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Enco w 15 year old - at my wits end
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<blockquote data-quote="Sabine" data-source="post: 619148" data-attributes="member: 17639"><p>Personally I would force the issue of disposable underwear. They can't be more embarrassing to wear than having poo in the pants. Some brands are looking less and less like diapers. </p><p></p><p>Make sure he doesn't have to shower/change in front of other people at school.</p><p></p><p>Wet wipes/disposable underwear/ one of those diaper pail things that turns diapers into sausages.. all these things should be located in the bathroom he uses. Tell him to use wet wipes BEFORE getting into the shower. </p><p></p><p>The couch and chairs should be reupholstered with vinyl.. spray and wipe down. Put a little blanket on the couch that will soften it, but is easy to clean. Get rid of all carpet in the house. </p><p></p><p>Have a heart to heart with him. Ask him how HE feels about the condition, and have a good back and forth as to what he would like to do.. work together to solve some of the cleanliness issues (before bringing in all the above). He'll be more willing to go through some changes if he's part of the decision making process. If he flat out refuses, then some hard decisions need to be made. (For example sectioning off the house so there is his space/your space etc.). </p><p></p><p>The boy can't stop the stuff from coming out of his bottom, but he CAN HELP where it ends up...</p><p></p><p>For people to keep saying he "can't help it" is giving him way too much slack. Stepmom can't tell that anything is wrong except ADD. There probably is more wrong.. BUT, it probably isn't too severe, or stepmom would readily SEE it...</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sabine, post: 619148, member: 17639"] Personally I would force the issue of disposable underwear. They can't be more embarrassing to wear than having poo in the pants. Some brands are looking less and less like diapers. Make sure he doesn't have to shower/change in front of other people at school. Wet wipes/disposable underwear/ one of those diaper pail things that turns diapers into sausages.. all these things should be located in the bathroom he uses. Tell him to use wet wipes BEFORE getting into the shower. The couch and chairs should be reupholstered with vinyl.. spray and wipe down. Put a little blanket on the couch that will soften it, but is easy to clean. Get rid of all carpet in the house. Have a heart to heart with him. Ask him how HE feels about the condition, and have a good back and forth as to what he would like to do.. work together to solve some of the cleanliness issues (before bringing in all the above). He'll be more willing to go through some changes if he's part of the decision making process. If he flat out refuses, then some hard decisions need to be made. (For example sectioning off the house so there is his space/your space etc.). The boy can't stop the stuff from coming out of his bottom, but he CAN HELP where it ends up... For people to keep saying he "can't help it" is giving him way too much slack. Stepmom can't tell that anything is wrong except ADD. There probably is more wrong.. BUT, it probably isn't too severe, or stepmom would readily SEE it... Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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