My 9 year old nephew stinks!?

Question

My nephew just turned 9 and I don't think he wipes well or washes every part well. He smells like p**p all of the time. When he is at our house I always let him know that there are wet wipes for down there to get what tissue always misses.

They are not baby wet wipes and I make a joke about using them myself along with his uncle, my husband.

I am terrified that the kids will start to tease him about his smell. How do I help him understand that he needs to wash better down there without embarrassing him. His parents have tried telling him but he still stinks. Do I just come right out and tell him that I smell him?

Is this normal for a 9 year old boy?

Answer 1

you mean he actually smells like p**p? That's no good lol, it sounds to me as if you have done all you can by joking with him about the wipes, and I guess now all  you can do is just come out and tell him he smells like p**p, like a actual piece of p**p! If he cant understand that then I dont know what to tell ya. Could it be that he scratches his but and his hands smell like it that's  why the aroma is so strong? He could have a pin worm he is constantly itching so his hands are stinky too. Sounds gross but could be. I'm wondering why mom and dad dont have a stern talk about hygiene with him, b/c he is so going to be teased that's just gross.

Answer 2

I would try to tell him as nicely as possible. I haven't heard of that before with a 9 year old boy. My husband was at Walmart 2 days ago though, and said a couple passed him and smelled horribly of f***s...they were grown though. It's pretty gross. I'd tell him and hope he understands and does better.

Answer 3

This is something that you should have brought up to his parents when you started to smell him initially. You could really hurt his feelings by telling him he smells. Speak to them first (gently of course) because they have to notice it as well. The wipes idea was great, just keep it going. If he sleeps over, make sure he has bath time before bed. Make it a routine. Create fun games that can be integrated into hygiene. I dont have kids (worked with them for years though). Its not normal. None of my brothers EVER smelled like p**p.

Answer 4

my almost 9 year old ALWAYS has this problem, and i have just had to ask him when he is done if he wiped good, or if he walks past me and i smell him i tell him to go use a wipe (i do use baby wipes cause i have tons) he has gotten a little better, but not completely, not all kids are perfect, and i think a normal little boy can have a hard time getting everything, they just need to be taught, my husband actually showed him how to wipe and all that, but we had to stay on him, honestly i think it's just laziness.... and possibly not knowing how to wipe good enough.... I just flat out tell him, you stink. You need to go wipe again, and if you can't do it right i will go in there and do it for you.  He doesn't like that much (neither would I but if i must...) I've never had to wipe it for him, he usually fixes it after being reminded...

Answer 5

I don't think it's "normal" for anyone to smell like p**p, even for a 9 yr old boy.

My son is 4 and have a nephew that's 6. Sometimes they also don't wipe well or i see that their hands are very dirty so i make sure to tell them to wash their hands and wipe well!

Even if you have to repeat yourself to get it through to him, do it. Family is the only thing that we have to help us out in a time of need. There's nothing wrong with speaking up, it's more of the way you say it that could embarrass him. If the two of you are alone let him know that you can smell him.

You defiantly don't want him to hear it from someone else once school starts up again!

Answer 6

That's not normal for a 9-year-old boy.  If I were his parent he'd get punished for not wiping, if that's the problem.  Maybe there's some sort of medical condition?

The kids will start making fun of him soon, if not already.

Answer 7

When my brother and I were 9 years old, my parents told us outright when we stunk and told us to go to the toilet and take a good look at our underwear or take a bath and we did. No big deal. Didn't end up "damaged" forever by it.  Perhaps it would help if you just came right out and told him.  Another thing is to suggest that his parents take him to a doctor. Even if it is something as simple as wiping appropriately, the doctor can teach him.