How can I encourage my 12 y.o son to take a shower or a bath more? (other than bribing him with money)
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Little_Piggy
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Shock tactics here, but i would have to say that smelly boys wont have friends, and if he wants to be knicknamed the smelly kid in the class then he needs to shape up and shower up! :)
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yeh just tell him that one of his friends asked you why he was so smelly this will help humilation always does
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Can you let him pick out his soap, towels, etc.? Also, if it is vacation time, don't bother him about it and see how long he will go without bathing, see if anyone reacts to him, then point it out. It's probably some sort of control issue.
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Never should bribe a child. If it were me, I would remove any toys and games no tv no phone no friends over until he could follow the rules of the house rule number 1 is a shower every night. each time the rule is broken a week of none of the above mention will be allowed. Make him earn his fun by following the rules you place before him. This will teach him so much more than keeping clean it will teach him nothing in life is free.
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He should be at or near the age where he gets more and more interested in girls. Reassure him that he will not have any girlfriends if he doesn't take care of his hygiene.
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Is your son having any other behavior changes? If so he may be depressed. Yes children do get depressed and boys do not show it the same way as girls and adults do. They are much more likely to act out rather than withdraw. Other than that I would use the power of positive peer pressure. I would not say a word to him. Believe me his peers will let him know. Then you don't have to be the one hurting his feelings.
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We had the same problem with our 10 year old. He would always fight about taking a bath or shower. We always ended up arguing about it. Then, one day I asked him what would help and he said that he didn't like the bath because he felt like he was sitting in dirt and he didn't like the shower because of the fact that it was stationary. So, we bought a shower that had a hand held head, so he could direct the water where he wanted it. Then I took him to Target and had him choose the kind of soap and shampoo he wanted and all of a sudden he showers without a fuss!
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Just tell him to take a shower more often so he can get the girls around him!! It didn't work with me but it worked for a lot of other kids and they are not even cool like me!!
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tell him that if u like any girls u better take a shower
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Put in a swimming pool--so he smells like chlorine, better than boy sweat!
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Take dirt and rub it in his hair... "oops! I guess you'll have to take a shower now!" If you want a cleaner option, shampoo works too. Now I'm no parent, and this started as a joke, but maybe the shampoo might just work? Can a parent do that these days? I don't know... I got soap in my mouth as a kid, so I suppose you could soap his hair.
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Really now, this is a no brainer, explain to him that girls hate smelly boys. Even at 12 this will freak him out.
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just tell him it is what normal people do, ask him what he thinks of other people that smells and then tell him by not showering or bathing others will think the same of him
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