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.
But I do worry that they could slip and hit their head and lose consciousness and drown. You can drown very quickly and it's a silent death. When my 4 and 5 year old take a bath, I stay in the bathroom. Most of the time by 6, a child can do it completely on their own. my son will be 4 next month and i let him stay in the tub for about 15 minutes while i wash dishes or something in the next room. but i make sure to talk to him the whole time and occasionally check on him.