I am a single mom with 1 son who is 13. Ever since the winter came around I felt he had dry skin on his entire body. Where we live the snow is packed and its very cold it, so thats probably what caused the dry skin. His skin almost feels like sandpaper its so bad.
I knew I had to get lotion, so I got Nivea Body lotion, its a new bottle easy to use and it is supposed to break down bad dry skin.
I give him short baths, and I tell him he has to apply lotion on his entire body after his bath right away. I only rub lotion on his back where he cant reach it.
But I noticed that the bottle of lotion is still just about full besides when I do his back, and his dry skin is still excatly the same and I found out he is obviously not even using lotion, his back has improved a little beacuse thats where I did it my self.
The next time I lotioned him head to toe and I thought after that he would want to do it him self. I don't know what to do anymore, please what I am to do?
2006-12-29 02:37:56 · 13 answers · asked by xstevie1993 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
ps. i dont give him baths, i run them for him lol.
2006-12-29 02:42:24 · update #1
Say, "It puts the lotion on its skin."
2006-12-29 03:28:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he doesn't have a problem with you doing it then I that would be your best bet. He doesn't seem to be concerned with it cause he's 13 and kids at that age go through that. It will matter to him only if a friend or some other kid starts making fun of his ashy skin. Maybe you could some how make hints toward that. Don't out right say it but dig around the comment. Like, "When I was a kid I made sure I used lotion so people wouldn't make fun of my ashy skin". That got my niece to start using lotion on a regular basis. Especially during the winter time.
2006-12-29 02:52:15 · answer #2 · answered by giya_98 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmmm, this is a tough one. And "make" is always a challenging verb when we're talking about a 13-y.o. There are a couple of things you might try Maybe he thinks Nivea is for girls; you could let him choose his own lotion at the store. The other thing you might consider is backing off and not hounding him about this: no one ever died of dry skin. It's definitely not suitable for a mom to apply lotion all over an adolescent boy -- he's too old for that. Let him decide how to handle this and pick another battle that's more important. Good luck to you and your son!
2006-12-29 02:42:22 · answer #3 · answered by meatpiemum 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OMG you give your 13 y/o son baths!!! He should be old enough to bathe alone!! Your smothering the poor kid! If he likes his dry skin why not let him keep it!? The more you try to force something on him, the less he'll want to do it. He's a teenager, thats the way the are (trust me I know, Im not a teen anymore but Im only a few years past those "fun years") Anyway, soon enough some kid at school will make fun of him and he'll want to fix it. Quit hovering!
2006-12-29 02:41:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-19 03:28:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would see about a moisture shower jel or soap for his bath without telling him that is what it is for. Boys dont like lotion. Sounds feminine to them. (well most boys) If he uses anything on his body that you can see if it has a dry skin treatment in it switch it. Otherwise I guess he will just have dry skin. Good luck!
2006-12-29 03:05:21 · answer #6 · answered by Sassy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get some curel or keri. they both will take the itching away. i have extra dry skin from drinking no water. also, avon has a wonderful sss for the bath.(skin so soft.) u will be amazed how good these products r. good luck granny
2006-12-29 02:48:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's just lazy,as most boys that age are.When he gets out of the shower,tell him to apply it,stand outside his bedroom door,and tell him your going to check him to make sure he did it.You just have to be an annoying mom at this point!
2006-12-29 02:41:33 · answer #8 · answered by molliehollie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boys will be boys. You have two choices, do it yourself, or forget about it. Only as he gets older and becomes a man will he care about such things. I personally would do it for him. I want to care for my boys and show them the right way, even when they don't like it.
2006-12-29 02:41:02 · answer #9 · answered by girlcop1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well,
perhaps he is depending on you too much.
tell him, he rubs the lotion on the skin.
2006-12-29 02:43:25 · answer #10 · answered by Brandy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋