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Well, boys that age are not getting bathed by their parents every night, so I guess they can be a little lax in the hygiene dept. But I wouldn't say that having dirty fingernails and hair is that abnormal for a 9 year old boy.
But I really wouldn't say anything, you'll just embarrass your little sister. Their her friends, it's not really your place.
No i mean i can tell the difference between kids romping around with dirty feet, and nails, and what i am talking about. And that is why i have not said anything to get because i don't want her to lose a friend.
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It might just be a stage. My DD went through something similar, where she didn't care about her hygiene no matter how much I nagged. A little bit of time and some peer pressure took care of it.
First, are you and she peers? If so, you should definitely try to say something to her for his sake.
If not, try to enlist the support of someone you know who might be close enough to her to do this in the least upsetting way possible.
Eh i would say she is more of a family aquantince then anything. I mean i know her from some functions, and general chit chat when she drops him off. But i would not say we are friends. I think maybe talking to my mother might help since she knows people this lady knows.
Eh i would say she is more of a family aquantince then anything. I mean i know her from some functions, and general chit chat when she drops him off. But i would not say we are friends. I think maybe talking to my mother might help since she knows people this lady knows.
Sounds like a plan.
The important thing is to do something to try to help this child before things get worse and he suffers adverse social consequences.
He may be entering puberty early (a lot of kids are these days) and his hormone levels could be causing some of the issue with the way he smells.
Do you know the mother well enough to be able to have a gentle conversation with her for his sake?
It won't be long before he will become a real social misfit if this keeps up.
This is what I was thinking. Soon the other kids will start tormenting him, and he will have to do something about it or be an outcast. If you can put up with it until then, I'd just stick to the Febreeze.
BTW, does your sister ever say anything about it to you? Seems like she'd certainly see/smell it.
The important thing is to do something to try to help this child before things get worse and he suffers social consequences.
What if i just dunk him in the tub accidentally? . I agree with that last point as he is getting at the age where kids will start saying things to him.
This is what I was thinking. Soon the other kids will start tormenting him, and he will have to do something about it or be an outcast. If you can put up with it until then, I'd just stick to the Febreeze.
BTW, does your sister ever say anything about it to you? Seems like she'd certainly see/smell it.
She has told me she thinks he doesn't take showers. But never really complained beyond that. But you know that kids tend to find smells less offensive then us adults too.
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First, are you and she peers? If so, you should definitely try to say something to her for his sake.
