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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is so common. They go through this shower resistant phase and then they will be taking the longest showers ever and your water bill will double.

I'm pretty laid back, but bathing was not negotiable. I do think making the shower area easy and pleasant for them to use is helpful, but there is no negotiation. I let them know a timeframe, and if they haven't showered at the end, they sit and do nothing until they shower. I've only had to go there a few times, they may grouse going in, but once in they usually sing and sometimes afterwards will comment that showering is not so bad.[/quote]

Yes.  This is not negotiable, especially since she is a girl and you need to explain to her she will soon be going through changes, or rather - her body will be going through many changes, as she becomes a woman.  Explain there are certain odors which come with those changes, and while ok and normal, she really does now need to get into the habit of showering regularly, or people will talk.

It’s just how life is; she doesn’t need to like but she does need to accept it and do something g about it.[/quote]

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