Any ideas on getting a 9yr old to shower themselves?

My son refuses to wash himself in the bath/shower. He will get in, but does nothing. He stands there with the water on, then wants to get out. He's much to old for me to continue to wash his hair. Any ideas on how to make bath time fun enough for him to do it alone would be great.

I am in desperate need of this advice since I'm 8mths pregnant. Chasing him 'round the bath is killing me!

Any ideas on getting a 9yr old to shower themselves?

Take him to the shops, tell him he's a "big boy", and he's gonna choose his own "grown up" bath stuff. Buy him his own "special" shampoo, and shower gel, and a couple of flannels or wash mitts. Get him a towel with his favourite charachter on, or his favourite colour. Explain to him that he will soon be a big brother, which is a really special job, and that he will need to show his new baby brother or sister what a fantastic, brilliant big brother he can be.

Make him a reward chart on the back of the bathroom door. Every time he has a bath or shower and washes himself, he gets a sticker. After a certain amount of stickers, he gets to choose a toy from the toy shop, or gets to visit a favourite place, etc.

Good Luck

Any ideas on getting a 9yr old to shower themselves?

you could tell them some consequences eg you will smell and noone will want to be your friend

Any ideas on getting a 9yr old to shower themselves?

Tell him if he doesn't wash up, his balls will fall off.

Any ideas on getting a 9yr old to shower themselves?

who's the parent here? take charge and MAKE YOUR CHILD LISTEN. why isn't he respecting you by obeying? my mother would have knocked me upside the head if i had done what your kid is doing. to tell you the truth, if you children showed such blatant disrespect, i'd knock them upside the head too.

Any ideas on getting a 9yr old to shower themselves?

Bathtub crayons are great....maybe there is an issue going on with you being pregnant again! Perhaps he realizes he won't be the center of attention anymore. He needs some input from his father, how he does things, etc. Always remember...you are the parent. Stand back and let him stink for a couple of days, he's friends will let him know, fast.

Any ideas on getting a 9yr old to shower themselves?

Get him some kid-friendly liquid soaps and tear-free shampoos and conditioners. You could even try some foaming soap. Then spend a few of his showers supervising closely right outside the shower door. If he hasn't done it himself yet he may just need more guidance about what exactly to do. Line up the soap, shampoo, conditioner, and washcloth right where he can reach them. When he gets in, give him a couple minutes to just be under the water getting warm. Then tell him to do the soap, and if he's not being thorough, give directions about where he's missing. Then tell him to rinse, do shampoo, etc. If he hasn't done it alone before, when he finishes his last rinse of his hair, just check it to see if he did a good job (it's not that easy ... my 8-year-old does a good job because she's been showering by herself for a year, but it did take awhile before her best efforts really got her hair totally rinsed).

When he's done that a few times, start supervising less (just mention soap, shampoo, conditioner). Then even less ... just come in at the end of the shower and ask which of those he's done. Eventually he will do the whole process on his own.

If he really hates the shower, there's no reason why he can't still take a bath (with bubbles or bath toys or whatever). Again, you don't have to do anything for him except maybe the last rinse of his hair, but it will help to be nearby checking up on all the different parts of the process until he's used to doing it alone.

Any ideas on getting a 9yr old to shower themselves?

Have his father get in the shower with him...

Any ideas on getting a 9yr old to shower themselves?

Tell them that the day they do not take a shower they will be sent to school with a tag on their shirt saying "I am dirty".

Any ideas on getting a 9yr old to shower themselves?

Im having the same problem with my 11 year old. Don't sweat it. It's his body and his issue. Believe me when he starts noticing little girls or the kids in school start calling him smelly, he will get it together. My mom had the same problem with my brother. Sometimes boys are just NASTY!!

Any ideas on getting a 9yr old to shower themselves?

You really just have to tell him to bathe or shower and sniff him after to make sure that he used soap and shampoo. Boys this age could really care less. I use things like video games or toys that they love to get my kids to do things. If they don't do it to my liking, I take the game or toy away for a certain amount of time. Every kid has a currency, figure out what his is and use it! I tell my kids "You don't want to be the stinky kid at school do you" and they get what I'm talking about......lol

Good luck :)

Any ideas on getting a 9yr old to shower themselves?

He's 9 and doesn't take a shower. Does he not have a father to discipline him? Why would you have to chase a 9 yr old?

I hope you discipline and teach your new child some personal hygene and responsibility.

You'll need to start punishing your son for not doing as he is told. This should have been established years ago.