Anonymous
Post 09/02/2021 06:22     Subject: Seventh Grade Boy and Showers
Anonymous wrote:Mine shower every night without exception.

+1
Anonymous
Post 09/02/2021 06:18     Subject: Seventh Grade Boy and Showers
It’s a fight every day, but my 7th grader smells if he doesn’t wash his hair daily.
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2021 22:51     Subject: Seventh Grade Boy and Showers
You kid is 13 and 7th grade. My 11 year old 7th grader takes one most days.
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2021 22:43     Subject: Seventh Grade Boy and Showers
Grosssssss
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2021 22:28     Subject: Seventh Grade Boy and Showers
And I find that once it’s an expected part of thee routine, the fights disappear. We had so many struggles when it was an every other day or a few times a week thing, and once we said “you need to do this every day so you don’t smell,” the fights went away.
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2021 21:37     Subject: Re:Seventh Grade Boy and Showers
My 7th grade DS showers every night before bed on school nights- no exceptions. Exceptions for us ended around 5th grade (we occasionally allowed a skipped day at that age).

We might allow him to skip on a weekend night when he has early sports practice or something the next day anyway (which he will shower after) or if he swims etc in the evening.
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2021 21:22     Subject: Re:Seventh Grade Boy and Showers
This is true story - once in 7th grade my mom got tired of fighting with me about showering and she said she was going to stop arguing with me. And I did go a week without showering and I did learn my lesson and won’t do it again.

That said - I do make my 7th grade shower daily. I feel like he literally never would if I didn’t make him.
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2021 21:19     Subject: Seventh Grade Boy and Showers
Absolutely every day before school. Boys that age really stink. Imagine you are stuck in a small classroom with 15 of them all day—it’s cruel to the teachers. And don’t let them cover it with body spray — that just makes it worse. Nothing worse than being trapped in a room with a dozen plus teenage boys who reek of BO and Axe.
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2021 21:19     Subject: Seventh Grade Boy and Showers
Mine shower every night without exception.
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2021 21:12     Subject: Re:Seventh Grade Boy and Showers
In summer with daily swimming, the shower might only be 2-3 times a week. But once the pool closes every other day is the most.
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2021 20:59     Subject: Seventh Grade Boy and Showers
Our teen DSs take a shower every day, sometimes twice if they go for a run before school and have a practice after school. Even when they were little we’ve never had to fight about bathing. Teens boys definitely need to wash every day.
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2021 20:57     Subject: Seventh Grade Boy and Showers
Daily is better because it’s a habit. I’m ok with skipping a day here and there but not more than one!
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2021 20:55     Subject: Re:Seventh Grade Boy and Showers
Your DH is tripping. He needs to shower - daily. No exceptions.
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2021 20:54     Subject: Seventh Grade Boy and Showers
I’m with you.
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2021 20:53     Subject: Seventh Grade Boy and Showers
It's like pulling teeth to get him to take one. DH says let him be.

Am I crazy or is it repulsive to have a 13 year old boy shower on Sunday night and not shower agin until the following Saturday?