Hi IMs,
I am concerned for my teenagers hygiene. There is just no care for brushing teeth or washing hair. They can go weeks without. How do you get teenagers to do these things?!…
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I was that teenager, i can’t speak for your children, but i can say for me, it was severe undiagnosed depression. I couldn’t to shower, brush teeth, clean my room etc, i just couldn’t find the strength. It was a rough time.
I am now in my mid 30s and very clean. I shower twice a day, brush my teeth 3 times a day. My house is beyond clean.
Check in with the teenager/s and make sure they are doing ok mentally.
I wasn’t checked on, no one cared. I ended up with more issues, yes i am clean, but it comes at a cost to my sanity sometimes. I cannot relax if there is any dust around. I went from one mental health condition to another.
Is your teenager neurodivergent?
Care tasks can be extremely difficult for kids, teens and adults who are ADD/ADHD etc.
Talk to your GP with your teen about these things and possibly about depression.
In the meantime check out domesticblisters on TikTok/Facebook or Instagram she has a lot of great information on care tasks when going through the things I mentioned above