Good question. I would say around five or six?

I didn't let my oldest daughter take baths on her own till she was 7. I have other children, so I will usually let a 5 year old bath with the 7 year old. They know the rules....but it really also depends on the child and on your own comfort level. I always keep my eyes wide open to make sure that everything is ok if I am away and there is a younger child in with the 7 year old.

I can't wait til she can just do it all on her own and just take a shower....which I don't think she will be able to handle until a couple more years

My stepson started taking showers when he was 4. To this day he still won't take baths.

Depending on how good my kid is (still pregnant), I'd say 3-4 with the door open me within ear shot. I think I'd trust them around 5-6 with the door closed. If I have more than one, the youngest will have to be at least 4 before I trust both of them.

My kids are 3 and 2 and I have let them bathe for around 5 mins by themselves with the door open. They like a little bit of freedom to splash eachother and play with their bath toys,

They never stop laughing and screaming playfully whilst they are in the bath so I have no worries. I know they are both ok.

I think it depends on the individual child. If my kids weren't so vocal in the bath then maybe I wouldn't leave them alone. i guess my kids just LOVE bath time so much they get v.excited!

I still wash their hair, soap them down and brush their teeth for them. If we are talking about them being able to do those things themselves then I'm not really sure. My lil sis still can't wash her hair by herself and she will be 7 in april.

I think I was 11 before I could wash my own hair lol! Mind you, I had hair down to my bum then...

I'd say at about 6-7 years old for a child to be able to understand and be safe with the water to be able to bathe alone. Hate for a child to burn or freeze themselfs or slip & fall.

I'm gonna say probably 5 or 6, but we're not there yet so I really don't know. I think it all depends on the child(ren) though.

i'm thinking around 6, but even then the door will be open and i'll be checking on them frequently.

I wanted to post on this thread really quick to make something known.. I work at the JCPenney Portrait Studio, & a few weeks ago, we took pictures of a little girl who was 9 months old.. 4 days after we took her pictures, we found out she had died. She drowned in the bathtub. Her mother was sitting IN THE BATHROOM WITH HER, reading a book. Her daughter was sitting in a bath seat. She figured that as long as she was in there, it was okay- that she'd be able to hear if something went wrong. But that wasn't the case. Yes, it was negligence- but this mother was very sweet, very caring, she loved her daughter a lot. It's incredibly tragic, & we were all really bent out of shape about it.

NEVER, EVER, EVER LEAVE YOUR BABY ALONE IN THE BATHTUB.

This can happen to anybody. Even if you leave your baby alone for a second.

I just felt like I should bring this to everyone's attention.

I probably wouldn't want to leave my daughter alone in the tub until she's about 5-6, even then I'd make sure the door was open and I was thisclose to the bathroom at all times.

At 5 I'd leave her alone to shower if she wanted, but the tub is too risky.

How does leaving the door open help? I think 3 and 2 are way too young.

I think once the child can talk and understand /comprehend the dangers then in that case they should be able to bath alone, I would never let my 2 year old in a bath but my 3 year old is turning four and she understand quite well.

I think it depends on their mentality and where they in the comprehension state of whats wrong and whats right.

I think it kind of depends on the kid but 6 or 7 is normally a good age

6 for popping out during showers, 7 for door-opened, regular checking in baths, 8 or older for door-shut, privacy.