Sons hygiene

Maybe you can make a chart with the dry erase board. For instance he has to put an X on the days when he completes a task like taking a shower, brushing his teeth, and doing or gathering 1 load of laundry, picking up his room, and doing homework. Some people have to have lists and charts in order to get anything done. This way, your expectations for him are laid out and he cannot make the excuse "he didn't know". Direct him back to his chart. My mother did that with my older brother when we were growing up because he was a slow self starter.

As far as the physical changes not happening yet, he may just be a little slower than others. Some don't hit until 13, 14, etc. I know me being asian, my youngest brother didn't really hit puberty until 16-18. Whereas, my oldest brother didn't hit until 15 and it was like he had a thin mustache overnight.

Let him be a kid

14becca is right, twice a week is NOT enough....so make him if you have to, he needs to get into the habit of bathing himself daily. It will only be harder for him if he doesn't start this habit now.

As for him bathing with his siblings, I don't see that as being a big deal at all...in my family we did that until we reached puberty. Saves time & water.

Good luck! :)

It's normal. I have to remind my son every night to take a shower and at times he needs to go take another one due to not cleaning himself right the first time. Although I would suggest your son taking his own shower nightly because he's going to start to smell soon and needs to get into the habit now before he really hits puberty.

He's in 7th grade. He needs to start taking showers everyday to get into the habit. When puberty hits he's going to smell awful if he doesn't shower daily.

Tell him that his friends will not like him if he smells.

It's normal. When I was a teen I refused to shower too out of rebellion or who knows what. As soon as I got interested in girls I started to take long showers LOL.

He's at the age that he doesn't care if he smells, be more forceful about it. Also he maybe a little old to bathe with his younger brothers. Time to break that habit as he could hit puberty any time now.

Um, twice a week? And bathing with his siblings? Perhaps if you'd taught him better practices earlier on (like bathing more often) he wouldn't be so careless now.

^^^ Lol. Yes. But, at least this post was worded much nicer.

oh hello again, the spanking and the puberty, not nice

He is in the tub with them??? Not normal. Just be mire forceful to when he should take baths and stuff