Several times per week, my two children are escorted into the bathroom, stripped to nothing and tossed in the bath tub. Sometimes, if they are particularly messy, baths come even more often. Bath time for a 2 and 4 year old is more about playing than cleaning. In fact, they often ask to take baths on an almost daily basis. If we could muster the energy and patience to allow this to take place, we might give in. But, as it is, they are given baths several times per week. As my children grow, the necessity for taking a bath will increase dramatically. Perhaps it is the amount of physical activity they will participate in. However, I cannot imagine them being any more active than they are right now! Or, perhaps the need for bathing will go up as their bodies begin to change and hormones come into play creating new and interesting odors that must be addressed. The bottom line is that bathing is important from a young age to and old age. We must always bathe ourselves. We must d...