My 9 year old daughter Britney has poor hygiene problems. She forgets to brush her teeth, brush her hair, closing door while using bathroom, wipe herself after using bathroom, and not flushing tolit after using. Any advice on how to get her in the routine of doing these things.
i'd just let her stew in her uncleanliness. She will learn soon enough when she goes back to school and becomes the "stinky kid". The other kids will have no mercy, and even though it is a hard lesson, peer pressure may be a better remedy in this case.
Patience. patience patience!
1.if you have somewhere to be start a little earlier since you know you'll have to send her back to the bathroom a million times. this way there is less frustration and yelling for the both of you.
2.dont give in and dont do it for her.
3. use a list. My daughter has a list of 'things to do' in the bathroom which must be done before coming to the kitchen for breakfast.
Dear D.,
I have to go to work in just a few minutes but I had to respond to your problem. Please do not let her go to school like that that will lable her for the rest of her school life. You know how awful kids can be. My son is 6 years old, well he just turned 6, july the 10th. At the first start of summer I made up a list of chores that he had to do dailey. You know like pick up toys, bath etc., bed "without a fuss", and behavior. That kind of thing and at the end of each day he gets a star: red, his choice "not gold", for great: blue, for ok, and grey for not good. At the end of the week we sit down and add it all up. Red=$1, Bule=$.50, Grey=$.00. You will have to do this with your other daughter too but make hers more grown up, like dishes and so on. If you do not want to do money do something else, like as a reward take them to the movies just you and them. If only one does good then take only one to the movie or whatever. The other one will feel left out and do their best to be in on the fun the next time or make more money than the other wich ever choice you take. My son has saved over $200.00 now. It sort of makes me sad that I dont have to tell heim to take a bath any more or anything. You have to understand that he is an only child and we tried for a long time to have him. I dont want him to grow up too fast. Good luck and God be with you.
K.
sounds like she needs visual cues to remind her if the problem is she is forgetting, you can put a lamenated sign across from the toilet that says "wipe" and when she stands up, a sign above the toilet that says "flush" . On the mirror, a list of hygiene procedures (like Angela suggested).
At 9, it sounds like maybe she is choosing not to do these things, and maybe there is an underlining problem.I don't really remember what 9 was like, but if the visuals don't work, I think she might need a good mom to daughter discussion on what's going on with her.
