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<blockquote data-quote="Shari" data-source="post: 372483" data-attributes="member: 1848"><p>Being new behavior kinda changes the way I see it, but I will tell you this about teen boys. They are gross, and I, personally, didn't fight a lot of it. Both of my older boys are now acceptable. One is even a neat nick.</p><p> </p><p>With the towel, I'd remove all other things that could be used for drying oneself after a shower and make sure he can't get to them. Then, I would have his name embroidered HUGE on his towel (so that company that uses your bathroom knows its HIS, not anyone else's). Then, I might even buy a heater to enhance the mildew process. I'd let nature take its course there. In a very short time, he is going to care how he looks and smells to his peers, and he'll likely fix that on his own.</p><p> </p><p>And, of course, he can't have friends over if the public space of the home isn't picked up.</p><p> </p><p>The room? I'd let it go, barring food for rodents and bugs. Its his space. Its also his issue if friends dont wanna hang out because his room is gross. Natural consequence. (I also won't put clothes away in a room that's a disaster.)</p><p> </p><p>He's hitting the age where his body is changing, even tho his maturity may not be keeping up. Since these things may not have been big problems in the past, it may be that they'll come back around and not be problems again in the future. I hear your concerns and I understand them; I have similar concerns with my Wee. But the alternative to CPS and TEC is living in constant chaos again, and that got us nowhere but the doctor for blood pressure medications for me...</p><p> </p><p>Hang in there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shari, post: 372483, member: 1848"] Being new behavior kinda changes the way I see it, but I will tell you this about teen boys. They are gross, and I, personally, didn't fight a lot of it. Both of my older boys are now acceptable. One is even a neat nick. With the towel, I'd remove all other things that could be used for drying oneself after a shower and make sure he can't get to them. Then, I would have his name embroidered HUGE on his towel (so that company that uses your bathroom knows its HIS, not anyone else's). Then, I might even buy a heater to enhance the mildew process. I'd let nature take its course there. In a very short time, he is going to care how he looks and smells to his peers, and he'll likely fix that on his own. And, of course, he can't have friends over if the public space of the home isn't picked up. The room? I'd let it go, barring food for rodents and bugs. Its his space. Its also his issue if friends dont wanna hang out because his room is gross. Natural consequence. (I also won't put clothes away in a room that's a disaster.) He's hitting the age where his body is changing, even tho his maturity may not be keeping up. Since these things may not have been big problems in the past, it may be that they'll come back around and not be problems again in the future. I hear your concerns and I understand them; I have similar concerns with my Wee. But the alternative to CPS and TEC is living in constant chaos again, and that got us nowhere but the doctor for blood pressure medications for me... Hang in there. [/QUOTE]
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