HOW TO GET YOUR 11 YEAR OLD SON TO TAKE BETTER CARE OF HYGIENE
I have a son who just turned 11 on the 17th of this month and he doesn't take care of his body like he should or at least like I think he should. What I mean is this, he is one of those people who as he grows up will have to take care of his feet more than others at the end of the day because I am starting to notice that when he takes his shoes off after being active playing outside with friends or just being in them all day in school that his feet stink. I don't know where this comes from because I don't have that problem and his father certainly does not either. His father can put his shoes on at 4:45 in the morning before he leaves at 5 for work and work all day and get home around 5 in the evening after working 10 hours and on his feet most of that time but I can still be right next to him and his feet don't bother me. There has been times where I walk past our sons room and all I smell is feet it gets to be that bad.
I keep telling him that he needs to keep it up or he runs the risk of his friends picking on him because there is an odor about him and I don't want that for him. Is this just a phase he is going thru and if it is when will he get out of it and start taking care of his body more to where I don't have to tell him to take a bath or shower any more? What are some things he can do to help with the feet odor beside the obvious like taking baths or showers? When I get a chance I am going to get odor eaters and see if that will help in any way for a start.
Any advice is appreciated, thank u.
I'm having the same problem with my 11 yr old ds. Buy some Odor Eaters for his shoes. I can't think of anything else right now, so here's a bump for you!
I have an 11 year old son also, and luckily so far he is pretty good with his hygiene, but his sneakers ALWAYS smell, and I wash them often but the baby powder does really work, I've used that often. The only problem I have with him is brushing his teeth!! I try to tell him that not only will his breath smell, but he will get cavaties and need to go to the dentist more often if he doesn't start taking better care of them!! BOYS!! Good luck to you :)
Alot of the foot powders help - alot - in shoes, on feet after showering. It also has alot to do with the shoes, especially if worn without socks.
To be honest, its not the worst problem to have. It's a joke in our household - always has been. I even jokingly buy the HUGE size foot powder and stuff like that. We all cringe when my son brings his soccer bag (which now permanently smells due to the shoes!)... and tell him to put it outside of his window, and we won't touch his bag - and don't let him leave it in the car.
As long as your son isn't purposely neglecting his hygene, I wouldn't worry about it too much. It's certainly alot easier to accept than bad breath or body odor.
My sister's boys all went through a stinky foot phase. I don't think it's hereditary, just a tween thing. I remember her first boy, who is now 17, asking for smell good products for Christmas...or maybe that was his mom requesting it LOL. But now he doesn't stink. Neither does the 15 yo. It's the 13 yo boy who now stinks. They were just here visiting and I cringed when he'd sit on my bed LOL. Just wanted to let you know they get through it.
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My 10 y/o son has the shoe issue, his last pair of tennis shoes smelled like swamp water. I constantly remind him to brush his teeth and put on deodorant. (It should be routine by now but no.) I also ask him after his showers, "did you use soap?" I guess a lot of it is a boy thing.
well this is funny as I am going threw with my dd. She is 11 and oh my. Yestreday she came from school and of course was not wearing socks kicked her shoes off and I almost puked. I told her to go take a shower and she was like no I said u stiunk she told me she took a shower the night before and then I figured it out it was her feet. She did go in a wash her feet but man her shoes smell horrible.
Thank u for replying to my question. Good to know there is some hope of him getting out of this stinky feet stage. It just gets frustrating when I have to tell him when to take a shower and take care of hygiene. I told him he was going to get teased some day at school if he didn't start taking better care of himself. I don't want that for him. There are times when he wants to come spend time in our room with daddy and I where we are on our computers but I I tell him he has to take a shower or at least wash up before he comes and sits on our bed with us. There have been times when he has actually gagged me it was so bad. I told my son that some people have a problem with their feet which can't be helped but U just have to take a little more care of the problem is all.
Quoting boychaser3:My 10 y/o son has the shoe issue, his last pair of tennis shoes smelled like swamp water. I constantly remind him to brush his teeth and put on deodorant. (It should be routine by now but no.) I also ask him after his showers, "did you use soap?" I guess a lot of it is a boy thing.
I don't know if it's really only a boy thing, because my 11 year old dd does the same thing! I remember being so self conscious about myself at that age, but I have to remind her about the deodorant and taking her time to really wash in the shower. I get so frustrated but I figure if she keeps it up one of her friends may say something. Though it may hurt her feelings, it may make her think about these things she should be doing on her own.
Am I to old fashioned?
- DanaMiller1970
on Nov. 19, 2009 at 2:53 PM