12 yo with Hygiene Issues.....

[Janice_H]

My 12 yo ADHD son has hygiene issues. Daily, he has bad breath, dirty hair and smelly feet. He frequently will not wash his face, will not use the mouthwash I buy for him, and forgets to put on deodorant or lotion. When I do the laundry, sometimes I find "leftovers" in his underwear. I often wonder if he is actually washing himself properly when taking a shower. I have talked to him about the importance of hygiene, but it does not seem important to him.

I am really sick of this problem. He will blow his breath in my face or while we are in the car and laugh. Sometimes he has a bowel movement and forgets to wipe himself. Who does that????? Is anyone else experiencing this? If so please share any advice. I am ready to dip him into a tub of bleach.

[Cjkchamp]

A friend who has a son with some hygiene issues has him use Norwex products. She swears they have helped.

[Janice_H in reply to Cjkchamp]

What is Norwex

[Cjkchamp in reply to Janice_H]

A brand of antibacterial products. She has him wipe down with the wash clothes which have silver...something.... in them.

[Cjkchamp in reply to Janice_H]

norwex.biz/

[anirush]

So getting my teenage grandson to take a shower, use deodorant, etc. is like pulling teeth. He just does not seem to care. His face would not be so broken out if he would use the special acne medication I ordered for him. Some people have told me oh, that's just teenage boys. And I did hear a school coach tell the kids he did not want to smell them before he saw them.

I don't nag all of the time because right now grades matter more and we are struggling with that.

[Onthemove1971]

The only reason we do not have hygiene issues is becuase I stand and require teeth, deodorant and shower or no electronics, this stops any lying/arguing and delaying of making sure he is clean.

I pick my battles and this is not one.

We also require a timer for the shower or all of our water would be gone!

Hope this helps.. I need him to have clean teeth and smell good. When I don't do this stinkville!

[Janice_H]

Lol. This is funny. I used to monitor him but am just too busy to do that.

[Beainthenow11]

I have to keep on my son about Hygiene constantly. It’s exhausting. I still make sure to go in and supervise his hair washing. I even have to make him breathe on me to make sure he brushes his teeth. He’s a little younger than your son. I always have to remind myself that our kids are at least three years behind in maturity. It is not easy but I follow him around to make sure it mostly gets done. His dad thinks he can just go tell our son to take a shower and that’s the end of it but I remind him, it doesn’t work like that. I’m sorry, I get it and I just hope in time my son will have it sink in and care enough to do it.