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<blockquote data-quote="Praecepta" data-source="post: 706810" data-attributes="member: 20025"><p>I had a 13 year old foster kid move in with me and I had to teach him how to take a shower! No one ever taught him.</p><p></p><p>And thinking along those lines, people are not born knowing these things, which we assume everyone knows or should know... With that said, teach him all about this assuming he knows nothing.</p><p></p><p>Stand in the shower (with your clothes on and water off). Show him how you wash your hair in the shower, get wet, apply a little shampoo, wash hair face and neck, rinse. Then pretend you are applying hand soap all over your body, then put the soap down and rub your arms, underarms, and all other parts of body. Get the soap all over and rub it, rub it. Then rinse.</p><p></p><p>Then give him 10 minutes to take a shower. Set a timer outside the bathroom door, knock on the door after 10 minutes and ask what he is doing. Taking a long shower will shoot up your utility bill, so NOT acceptable to take a 30 minute shower!</p><p></p><p>After he exits the bathroom, give him the smell test. If he stinks somewhere, make him take another shower and soap those spots. Also get him to use underarm deodorant each morning. Teach him that teenage boys STINK! It is normal and they have to do a bit more washing so they smell nice. Point out that girls prefer boys who do not stink. Might help to have other girls in the house affirm that thought.</p><p></p><p>FYI - The above is for boys/men. Women of course may prefer to take a bath and take longer. That is OK!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Praecepta, post: 706810, member: 20025"] I had a 13 year old foster kid move in with me and I had to teach him how to take a shower! No one ever taught him. And thinking along those lines, people are not born knowing these things, which we assume everyone knows or should know... With that said, teach him all about this assuming he knows nothing. Stand in the shower (with your clothes on and water off). Show him how you wash your hair in the shower, get wet, apply a little shampoo, wash hair face and neck, rinse. Then pretend you are applying hand soap all over your body, then put the soap down and rub your arms, underarms, and all other parts of body. Get the soap all over and rub it, rub it. Then rinse. Then give him 10 minutes to take a shower. Set a timer outside the bathroom door, knock on the door after 10 minutes and ask what he is doing. Taking a long shower will shoot up your utility bill, so NOT acceptable to take a 30 minute shower! After he exits the bathroom, give him the smell test. If he stinks somewhere, make him take another shower and soap those spots. Also get him to use underarm deodorant each morning. Teach him that teenage boys STINK! It is normal and they have to do a bit more washing so they smell nice. Point out that girls prefer boys who do not stink. Might help to have other girls in the house affirm that thought. FYI - The above is for boys/men. Women of course may prefer to take a bath and take longer. That is OK! [/QUOTE]
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