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And what if you have to go somewhere that has expectations of being dressed neatly, like church, or a band concert? And your child refuses to groom himself or put on appropriate dress? What happens when your kid doesn't care one whit about looks or clothes and would go days without changing underwear, washing hair, dirty shirts etc?  I've actually tried not saying a word and DS really doesn't give a fig and really didn't change his underwear for more than an entire week (during which he also didn't shower). And never cares about the food stains on a shirt.  Never brushes his hair, etc.   And what, if you stay back, you don't get a miraculously changed child who is suddenly pleasant and suddenly wants to be neat and clean?
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DP. Then you pitch a fit about laundry for only that occasion. Or you leave your kid at home. Or your kid comes along unshowered and in inappropriate dress, and deals with the consequences.

Nagging a kid into a neat and clean condition also doesn't get you kid who wants to be neat and clean. It gets you a kid who is neat and clean, at the cost of much nagging and unpleasantness. Is it worth the cost? That's up to you to decide.[/quote]

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