I have a 14 yr old daughter who always has this stench like a messy toilet or like she doesn,t bath. I always make her get back in the shower and I,m always lecturing her about it,and now its everyday,all the time. Is there some teenage disorder or disease that I don,t know about? PLEASE HELP!!
2007-02-28 06:18:01 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Adolescent
It's called reballion!
It comes in different ways to everyone. She wants attention, she wants space, she wants to be older,but she knows she's too young, yet she's too old to be a kid..... Just understand that she's going trough a lot and she probably feels like bathing and those things are the only thing she can control in her life right now so she decides to go against the flow and do what people don't expect from her. Give her time, she'll hopefully get over it. Specially if she starts liking some guy... THEN she won't stop taking care of the way she looks. haha. Be happy now that you don't have to worry about her being with some guy.
2007-02-28 07:13:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like puberty has alot to do with it. She may have oily skin/hair which contributes to the smell. My daughter had very oily hair and if she did not wash it every day she would smell because of the oils.
What I did is buy my daughter her own shower gel (cheap kind in the grocery store!) and her own loofah (again...cheap). I also bought her her own shampoo and conditioner for oily hair (something like herbal essence) and then her own body lotion. She really liked that and she also wore deodorant. All of this helped tremendously.
Good luck!!
2007-02-28 06:27:08 · answer #2 · answered by blueyonder 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would take her to a doctor to check this out. It could be anything from an infection to a hormone problem, who knows? I am sure that it's ruining her self esteem to stink and that she's being picked on at school. Bathing every day should not leave anyone stinky.
2007-02-28 06:22:39 · answer #3 · answered by charmedchiclet 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
may be she acts like shes i the shower n wets her hair n stuff or just llet her soak in the tub for a long time well not that long but ya if that doesnt work take her to the doctor
2007-02-28 06:31:44 · answer #4 · answered by CupCake 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to discoveryhealth.com...I saw a program on that channel the other day, where a teacher smelled like fish...always!! She had to quit her job because of it, the ridicule.etc. It was a disorder, but I'm sorry, I can't remember the name...
2007-02-28 06:23:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its puberty just sit down with her and explain to her whats going on with her body that she needs to take a shower almost daily then if she does not do it just say man honey you getting kinda stinky there go hop in the shower or something
2007-02-28 06:53:51 · answer #6 · answered by rives 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is she using deodorant?
my 13-year-old daughter is quite smelly if she doesn't apply deodorant daily. she puts it on in the morning and also keeps a travel size in her locker at school (for touch-ups).
thankfully, she has recognized that this is a necessity and is willing to do what it takes to eliminate her body odor problem.
2007-02-28 06:35:38 · answer #7 · answered by Zippy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take her to a doctor but sounds like its just hygiene if it is when she gets intrested in boys then it will change also get her shampoo and soap and all that that she likes!
2007-02-28 06:39:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my 14 year old son is the same ....just say that the kids at school might say somthing about it...you cant do much else about it ....i run him a bath and maybe he will have it maybe he wont....you cant push them sorry
2007-02-28 08:23:03 · answer #9 · answered by superloopy70 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like crotch rot for sure.
2007-03-01 11:15:32 · answer #10 · answered by seahorse 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋