my child gets frequent itching in her private area. She just turned 5 yrs. old. We have been giving her bubble baths while she plays in the tub, and she sleeps with her underwear on. Recently a nurse suggested that we stop the buble baths and let her sleep at night without underwear. The rashes and itching have cleared up. The problem is my sister. She thinks it is "bad" to allow a child to sleep without underwear under her pajamas. She says no one does that. It is abnormal to sleep without underwear. Nearly everyone I`ve talked to thinks it is perfectly natural to sleep without them.