Personal Hygiene

Helping pre-teens and teenagers build personal hygiene habits

When your child was younger, you taught them the basics of good hygiene – washing hands, covering their mouth when they cough, and having regular baths or showers. You also had to help your child with things like cleaning and flossing teeth, at least to start with.

Adolescence is a time to build on these basics. It’s a time when your child’s changing body means that personal hygiene will need to change too. For example, your child might need to start using antiperspirant deodorant. And just like when your child was younger, you might need to help them get started.

The following website has many tips about how to support your teen with their personal hygiene habits