Hygiene Issues: Infant
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When to Give Infant a Bath Everyday?
Asked by C.A. from New York
on August 16, 2008
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Hi all. I have asked questions before and you were all so very helpful. I have another question to ask. When do you start giving an infant a bath everyday? My daughter...
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- I have a 17 month old son and I give him a bath every night. It is part of our bedtime routine and it helps him understand that it's night time and he needs to go to...
- Hi C., My son is 6 years old, and he still doesn't get a daily bath. His skin is so sensitive and dry that if we give him a bath every day, it starts to itch and f...
- C., you don't haveto give your daughter a bath everyday not until they get perhaps over 3 yars of age....I have a 3 1/2 and 2 1/2 year olds and a 10 1/2 month old an t...
10Yr Old Niece with Terrible Hygiene...
Asked by M.W. from Fort Collins
on October 5, 2009
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Hello moms, I'm in need of some advice this morning. My sister in law and her daughter are temporaily living with us, and her daughter, my niece, has extremely poor hy...
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- can you ask her to help you bathe your girls? narrate as you wash them, because that teaches the little ones. name the body parts as you go. my mom used to exclaim,...
- The good news is that she learned her behavior and habits, and she can relearn or learn new ones. However, I do think you will want to talk with her mom. Can you hav...
- check with mom... then sit down and CLEARLY discuss in a loving manner that you can smell her, you've noticed her hair is getting greasy, etc. Point out how great she...
Hygiene for Preschoolers
Asked by A.M. from San Francisco
on March 31, 2010
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I have a athletic 5 year old boy and now he is starting to get musty after playing hard. Is it ok to start him on a mild deodorant
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- There's no reason a child that age should need a deodorant. It isn't until puberty that the perspiration mixes with the bacteria on the body to create the odors. ...
- Deodorant will not help because the glands under his arms will not be secreting the stuff that deodorant is designed to cover until he goes through puberty. He's a boy...
- Hi A., Just warm water bath would do the trick. Deodorant for kids is not a good idea.
At What Age Have You Transitioned from Bath to Shower?
Asked by J.B. from Boston
on December 17, 2010
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I'm interested to learn folks' experiences with transitioning kids from bath to shower, and also at what age people feel comfortable their kids will do a good job with...
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- I would say around 6, but for my daughter I still washed her hair for her up until she was close to 9 because she's mixed & just has a ton of hair. My son is 11 & onc...
- My daughter (5 y/o) has always had showers with me - where I could get her hair and body clean - no playing in the water. Sometimes for a treat since she was 3, I'd l...
- Mine started showers when they started kindergarten. I always had them shower in the morning .... part of the wake up routine. Breakfast would be on the table after ...
Shower Vs. Bath for Toddlers?
Asked by L.L. from New York
on July 9, 2010
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We're looking to buy an apartment and have found one with promise except that the one full bath is a stall shower, no bathtub. My kids are 16 months and 2 1/2 years. W...
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- I have a 16 month old, too, and she hates showers. She doesn't like how the spray that comes off the water (not the actual water from the shower head, but the mist li...
- Before we move we use to have a bath and my then 12 moth girl didn't like the tub, I don't know why. Now we don't have a tub anymore and I bath my now 2 year old in t...
- Its hard being in a shower stall, all together... unless it is a shower over a tub combo set up. JUST a shower stall, can be cramped unless it is a bigger sized showe...
From Infant Tub to Bath Seat?
Asked by L.V. from Dallas
on February 25, 2008
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I have a 6month old who is growing out of his infant tub. He wants to sit up in it, and it's not made that way. I was looking at the few bath seats that are on the mar...
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- We used (and LOVED) a rubber blow up tub that fit snuggly inside our regular bath tub. We loved the safety of our daughter being in something smaller, as well as hitt...
- Just put him in the kitchen sink. It's easy and you don't have to bend over either!
- My 11 month old has this seat and we love it. I have a large jet tub and the armrest fits on mine because there is a handle that you squeeze to adjust the width. It ...
Being Harassed by CPS Because My 10 Year Old Has a Normal Hygiene Problem
Asked by K.V. from San Diego
on November 5, 2010
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As a parent of a ten year old boy, I've done my research over the last few years as my son has gotten closer to puberty; Both through the web and through family member...
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- I would do what it takes to get your house cleaned up and de-cluttered, introduce deodorant to your son and insist on clean clothes daily, and put the pets outside or ...
- Laurie A. is spot on. I've got friends who are lawyers who work with CPS, and they'll stop visiting once the problems are solved. You need to make some major life chan...
- Well, I think CPS probably came to your house because of the mention of a pipe. Honestly, if they have time to make visits because a 10 year old boy appears dirty on o...
Need Help with Niece's Hygiene and Self-esteem Issues
Asked by H.L. from New York
on May 2, 2008
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Although I am a first-time mother to my infant daughter, I am writing for some advice regarding my teenage niece who will be sixteen this summer. Emily is my husband'...
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- H. it seems like you've already taken the first step by caring. She needs therapy which she is probably already in and she needs to start feeling self worth again. T...
- Hi H., Wow your young niece has a real sad life at this point in time. Is sound to me like she is depressed and has very low self-esteem as you said. Have you tried...
- Sounds like Emily doesn't feel very good about herself. Instead of focusing on the poor hygiene, the girl probably needs some old fashion hugs (if this doesn't scare ...
Shower Age
Asked by D.M. from Detroit
on January 3, 2011
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I have a friend who still gives her 10 year old daughter a shower she refuses to let her bathe herself and becomes upset even though her daughter has asked several tim...
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- <<sigh>> I wish I had a kid that had ANY interest in doing it himself. So, yes, I find that odd.
- One shes her M. and 2 its really not your issue but . I feel that at 10 she should be able to do it herself. Although not every child d oes well in the shower and i th...
- I'm not sure why you're involved but some moms feel they need to be in charge of everything for their kids. I think it's way past time to let her bathe herself, showe...
HELP........In Desperate Need Hygiene Advice for 11 Yr Old Daughter
Asked by D.W. from St. Louis
on January 14, 2008
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All.....My daughter is 11 going on 20, and I am having the hardest time with getting her to be conscious of her hygiene. She HATES taking a bath, and often will run h...
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- Are you sure it's from her not wipeing herself? At that age I had a cronic constapation problem and that was the first sign to my parents/doctor of it. It maybe she'...
- Hi...from the mother of three young adult women (who were once preteens and hated to shower)...All three of them went through the phase that your daughter seems to be ...
- I have the same trouble with my nine year old son. He doesn't mind taking a shower - and will take one fro 30 minutes if you let him. But he just likes to be under t...
