What age would you leave your child alone in the bath?

Also the wall next to the bathroom is the one the 1 year olds cot is so it's only 2 steps into the room

When they're confident swimmers 😅 aka when I'm confident they'll know what to do if the slip and fall underwater

Honestly, my rule of thumb has always been “don’t walk away until they can sing to me”, but my boys haven’t been verbal until around age 4 & right now I have a 4.5yo who can independently bathe & rinse himself, he can’t get out of the bathtub bc it’s a deep standalone, I require assistance, but he gets himself out of the shower. I only yesterday had him sing me baby shark while I went to grab a new bottle of shampoo out of my room, that’s attached to the bathroom. He can swim, hold his breath & I’m plenty comfortable sitting on the pool deck watching him if I’m not in the mood to get in, but he’s a way more hyper kid who doesn’t always have the best self preservation skills yet, his big brother, omg, he would’ve sat completely still & sung to me & I could trust him to play it safe at this age, the kid is one of those FT rule followers, I would’ve felt pretty comfortable just stepping into the next room, this one I was sprinting to the shelf life 8ft away & back & had line of sight.

You can hear them the whole time and can pop your head in as often as you like right? I understand your hesitancy but I think it might be ok in this circumstance idk though

I had mine 5 years apart. Oldest I said above can bathe alone age 4+ she knew how to stop the water & I never left her alone if late or sleepy. If I leave her alone I'm tidying up right below door wide open & we chat on and off with baby camera on 🤣❤️ baby needs full supervision until 3 or 4 when I think she can handle bathing herself once in a while. Once a week our oldest washes herself head to toe but the other 2 I help/ it's a warm water rinse mid week.

If they were closer in age I know without a doubt my oldest could handle washing up while I put the baby to bed at 3. I know she could easily drain the tub & wrap herself in a towel & snuggle on the couch. She knew at 3 how to open breakfast things in the morning, pour her own water cup, we give our kids as much autonomy as we can. She also knows since 4 how to tell the remote to play little bear (low stimulating TV show in the morning)

I only leave my son in the tub by himself if the door is completely open and I can hear him the whole time. My son is 3 and a half. When I do leave him alone in the tub, I never let the water get higher than around his ears, and I’m constantly checking on him too. He’s pretty good at washing himself, but he also washes the same spot over and over 😭 so I still wash him too lol.

As long as I can hear them, it works for us. They bathe downstairs so whether I'm in one of the living rooms or even kitchen, I can hear them