Around the age of twelve our children enter the much-feared 'turkey age': biological, psychological, sexual and social development begins. For all dads this is undoubtedly the hardest stage that we have to face as counselors.
And of course, in addition to how difficult human adolescence can be in terms of tremendous personality changes, there are the no less important physical changes. Breast growth, appearance of hair, changes in voice, increase in height.
As a consequence of these new bodies that begin to acquire our old 'babies', come the unpleasant stinks coming from the juvenile anatomies. So that they do not pass shame themselves, nor do we have to be with a clamp on the nose, I am going to give you a few youth hygiene kit and tips so that you transmit it to your daughter or son (remember that always with a lot of psychology to avoid receiving a door slam in the face).
Washing the intermediate hair: With water it is not enough, it is necessary that they use more shampoo, and wash the hair at least every other day (one day yes to the other no). Before, a week could go by without his hair getting into the shower and his smell remained the same as always. I regret to inform you that now three days have passed and your scalp is oily, smelly and dandruff.
Daily use of antiperspirants: since their perspiration is already bad smelling and adolescents tend to have a lot of physical activity during the day, which increases the stench. When they were children they could spend all day playing and their little bodies continued with their same aroma; this will no longer happen (no tears please).
Double daily shower: if they play sports, they should increase the number of baths per day to two. They will leave the shirts wet with sweat. Buy a good soap to hydrate and not dry your skin.
Talcum powder on your feet: You will notice when you open the door to his closet and a foul smell greets you. Shoes are generally not well treated by young people, so tell them about antifungal powders that should be applied to both feet and shoes. Additionally, they should air out their shoes to help lessen bad odor.
Teeth brushing with mouthwash: because when yawning they no longer have exactly the smell of milk. They should walk with their brush, toothpaste, and dental floss everywhere.
To the little women: teach them that when they have the menstrual period they should change the sanitary pad every few hours and wash their intimate area. This will prevent the bad smell. Now we find damp toilet papers that are ideal for these days.
For the Little Men: They should use shaving foam to shave each time their beards start to grow. The personal presentation will be different if they worry about walking well groomed. Teach them how to do it, the first times you will have to accompany them, they will quickly acquire practice and confidence.
Sure many of these routines you have been doing, however in this new stage of adolescents their physical changes force us to be more rigorous with the hygiene that we teach them, new intimate hygiene and personal care products that they did not know enter, they also need a greater frequency in their hygiene habits. But above all, because they are now more independent and their good hygiene habits depend on what you teach them.
I hope this reading helps you and pass these routines of personal hygiene to your children, which I am sure will leave you as number one cleaning teens.
