How often should an 8 yr old take showers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:EVERY.SINGLE. DAY.
Teacher here, you can not believe how gross the kids desks, bathrooms, pencils are. Look at their fingernails, some kids look so unkept, I can tell a child is well loved and cared for when they have clean an well kept nails.

Just yuck.

Kids literally are in long sleeves, pants, and sock/sneakers. What gets dirty besides their hands and faces at school.

Also, you are terrible human being that you justify a parent's love for their child based on fingernails. Many parents don't let their kids get dirty, go off and play, and yell/hit them if they track anything in from outside. They are told to look perfect and read inside only. I guess those parents line their kids the most.

I was told specifically by my pediatrician and her dermatologist every other night and less than 5min to avoid eczema flare-ups and it has worked. My DD washes her fancy and face nightly. Try having a kid who can't walk because her eczema hurts so bad. Showering daily and creams (even for eczema) made it worse.

What a judge bitch of a teacher you are.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Lady you are neurotic. What 12yr old boy is hygiene-focused? Poor kid.

Omg seriously? Yeah, my 12 year old boy is hygiene focused and he kind of always has been. He finds some of his classmates to be kind of disgusting too. There’s one girl in his class who has worse B.O. than any of the boys in the class. He told me he wishes she’d learn to wear deodorant and take an occasional shower. Another girl took off her shoes while they were doing an assignment and he said he was gagging from the smell. He won’t use the school bathrooms because of how dirty they are and he said none of the boys wash their hands. I’m glad my son CHOOSES to shower every day and that he keeps his bathroom clean and I’m glad that I don’t have to remind him to wash his hands after using the toilet. I’ll take being judged as neurotic ANY DAY over having a dirty smelly kid that I have to argue with about basic hygiene.

You've got a son that won't use the school bathrooms and who gags at the smell of multiple classmates. It's good that he has great hygiene and it's wonderful that he is naturally neat but not using the school bathroom all day isn't healthy. It doesn't sound as though he is staying properly hydrated at school so that he doesn't have to go all day. Poor kid.

Is he able to use the restrooms at restaurants and shopping centers? Or must he always go at home?

The funny thing is that he drinks a ton of water. You’ll probably hate me even more for this, but while he’s a clean, hygienic kid, his room is littered with empty water bottles and I have to nag him every couple days to pick them up. He will use public toilets if they are clean, but like me, he prefers going at home. Have you been by a school bathroom recently? They are repulsive. You may not be bothered by it though. Sounds like you’re ok with this kind of thing.

[Anonymous]

Some of these responses....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We try for twice a week, but most weeks my eight year olds showers once a week. He doesn't smell and is perfectly clean.

Either you are completely delusional about how badly your kid smells, OR your eight year old is so inactive that he never sweats or comes into contact with dirt. Either way, you need to re-evaluate some things.

[Anonymous]

Every day, of course, except if there are medical reasons not to. How is this even a question?

[Anonymous]

A non-smelly 8 year old!!! I'm jealous. My kids all started stinking without bathing around 7. If you're child doesn't stink why dyr out their skin? I'd do a hoe bath and keep it moving. A stinky kid should be daily.

[Anonymous]

Daily, but the ped noticed dry skin on her legs and told us to take a quick shower, wash privates and pits, and not put any soap elsewhere. No long bath, water temp must not be too hot. And then occasionally, of course, soap all over. Her hair is very long and in the dry winter can only be washed once a week, with plenty of conditioner. It's protected in braids most of the time. Of course if something spills on it, we wash it more often.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Lady you are neurotic. What 12yr old boy is hygiene-focused? Poor kid.

Omg seriously? Yeah, my 12 year old boy is hygiene focused and he kind of always has been. He finds some of his classmates to be kind of disgusting too. There’s one girl in his class who has worse B.O. than any of the boys in the class. He told me he wishes she’d learn to wear deodorant and take an occasional shower. Another girl took off her shoes while they were doing an assignment and he said he was gagging from the smell. He won’t use the school bathrooms because of how dirty they are and he said none of the boys wash their hands. I’m glad my son CHOOSES to shower every day and that he keeps his bathroom clean and I’m glad that I don’t have to remind him to wash his hands after using the toilet. I’ll take being judged as neurotic ANY DAY over having a dirty smelly kid that I have to argue with about basic hygiene.

You've got a son that won't use the school bathrooms and who gags at the smell of multiple classmates. It's good that he has great hygiene and it's wonderful that he is naturally neat but not using the school bathroom all day isn't healthy. It doesn't sound as though he is staying properly hydrated at school so that he doesn't have to go all day. Poor kid.

Is he able to use the restrooms at restaurants and shopping centers? Or must he always go at home?

Not the PP, but I seriously don't blame her kid for not wanting to use the bathrooms at public schools. They're feral. And not washing hands after toilet visits is also feral. No wonder kids catch so much stuff at schools.

He should be glad he's a boy! At least he can stand and pee. I heard enough stories about antics at the sinks to be pretty sure that the kids in my boys' classes were washing their hands....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Lady you are neurotic. What 12yr old boy is hygiene-focused? Poor kid.

Omg seriously? Yeah, my 12 year old boy is hygiene focused and he kind of always has been. He finds some of his classmates to be kind of disgusting too. There’s one girl in his class who has worse B.O. than any of the boys in the class. He told me he wishes she’d learn to wear deodorant and take an occasional shower. Another girl took off her shoes while they were doing an assignment and he said he was gagging from the smell. He won’t use the school bathrooms because of how dirty they are and he said none of the boys wash their hands. I’m glad my son CHOOSES to shower every day and that he keeps his bathroom clean and I’m glad that I don’t have to remind him to wash his hands after using the toilet. I’ll take being judged as neurotic ANY DAY over having a dirty smelly kid that I have to argue with about basic hygiene.

You've got a son that won't use the school bathrooms and who gags at the smell of multiple classmates. It's good that he has great hygiene and it's wonderful that he is naturally neat but not using the school bathroom all day isn't healthy. It doesn't sound as though he is staying properly hydrated at school so that he doesn't have to go all day. Poor kid.

Is he able to use the restrooms at restaurants and shopping centers? Or must he always go at home?

The funny thing is that he drinks a ton of water. You’ll probably hate me even more for this, but while he’s a clean, hygienic kid, his room is littered with empty water bottles and I have to nag him every couple days to pick them up. He will use public toilets if they are clean, but like me, he prefers going at home. Have you been by a school bathroom recently? They are repulsive. You may not be bothered by it though. Sounds like you’re ok with this kind of thing.

How is he drinking water and staying hydrated at school for 7 hours and not using the bathroom? Yes, I've been in the school bathrooms, they can get kind of gross but they haven't been so horrible that I couldn't at least find one acceptable stall to use.

[Anonymous]

OMG. This thread explains why my kids' classmates are so stinky. You all might have gotten nose blind to your kids' odor but others notice. Most of these kids grow up with bad hygiene and shower habits as well and their co-workers will notice. A daily shower should be the minimum and if you have to wash face, arm pit, crotch area, feet, etc; isn't it easier to just shower?

[Anonymous]

Daily, no exceptions. She might get away with only washing her hair every other day.

[Anonymous]

Some kids are just smellier than others. I have 3 kids:
One started needing (for smell issues) daily showers and deodorant at 8. Another around 10. The third at 11 and only showers because her hair gets greasy. She still doesn't smell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:EVERY.SINGLE. DAY.
Teacher here, you can not believe how gross the kids desks, bathrooms, pencils are. Look at their fingernails, some kids look so unkept, I can tell a child is well loved and cared for when they have clean an well kept nails.

Just yuck.

Oh my, better call CPS on my 10 yo DD. I saw her nails the other day and good grief they were gross and I had no idea how long they'd been that way. And she chews them, so far from well-kept.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:EVERY.SINGLE. DAY.
Teacher here, you can not believe how gross the kids desks, bathrooms, pencils are. Look at their fingernails, some kids look so unkept, I can tell a child is well loved and cared for when they have clean an well kept nails.

Just yuck.

Kids literally are in long sleeves, pants, and sock/sneakers. What gets dirty besides their hands and faces at school.

Also, you are terrible human being that you justify a parent's love for their child based on fingernails. Many parents don't let their kids get dirty, go off and play, and yell/hit them if they track anything in from outside. They are told to look perfect and read inside only. I guess those parents line their kids the most.

I was told specifically by my pediatrician and her dermatologist every other night and less than 5min to avoid eczema flare-ups and it has worked. My DD washes her fancy and face nightly. Try having a kid who can't walk because her eczema hurts so bad. Showering daily and creams (even for eczema) made it worse.

What a judge bitch of a teacher you are.

You are projecting here...She's not talking about your kid. She's talking about the kid that showers once a week. No one can tell if your 8 year old is showering every other day, and washing hands and face daily. They CAN tell if she is showering weekly, no matter what any of these (once a weekers) people think.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Lady you are neurotic. What 12yr old boy is hygiene-focused? Poor kid.

Omg seriously? Yeah, my 12 year old boy is hygiene focused and he kind of always has been. He finds some of his classmates to be kind of disgusting too. There’s one girl in his class who has worse B.O. than any of the boys in the class. He told me he wishes she’d learn to wear deodorant and take an occasional shower. Another girl took off her shoes while they were doing an assignment and he said he was gagging from the smell. He won’t use the school bathrooms because of how dirty they are and he said none of the boys wash their hands. I’m glad my son CHOOSES to shower every day and that he keeps his bathroom clean and I’m glad that I don’t have to remind him to wash his hands after using the toilet. I’ll take being judged as neurotic ANY DAY over having a dirty smelly kid that I have to argue with about basic hygiene.

Your kid and mine would get along. Mine feels the same way, and it makes him angry when he isn't given time at school to wash his hands before lunch. I think some people aren't sensitive to smells or something, because my son has some friends who I know don't shower daily and I can't stand having them over my house - I feel like I can smell them for days. Even the sofa stinks after.