Comments on: Dirt and Cleanliness http://mummyzen.com/dirt-and-cleanliness/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:38:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mummy Zen http://mummyzen.com/dirt-and-cleanliness/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Mummy Zen Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:57:00 +0000 http://mummyzen.com/?p=849#comment-151 Thanks for the great comments. Tiffany - helpful to have your input, especially as you're a nurse working with babies. I agree with you that more baths are needed in the summer when everyone's likely to get more hot, sweaty and dirty. Maryse - thanks very much for Twittering my post, I really appreciate it! Valerie - thank you for reading and posting a comment. Good point about teenagers! Joanna - thanks to you too for some really good insight to the topics in the post. It's interesting to know your routine of bathing your son who has exzema with oil on alternate days. Your comment about our addiction to cleaning is also another good aspect to consider. Thanks for the great comments.

Tiffany – helpful to have your input, especially as you’re a nurse working with babies. I agree with you that more baths are needed in the summer when everyone’s likely to get more hot, sweaty and dirty.

Maryse – thanks very much for Twittering my post, I really appreciate it!

Valerie – thank you for reading and posting a comment. Good point about teenagers!

Joanna – thanks to you too for some really good insight to the topics in the post. It’s interesting to know your routine of bathing your son who has exzema with oil on alternate days. Your comment about our addiction to cleaning is also another good aspect to consider.

]]> By: Joanna http://mummyzen.com/dirt-and-cleanliness/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Joanna Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:11:46 +0000 http://mummyzen.com/?p=849#comment-150 I think this is an interesting topic. Our first son gets exzema and so we only used to bath him every other day, but since having two children I find the bath routine helps me get them calm and ready for bed. I alternate a mildly soapy bath with an oil bath for the exzema. I'm all for a bit of dirt, but agree that its nice to remove it at the end of the day (or before eating). However the amount of dog poo in our local park disgusts me (why don't the owners use the dog run areas?) and I feel that I'm constantly moving them away from it, interrupting their play quite often. I do think cleaning is addictive though. When walking in the mountains my husband and I have no access to a bath or shower, sometimes for up to six days at a time. (I should perhaps use the past tense, we haven't done this since having children!) Other than hands, feet, faces and private parts we do very little washing unless its warm enough to take a dip in a stream! Wearing marino wool helps I guess, but we don't find it a smelly problem. Back at home we both shower daily, more often if we've done sport, and the house is always clean! I think this is an interesting topic. Our first son gets exzema and so we only used to bath him every other day, but since having two children I find the bath routine helps me get them calm and ready for bed. I alternate a mildly soapy bath with an oil bath for the exzema. I’m all for a bit of dirt, but agree that its nice to remove it at the end of the day (or before eating). However the amount of dog poo in our local park disgusts me (why don’t the owners use the dog run areas?) and I feel that I’m constantly moving them away from it, interrupting their play quite often.
I do think cleaning is addictive though. When walking in the mountains my husband and I have no access to a bath or shower, sometimes for up to six days at a time. (I should perhaps use the past tense, we haven’t done this since having children!) Other than hands, feet, faces and private parts we do very little washing unless its warm enough to take a dip in a stream! Wearing marino wool helps I guess, but we don’t find it a smelly problem. Back at home we both shower daily, more often if we’ve done sport, and the house is always clean!

]]> By: Valerie http://mummyzen.com/dirt-and-cleanliness/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Valerie Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:37:01 +0000 http://mummyzen.com/?p=849#comment-149 I have to agree. My two were not given baths every night either. And my pediatrician told me to use olive oil right from the start to keep their skin from getting dry. No chemicals or dyes in it, all natural, and no smell either. Even now, I don't see a need for a shower every day unless it's been a sweaty day. But with teenagers, their hair does get oily fast so washing it every few days is a must. Great topic. I have to agree. My two were not given baths every night either. And my pediatrician told me to use olive oil right from the start to keep their skin from getting dry. No chemicals or dyes in it, all natural, and no smell either. Even now, I don’t see a need for a shower every day unless it’s been a sweaty day. But with teenagers, their hair does get oily fast so washing it every few days is a must.

Great topic.

]]> By: Maryse http://mummyzen.com/dirt-and-cleanliness/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Maryse Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:04:00 +0000 http://mummyzen.com/?p=849#comment-148 My kids shower every other day unless they play sports or it gets very hot. And they smell clean and fresh anyway. Great post. I'm going to Twitter it. Hope you're well. Maryse My kids shower every other day unless they play sports or it gets very hot. And they smell clean and fresh anyway. Great post. I’m going to Twitter it. Hope you’re well.
Maryse

]]> By: Tiffany http://mummyzen.com/dirt-and-cleanliness/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Tiffany Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:16:03 +0000 http://mummyzen.com/?p=849#comment-147 Well I have a few thoughts on this. First, I am a mother/baby nurse and we recommend 1-2 baths a week for babies. I am in agreement with this, like you said they don't get too dirty. I have an almost 4 and 6 year old and they take 2-3 baths in the winter and more in the summer. We live in a very warm climate, and they get very sweaty in the summer playing outside and I think a nice fresh bath just feels good. About dirt- I think it is important to play in the dirt such as nature, but like you don't feel like they should play on the ground of heavy traffic areas indoors. Not only do you not know what kind of cleaning products are used, but who knows where people's shoes have been- yuck! I am interested to hear if anyone loves a product- I have yet to find soap/shampoo that I like to use for my kids. Well I have a few thoughts on this. First, I am a mother/baby nurse and we recommend 1-2 baths a week for babies. I am in agreement with this, like you said they don’t get too dirty. I have an almost 4 and 6 year old and they take 2-3 baths in the winter and more in the summer. We live in a very warm climate, and they get very sweaty in the summer playing outside and I think a nice fresh bath just feels good.

About dirt- I think it is important to play in the dirt such as nature, but like you don’t feel like they should play on the ground of heavy traffic areas indoors. Not only do you not know what kind of cleaning products are used, but who knows where people’s shoes have been- yuck!

I am interested to hear if anyone loves a product- I have yet to find soap/shampoo that I like to use for my kids.

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