Hydrocortisone is a steroid medication that treats inflammation in the body. The drug comes in an oral form to take by mouth, and a topical form to apply to the skin.
Some kids ask to be left alone as early as 5 or 6; others enjoy having your company until they start approaching puberty, closer to 9 or 10. Bathing alone, however, can be risky because of drowning dangers, and it can take just a few seconds for even older kids to slip and drown in only a few inches of water.
My kids are 3 and 4 1/2 and I give them a soapy washcloth and they wash their face, underarms, belly, privates, legs, and feet and I do the hair still. I'm not ready to fully let them take it over but I do encourage them cleaning themselves. I'm about to start letting my 4 yr old wash her own hair to see how she does.