How often do you bathe your 4-5 year old child?

Ok – before you go, WTF? Here’s the story:

My daughter is 4, and lives with me ~300 days out of the year. Her father and I have been separated for almost 2 years and our divorce is almost final.

He grew up in a poor household with 2 brothers and apparently they only got baths once a week. He thought the same would apply to our daughter. I do not agree.

For some reason, he gets very pushy about giving her baths when he has her the 4 days out of the month. I tried a compromise – that every other day was ok, which meant he would only have to bathe her once or twice a month. I also suggested “wash-ups” where he wouldn’t have to give her a full bath each time. Unfortunately, she does get rashes often if she doesn’t get a bath or wash-up every other day.

I am curious about what you other Fluther parents think.

we actually get along well despite the circumstances but this morning he called me and yelled at me because I asked him to give her a bath tonight and it made me furious