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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids are admittedly younger so take this with a grain of salt. I absolutely tell my 12 year old that he needs to shower. Depending on how bad he smells after basketball practice he even has to shower as soon as he gets home (before sitting down to eat.) He groans and whines but I am very blunt that he smells and I don’t want the house to smell like BO. I can’t imagine tiptoeing around the issue in 5 years. Partly because it’s never been our dynamic and partly because my kids know me. I’m not taking them out to eat at a restaurant when they smell. (Hopefully they manage their own hygiene independently by then, but if they stumble, they can expect a very direct reaction from me. Plus, who else aside from your mom can tell you that you smell and you need a new deodorant without damaging the relationship?) [/quote] +1. I have two girls in HS who play sports. We've always addressed proper hygiene very directly. [/quote]
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