washing [themselves], when do they start doing it unprompted?

[sasquatch]

I just wanted to ask others when they could leave a teen or pre- teen to wash and bathe adequately unsupervised, my ds just sits in the bath.

thanks

[pagwatch]

it is exactly one day after they meet a member of the opposite sex that they are attracted to.
Ds1 went from a cursory rub down when reminded to monopolising the bathroom and making it smell like a tarts bedroom in about ten seconds.
he has a girlfriend now and i can never get him out of the shower in the morning...

[Hecate]

Ah. A boy. He won't wash at all until he discovers girls. Then he'll spend 8 hours every day scrubing himself in a bath filled with aftershave. You'll need this to sit in the same room as him.

[Hecate]

lol. x posts with pagwatch.

see. It must be true!

[pagwatch]

I was ready for that issue with girls but having to beat DS to bathroom what most unexpected...

[Remotew]

F knows for boys but for girls around 11.

[sunnydelight]

DS1 started having a daily shower rather than a bath a few times a week once he started secondary school. He's now approaching 15 and I have to remind him that there are water restrictions here, otherwise he would cheerfully have two showers a day

[sasquatch]

Hecate, I need that gasmask as it is now, ds stinketh and just laughs when I tell him he needs to wash. Roll on girls!

[not girls you apply underarm]

[noddyholder]

My ds is 14 and I still have to tell him although he has a hair fixation and washes it a lot.Last week he was showering every morning for some reason and we thought there was a girl on the horizon but she must have disappeared because he is back to normal now ie stinky feet and filthy hands

[fizzbuzz]

I'm still waitng for my ds not to need prompting. He's 14.............

[maidamess]

My dd is 12 and washing is met with as much enthusiasm as pulling her toenails out with pliers