11 DD - How often would you insist on showering / bathing?

[dabdab]

She is not very sporty / active, and resists like mad!

[SavoyCabbage]

I think twice a week is not enough. My two will miss the odd night in winter and will sometimes have a quick shower and sometimes a longer one with hair washing or a bath.

Washing your body every day is a good habit to form.

[AllThreeWays]

*reek

[AllThreeWays]

Because she may not be smelly now, but she will be very soon. It is good to establish the habit.
I teach yr 7's and my goodness some of them reck.

[dabdab]

Every day?! Why? She doesn't seem to smell. What about 2x week? (Sorry to question what everyone is saying, as I did ask for your opinion - I do appreciate it, and it is making me re-think. Just not sure why it would be necessary every day.)

[MotherOfNations]

My Ds is 12 and thinks a liberal spraying of lynx is a substitute for a wash. He's getting interested in girls now so not quite as bad. I had to stop buying mouthwash because he used this as a substitute for tooth brushing.

[Durab]

Yes, everyday. MotherOfNations, I have threatened to get in the shower with DS1 (11yo) if I think he's not actually washing while he's in there. That's the next challenge - they do need to apply soap to armpits....

[MotherOfNations]

Every day. I went through this phase with my Ds. I told him of he didn't shower willingly I would have to wash him like a baby.

[StrawberryMojito]

Daily, no question.

[Bonsoir]

You just tell them that you won't give them any food unless they wash.

[Bonsoir]

Every day.