My son has turned out to be so gross! I love him to death but he is becoming the most smelliest kid! I tell him to take a shower and he stands in there singing and dancing but never washes-he wets the soap thinking I wont find out and every night I have to send him back in like 3 times to wash! He puts on dirty socks and his room smells like sweat and dirt! I catch him doing things like this everyday so Its not like I dont pay attention to him-The funny thing is he likes being smelly he thinks its cool! Anybody else have this problem and if so please tell me its just a phase.
2006-09-22 02:22:15 · 21 answers · asked by ArmyWife 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
I forgot the most funny part He puts on deoderant because he tells me his armpits stink -HELLO wash them!
2006-09-22 02:31:04 · update #1
hey Chicaloca how many kids do you have hmmmm maybe I should ask the same psychics you were looking for in your last question about when the world was going to end huh?
2006-09-22 02:34:51 · update #2
LOL! sorry. I had that problem with mine. he would spend 20 minutes in there and still have dirt under his chin. .. I don't have a cure except time. He is 12 now, I think he was 10 when he became aware of how bad he was starting to smell and he didn't like to be around people that smelled.
You could threaten to wash him. That totally freaked my son out, but it wasn't a total cure because he knew I didn't have time for that kind of stuff.
2006-09-22 02:27:46 · answer #1 · answered by Why do you ask? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have a common problem with 8 year old young man. As you know it is hard to get an 8 year old to do many things and taking a shower is one of them. Some do think it is cool and this will change after a couple of years. Until that times comes you will have to watch closely about his hygiene. The good way to deal with this is to take the privileges away or make sure something he likes to do is restricted due to his body order. You are his mother and you really don't want to be known for having the most smelliest boy in the area. It will be a challenge and it will take a lot of work, but you can't not have him being smelly. 8 year old males bodies start to change about this time, it is your responsibility to teach him good hygiene.
2006-09-22 09:33:00 · answer #2 · answered by NIck N 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My oldest son is 9yrs old & I have the same problem. That kid can take the fastest shower known to man. I have gotten to the point that I will lay out clean clothes every night & every morning. I will check him after his shower & if he still smells, I tell him that either he gets in there & washes the right way or I'm gonna do it. He even does this with his teeth. I have to constatly harp on him & have even brushed his teeth for him. He doesn't like it. He hates when I actually wash him. But what else do you do? Taking stuff away from him didn't help nor did grounding. So I started this, it has been helping.
Good Luck
2006-09-22 09:27:27 · answer #3 · answered by blonde_bluekitty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
okay I do not have this problem but I am going to give you my opinion. PLEASE do not think I am judging you.I think you should just put your foot down a little harder than you are...Tell him that if he does not take a shower and wash the fist time he is in there then he does not get to go out and play or do anything he like to do.I mean this could come back on you (Assuming he goes out for school) CHILD ABUSE . I am not say you are abusing your child ..your not he is a boy and they tend to think dirty is cool or whatever but the school is a mandated reporter and this could cause you all sort of drama that you do not need. So I really think that you need to be a little more firm MAKE him clean him self. Try spider man body wash and things see if this gets his attention get a water proof radio and tell him to sing and dance all he wants but to wash while he is in the water that this always helps.....LOL.....GOOD LUCK
2006-09-22 09:31:54 · answer #4 · answered by thunder_rainclouds 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At this age games are more important than anything. Taking a shower takes away from game time and playing. If you make it a game he will certainly try to win at that. My son loves the game I play and he is 9.
I start out by telling him its Shower game time. He gets sooo excited that I almost don't get time to come up with the rewards.
If he goes into the shower the first time and actually comes out with hair washed( this is the biggest problem) he gets a treat(healthy snack) and a show on tv. Then we do a bit of snuggling or me rubbing his head(he loves that sooo much).
If I have to tell him a second time I take away the tv. He still gets the snack and snuggling.
If there is a third time I don't let him have the snack or tv and the threat of mom coming in to wash him starts (this usually gets him in the shower very fast).
After that I don't give him any options, I walk him to the shower and proceed to take his clothing off and by then he is usually so embarrassed that he will tell me to get out and he will take his shower.
If at any time he comes out without his body or hair being clean I tell him that he loses one of his 'treats' and we start all over again. He has been teased so much by his older sisters that he is afraid of the water monster and nothing I do can change that yet. BUT he hates to have to go back in for seconds so usually I do get the results the first time in the shower.
2006-09-22 09:37:00 · answer #5 · answered by singlegal001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 10 year old does the song and dance routine in the shower too. I know he is not washing himself like he should. When he takes a shower and he steps out I am right there to examine him and make sure he used the soap and shampooed his hair. Little kids are always in a hurry to get back to the tv or video games. Just tell him, if he doesn't start taking a good shower and washing himself he will loose his privileges. Its as simple as that.
2006-09-22 14:46:24 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to embarass the heck out of him to get him to smarten up. Get your bathing suit on (or a tank top and shorts, for example), haul him in the bathroom and GIVE him a shower, washing him all up. He can be in his underwear if he's already shy - or have your husband do this. Say you are going to do this daily until he does it himself - and you will check him every day. Completely clean and deoderize his room, and do all his laundry, so he has a fresh start. Explain that from now on that is his responsibility, and there will be consequences if he doesn't keep up with is. You have to do this - it may not just be a phase.
2006-09-22 11:32:53 · answer #7 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kids love attention, whether it be negative or positive they don't care. The bigger the deal you make the more he will play the game. When he does wash properly give him heaps of positive praise and try to ignore the other behaviour.
Set a weekly reward for him for taking his dirty clothes to the laundry, and a shower chart on the fridge marking achievements. When he reaches say 5 he gets a reward (make sure the reward is agreed upon by both of you first, make it simple but fun ; stay up late, get a video, special dessert, plant some vegetable seeds)
2006-09-22 09:35:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have four of them
A little girl 7 who never washes her face, with out being told
A girl who is 9 whose room is a continuouse garbage dump
A boy who is 10 , who puts folded washing in the laundry when he cleans up his room .
And a 14 year old boy who is a mix of the other three ,
Bye got to go do some more washing .
2006-09-22 09:31:31 · answer #9 · answered by kevin d 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a phase, in a couple of years he'll out grow it, and then once he hits high school he'll be taking 15 showers a day. If he is using deodorant, he is conscious already of hygiene and the rest is probably laziness more than 'liking' to be dirty.
2006-09-22 17:06:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋