Self care skills

[kittkatt]

Posted this in the Health forum, but thought I'd post it here too:

Hey. Got a question that SOMEONE can help me with. With the world of experience on this board - no problem. Anyway, I have a 15 year-old boy who simply does not care if he showers or not. i do make him get in the shower - then he just stands there in the water. If he does wash, it is with minimal effort and he makes no effort to get clean. He does not wipe well, so the shower would be the way to take care of that too, I would think, except that, again, he does not care.

Any suggestions? I am still doing the job for him every 3 or 4 showers just to make sure he is clean. I really don't want to still be doing this when his is 22. I believe he is capable, he just won't.

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[Jackie]

would he consider occasional baths?

[kittkatt]

Had the full shower conversion done.

[Jackie]

ooooooooooookkkkkkkkkkkkk....plan B....LOL....you know the make toilets and attachments for existing toilets that make them function like bidets...that might help. www.bidetfactory.com/servlet/StoreFront

[Chris too]

How does he do with rewards?

[kittkatt]

Wow. Never considered the bidet thing, Jackie. That is a thought.

Chris, sometimes rewards work and sometimes they don't. It depends on his mood at the time.

[Jackie]

Marnie...my daughter who is the nurse suggested this some years ago for Emily...we never did it but I might pass it along to her foster mom...I think one of the other women has some issues that it might help with.

[steffnliv]

Hi!!!!

Not sure if they have tried this but,,, my gal Olivia is almost 14 and honestly could care less if she is covered in dirt . I have her take a shower every other day and she sounds EXACTLY like this guy. But when getting a shower head the kind u can hold BLAMMO she now showers and scrubs and kinda plays in there with the thing but heck it works.

[Chris too]

Great idea, Steff!