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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 8 year old cannot and also loves to waste products but it doesn't bother me. Once a week I make sure its done properly and otherwise just let them figure it out.[/quote]

I guess the natural consequence is if she wastes her nice products she won’t get more till the next gift giving season.

If she was more mindful I wouldn’t mine buying them more often.[/quote]

Have you talked with her about this in terms that an 8/9 year old can clearly understand?  Like: One pump, or one capful, or a squirt the size of a quarter should be enough — less for body wash if you use a body sponge.  Shampoo your hair and rinse — until you don’t see any more suds.  Then use 2 quarter sized squirts of conditioner.  Then rinse it until the rinse water is clear.

OP, I’m not assuming that you haven’t done this, just pointing out that the size of a quarter is easy to remember, and that at 9, she may have no idea that different products should be used in different amounts, and even different brands of the same types of products can be used in different amounts.

tldr: If you want her to be more mindful, give her cues (size of a quarter) and aids (one squirt or two capfuls) that can help her to do this.  I, personally, wouldn’t expect a 9 year old to know how much conditioner is “enough “. So I’d both give some easy ways to measure it and expect some experimentation.

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