Personal Hygiene

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Personal Hygiene
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Tue, 04-24-2007 - 11:03am

Do any of you find that your children are little lazy when it comes to their personal Hygiene. By lazy I mean I sometimes have to remind my daughter to brush her teeth in the morning. For me this is the first thing I do, she will want to eat breakfast and then wash up. I find this very disgusting and while I remind her in a nice way it is still gross no matter how you slice and dice it.

She loves showering and smelling pretty but I have to remind her all the time about putting on her deodrant. Does anyone here have these issues with their kids?

Laura

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Registered: 01-28-2004
Tue, 04-24-2007 - 2:15pm
My dd has braces and I have to remind her to brush them all the time. Take a shower.......wow thats fun its a fight to the finish to get her in and out. She is the worst about somethings.
At least I do not have to remind her to brush her hair.... As for the deodorant she always forgets that and most of the time she does not put it on at all. I know all this is normal but she needs some type of schedule. I posted a list in her bedroom and her bathroom, but its not working well. I have told her she needs to do these things and we have talked about it but it still is not working. I hope that maybe one day it will sink in. You have to be consistent and try a schedule written down for her to see every day. You need to remind her then go ahead and remind her. On the days she does it all then a little reward for remembering. That is what I am doing. Good luck.
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 04-24-2007 - 3:14pm
Yes, the same issues with my DD who is 11. I try not to get frustrated but I feel like a broken record every morning and night "Did you brush your teeth? Do you have deodorant on? Didn't you wear that shirt to school 2 days ago? Have your washed and moisturized your face?" Grrrrr. I could see if she was 2 or 3 and didn't know what needed to be done but we're talking 9 yrs of the same routine!!!! DH says it's part of growing up-I certainly don't remember that part. LOL I hope it's a "phase" and this too shall pass. ;)

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Tue, 04-24-2007 - 4:37pm

Yes, there are times I've had those issues with Kayleigh, seems to be better now but for some time, she was lax about the deodorant, wouldn't shower on a weekend unless I insisted, would leave the house without brushing hair, wear torn, stained tshirts, etc.

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Tue, 04-24-2007 - 4:45pm

Aly refuses to brush her teeth before eating breakfast, I refuse to eat breakfast before brushing my teeth. I think it is disgusting to have morning mouth to eat breakfast. Ideally, it would be good to brush before & after breakfast (I eat breakfast on the run, so pop breath mints after instead).

She's really good about washing & deodorant, but is not good with doing her face, she has to be reminded of that.

Alysha


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Tue, 04-24-2007 - 5:28pm

Hannah, my 7th grader, never has to be reminded. She has her routines down and does great. Nathan, my 4th grader, does not. He would never take a shower/bath if I didn't tell him to. He usually doesn't fight it, but is not happy to have to do it. He doesn't put on his deoderant unless I tell him to...luckily there is no BO yet.

Karin

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 04-24-2007 - 8:44pm

In our home this changed dramatically and wonderfully at age 12.

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Registered: 09-26-2003
Tue, 04-24-2007 - 11:25pm

Oh Laura this is so age appropriate and a very normal phase they go through---WHY--gosh not sure!


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Tue, 04-24-2007 - 11:30pm
I alway have to remind her in the am, but not before bed. I always want them to brush after breakfast because the taste of toothpaste is awful with ornage juice and food and it good to brush after meals to help fight cavities.

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Registered: 04-18-2007
Tue, 04-24-2007 - 11:52pm

Wow! I came here to ask about this for my 11yo neice and am sooooo glad she's not the only kid who is lax in this area!

I just worry because her parents are divorced and the dad has horrible personal hygiene and the mom seems ambivalent on all hygeine issues except hair brushing. It's really sad, actually!

I worry though because my neice is starting to smell bad at times and her teeth look gross already. :( Last time she was at my house I actually made her brush her teeth with an extra brush we had...she ate something blue and you could see tons and tons of plaque stained blue afterwards....

Sigh...glad to know it's not just her but I think maybe her problem goes beyond just tween lazyiness since her parents aren't exactly helping her...the only reminder I've ever heard is to brush her hair. :(

Sigh...

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Wed, 04-25-2007 - 6:35am

That's what Aly says, the toothpaste makes her food taste bad. Well, ewww...morning mouth makes the food taste worse...lol.

Alysha


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