Hygiene Issues: Toddler
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Bath or Shower
Asked by B.S. from San Antonio
on October 29, 2007
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When do you start letting your child take a Shower by themselves?
My 9 y/o has no desire to take a shower. He loves taking a bath.
Is this normal? To me I don't car...
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- I have 4 boys, when they got to about 1st grade my boys always started taking showers by themselves. As kindergarteners we started them in our shower and told them wha...
- I have two boys...13 & 14. My 13 yo takes a shower everynight and loves it. My 14 yo however, is a little different. He loves sitting in the bathtub...and would for...
- I don't think it's anything to worry about. We all have our preferances.
Helping Teen with Beauty and Hygiene
Asked by J.G. from Columbus
on May 22, 2008
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I currently work with teenagers at my church. One teen in particular is a precious girl, who does wonderfully academically, and is just a great kid in general. Howeve...
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- Try having a Spa Day with her. A lady I work with runs a Cinderella project and she did that with her girls. My sister and I sell spa products and she did this for t...
- I have a 12 year old step daughter who used to have the same problem. Her mother would send her here for a weekend visitation and had a lot of the same problems you'r...
- It sounds like this girl would be perfect for you to 'take under your wing'. I think that if you are able (I am not sure how much time you can spend together) to do m...
Poor Personal Hygiene
Asked by B.M. from Portland
on March 10, 2010
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I refuse to believe this is normal behavior. I have an almost 15 yo daughter that won't shower unless forced. We can get her to if we have something to hold over her...
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- This may sound crazy ..the way i handled the same thing your going through. I actually did not wash my hair for a few days and made my child smell my own head so she ...
- My seventeen year old daughter is similar - not quite as extreme but it's well over a week since she had a bath or shower and weeks since she washed her hair. She has ...
- This sounds like the beginning of OCD/Hoarding. Get her to a therapist.
Hygiene Problems
Asked by D.E. from Atlanta
on July 17, 2007
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My 9 year old daughter Britney has poor hygiene problems. She forgets to brush her teeth, brush her hair, closing door while using bathroom, wipe herself after using ...
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- i'd just let her stew in her uncleanliness. She will learn soon enough when she goes back to school and becomes the "stinky kid". The other kids will have no mercy, an...
- Patience. patience patience! 1.if you have somewhere to be start a little earlier since you know you'll have to send her back to the bathroom a million times. this w...
- Dear D., I have to go to work in just a few minutes but I had to respond to your problem. Please do not let her go to school like that that will lable her for the re...
Seeking Bath Advice for 17 Month Old
Asked by J.A. from New York
on August 30, 2008
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My 17 month old son has always loved the bath. He had no problem sitting down and having a good evening wash up before bed....however, he seems to be developing an ...
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- Hi, maybe a mat on the bottom of the tub might help. The rubber mats with suction cups on the bottom. he might feel more secure sitting on it.
- The slippery bottomw is probably making him wary and he probably is feeling your anxiousness about him potentially slipping. I'd put a suction cup mat down in the bott...
- hi there, i have a deep tub too so i've been bathing with my little guy who's 16 months. we have a great time and play. i wear undies and a bra esp bc when i was still...
Boys and Hygiene
Asked by P.O. from Jacksonville
on May 8, 2009
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We've heard the nursery rhyme, what are little boys made of; frogs and snails and puppy dog tails, what are girls made of; sugar and spice and all that's nice. I grew...
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- Just to throw in my 2 ¢... You might, on occasion, throw out a challenge. That's a trick my husband used with our kids.. and still does sometimes. Not for everyday...
- I have 4 boys and sounds like your problem is with obedience not hygiene. True, boys don't care to be clean. My boys greatest joy is to go camping w/ my husband. Why...
- Find a routine with hygiene so he will expect certain thing to happen in an order. With my grandson, he eats breakfast first, then we go to the bathroom and wash face...
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...
How Do You Bathe Your Toddler (19 Month)?
Asked by M.T. from Minneapolis
on May 12, 2011
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Hi, we've been bathing our son in an infant bath tub all along - it's a kind that the baby can sit either more reclined or straight up (has two back rests) - it origin...
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- I wash our 16 mo old in the tub with his older brother. When he was little I just put his baby tub in the big tub. As soon as he was able to sit up (5 or 6 months), I ...
- As soon as mine could sit up I transitioned to the regular tub. I squat or kneel and bathe them and let them play a bit in the water. You can get padded kneeling bench...
- When my daughter was a little little baby (first two months, maybe?) we hopped into the tub with her--or rather, pulled her into the tub with me. At about 2 months, I ...
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.
Bath / Shower Time
Asked by L.V. from Miami
on July 14, 2009
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I have a 5½ year old who refuses to use the shower. We can give him a bath, he loves those but he hates the shower. What can I do to get him to use the shower? How...
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- one thing you can try is what my oldest refers to as a shower bath. its how we broke into showering. plug the tub and run the shower. she got to play in the water and ...
- If he doesn't like the shower don't force him to shower. You will just put a fear of water in him. When he is ready to take showers he will let you know. I would never...
- Ha! I love this story. I have a son that is going on 10 and still loves a bath over a shower. He just recently started showering more, but I learned that he does th...
