries go..... once they hit puberty, they need to bathe frequently with soap, just like adults. A problem I see often is little girsl who shower and don't ever clean/soak their privates. > 2. How warm should we keep the house? > So that the majority is comfortable. Everyone else will have to > accommodate their dress. [Heitsch, Grace] I agree > 3. Should I make the kids do chores? > They won't EVER have to learn - if they marry well. Otherwise, it is > good training, and haven't found any kids that have died doing chores > in moderate doses. [Heitsch, Grace] Yikes... I really berlieve that a kid needs to feel like a useful member of a family if we want them to grow to be motivated and useful members of society. Yes, they need chores. > G> > -Diane, CNP > Please post your answers to these questions to the list. Thanks! > > > Sincerely, > Ryan Werstuik > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > group. > "http://www.pcc.com/lists/"; > "unsubscribe" > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > group. > "http://www.pcc.com/lists/"; > "unsubscribe"