filthy older children

[mema]

ok...do you have my son in your daycare???

Seriously...he's 11. I have to remind him constantly to take showers, trim his nails, and brush his teeth. Argg... If I tell him, I'd better follow up, too, especially with the nails. I've been in restaurants and suddenly looked accross the table...eww.. sigh...

My ds is 11 also, but I can't get him OUT of the shower. I always have to pound on the door and say that the ocean is calling and wants it's water back:: It just started over the last year, but man you would think with all that showering and soap he seems to go through, that his feet wouldn't stink so bad

[crazydaycarelady]

If they were stinking up my house I would have filled the tub with bubbly soapy water and let them have a good soak. There is just nothing more off-putting than a smelly dirty kid. I find myself not even wanting to touch kids like that.