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The shower thread reminded me to ask....at what age did your kids need deodorant? My 8 year old has needed it since he was 6-7. Is that abnormal? Seems so young to me.
I stopped in HS because I started getting waxed. I'm not sure if this causes it but my underarms became really dark after using deo. Either that or shaving was the culprit. Thankfully, I had laser done. With no hair, there's basically no scent there anymore either. Also using alternatives like lemon or alcohol seemed to lighten the nasty dark patches.
The school nurse should have some samples on hand. I remember when our fifth grade teacher demonstrated, she brought in one for everyone. That was nice of her.
Exactly....my 8 and 10 year olds (girls) both use it and have been for at least a year. It was weird....even though they are very different in age, they both started to stink at the same time.
I was worried about them using a chemical deodorant this young though so they use the Tom's of Maine deodorant. They like the lavender one and it works great for them. The hard part is reminding them to use it!! What is it with kids and not realizing that they stink? The same goes for showers...."but Mom I just showered two days ago!!"
I noticed in the thread that kids are needing deodorant much earlier than, say, 30 years ago and the post I have quoted has addressed an important issue, antiperspirants which contain aluminum which can become an issue later in life. My husband uses Tom's of Maine and I use a variety of other brands that work except under the worst heat and physically active times. Gosh, my older son probably didn't need deodorant until he was a teen (we have all showered daily forever) and our adult son with Down syndrome who never grew underarm hair has never needed deodorant and doesn't sweat very much under the arms. I have noticed that people's hygiene is on the downslide these days making going out shopping, etc. unpleasant at times.
I have noticed that people's hygiene is on the downslide these days making going out shopping, etc. unpleasant at times.
Being in a room full of middle school boys makes this painfully clear!
If your child smells, please tell them, and help them address the issue! As a teacher, it's painful to watch the stinky kid in class. The same goes for brushing their teeth and wearing sneakers past their "expiration" date.
On the bra thing- she's in 4th now and puberty is a ways off for her (she's very small for her age, about 6 inches shorter than the other kids). So I doubt she'll be developing until 12 or 13 or beyond. But I will let her start wearing one next school year, when we go clothes shopping we will add those to the list. The sports bra type.
On the bra thing- she's in 4th now and puberty is a ways off for her (she's very small for her age, about 6 inches shorter than the other kids). So I doubt she'll be developing until 12 or 13 or beyond. But I will let her start wearing one next school year, when we go clothes shopping we will add those to the list. The sports bra type.
You could also just have her wear another shirt underneath. I didn't get a bra until I was 11. Changing in the locker room was embarrassing. Even flat-chested girls had bought the flattest sizes.
LOL, that's what I told my daughter, when she smells she can wear it. She also wants a training bra. I said 5th grade for that one.
Some girls in her class have been wearing both since they met in K. Not really sure why a K would need a training bra.
I too was worried about chemicals, so thanks for the Tom's suggestion.
No problem...they also make an unscented version if you don't want the lavender.
Regarding the bra thing...my 10 1/2 year old has been wearing a cami or a half cami (chest only) under t-shirts for the last year. She doesn't bother if she is wearing a sweater or something thicker. She definitely does not "need" a bra but I think it is a good idea for modesty sake at this age because all the boys start looking in that direction. Especially now since they all just had the puberty talk!
Isn't having armpit funk a hormonal thing? I thought that was part of "puberty". Is needing deodorant a sign of "maturing"?
What I noticed with my daughter and from talking to some other moms is that kids (or at least girls) seem to go through an early stage where they reek of BO, near the onset of breast development but before they start their periods. After a couple of years it seems to lessen and not be so bad. I want to say that my daughter was 9 or 10 when she started needing deodorant, but now she sometimes forgets to wear it and you can't tell.
On the bra thing- she's in 4th now and puberty is a ways off for her (she's very small for her age, about 6 inches shorter than the other kids). So I doubt she'll be developing until 12 or 13 or beyond. But I will let her start wearing one next school year, when we go clothes shopping we will add those to the list. The sports bra type.
My 10 year old wears a B cup already. You can definitely tell when they get to the stage where they need something under their tshirts. But...if your daughter's friends are wearing bras already, she may want one just for the sake of fitting in, or just to try on to know what they're like. In our experience, the sports bra kind are much more noticeable under clothes than the regular ones. If you have Ross stores in your area, they have the girls bras for $2 or $3. My daughter always wore undershirts before she switched to bras so I was already used to the idea of her needing undergarments for the top half too.
I have 3 sons, so underarm funk is nothing new...........
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