Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
difficult child 1's hygiene is still an issue and I don't know what to do about it.
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="AnnieO" data-source="post: 557640" data-attributes="member: 6705"><p>We have issues with this, with Jett. He's gotten better, but - he showered Thursday after he came to visit us in the hospital and then... On Sunday when we got home Mom noticed he was in the same clothes as FRIDAY. And Jett has some pretty intense personal odor. This was before he even hugged me... We had issues with impetigo on his FACE last spring and then again at the beginning of school this year (though hygiene this year is better and washing helped). The nurse called me and told me I had to have him WASH WELL. I asked her to convince him, because I had tried. She called the next week and apologized. Kid you not.</p><p></p><p>And this, after years of him complaining that other kids said he stunk... When he then did not take showers or baths, I finally in exasperation told him - if you won't bathe, do NOT complain to me that other kids say you stink. Interestingly, weeknight showers are no longer much of an issue during the school year...</p><p></p><p>That said. 150 years ago, especially outside of the city, people did not bathe every day. (Little House on the Prairie anyone?) The phrase "don't throw out the baby with the bathwater" came about because bathwater was brought in - the man of the house bathed first, then the boys, the women, the girls and finally the infants... Pretty nasty eh? And deodorant didn't exist. No one noticed the stench because everyone smelled.</p><p></p><p>Last Thursday morning, I took a shower. Went to the hospital. Did no more than wash my face and pits (Saturday) till Sunday late morning... And OMG that shower felt like heaven. I hate going without a shower. Well, I did not have the energy on Monday, but on Tuesday, Wednesday, today - yes. And today's was after 2 PM. I feel gross if I don't. When I take a bath, I shower afterward because all that dirt loosened and got in the water and got all over me. But that's different. And - I do NOT use soap every shower - my skin cannot handle it. I <em>rarely</em> wash my face with anything but water. And I do have a few zits - but that's it - and that is the way I've been. Too much washing will actually make skin and hair <em>greasier</em>. The skin/scalp overcompensates. (Proven fact, not my opinion LOL!)</p><p></p><p>If she does not care, I would make it mandatory that she shower, say, every 3 days. 10 minutes. Then after a while, she's growing up, make it every other day. That should help... Some... And if not... Sigh.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnnieO, post: 557640, member: 6705"] We have issues with this, with Jett. He's gotten better, but - he showered Thursday after he came to visit us in the hospital and then... On Sunday when we got home Mom noticed he was in the same clothes as FRIDAY. And Jett has some pretty intense personal odor. This was before he even hugged me... We had issues with impetigo on his FACE last spring and then again at the beginning of school this year (though hygiene this year is better and washing helped). The nurse called me and told me I had to have him WASH WELL. I asked her to convince him, because I had tried. She called the next week and apologized. Kid you not. And this, after years of him complaining that other kids said he stunk... When he then did not take showers or baths, I finally in exasperation told him - if you won't bathe, do NOT complain to me that other kids say you stink. Interestingly, weeknight showers are no longer much of an issue during the school year... That said. 150 years ago, especially outside of the city, people did not bathe every day. (Little House on the Prairie anyone?) The phrase "don't throw out the baby with the bathwater" came about because bathwater was brought in - the man of the house bathed first, then the boys, the women, the girls and finally the infants... Pretty nasty eh? And deodorant didn't exist. No one noticed the stench because everyone smelled. Last Thursday morning, I took a shower. Went to the hospital. Did no more than wash my face and pits (Saturday) till Sunday late morning... And OMG that shower felt like heaven. I hate going without a shower. Well, I did not have the energy on Monday, but on Tuesday, Wednesday, today - yes. And today's was after 2 PM. I feel gross if I don't. When I take a bath, I shower afterward because all that dirt loosened and got in the water and got all over me. But that's different. And - I do NOT use soap every shower - my skin cannot handle it. I [I]rarely[/I] wash my face with anything but water. And I do have a few zits - but that's it - and that is the way I've been. Too much washing will actually make skin and hair [I]greasier[/I]. The skin/scalp overcompensates. (Proven fact, not my opinion LOL!) If she does not care, I would make it mandatory that she shower, say, every 3 days. 10 minutes. Then after a while, she's growing up, make it every other day. That should help... Some... And if not... Sigh. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
difficult child 1's hygiene is still an issue and I don't know what to do about it.
Top