Body Odour - sorry
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T.i.p.s.y
Body Odour - sorry
Just cuddling my 10 year old (11 at end of October) and he has got armpit BO! 
I feel very sad as this must be an indication of my baby growing up. Is it normal for boys to get BO at age 10 and how fast will the other changes now start to happen? 
I feel very sad as this must be an indication of my baby growing up. Is it normal for boys to get BO at age 10 and how fast will the other changes now start to happen? Certainly for the last 18 months my daughter has been using deodorant out of necessity.
She knows to shower every day and change her blouse every day too.
They had their 'health education' lesson the other week and from that we know some of the children are only bathing once a week
I noticed a couple of years ago, during the school play when the 'actors' mingled amongst the crowd during one scene, that some the senior pupils were in need of a good wash/deodorant/clean clothes.
The problem with them though, like everything else at this age, is getting them into the routine of doing it and them understanding WHY they need to do it - and it's not just us nagging at them like everything else.
She knows to shower every day and change her blouse every day too.
They had their 'health education' lesson the other week and from that we know some of the children are only bathing once a week
I noticed a couple of years ago, during the school play when the 'actors' mingled amongst the crowd during one scene, that some the senior pupils were in need of a good wash/deodorant/clean clothes.
The problem with them though, like everything else at this age, is getting them into the routine of doing it and them understanding WHY they need to do it - and it's not just us nagging at them like everything else.
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hermanmunster
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The odour bit can come at any time and isn't particularly related to a stage of puberty. Just have to head for the smellies dept in Superdrug or wherever and let them have a go ...... Lynx for Men seems to be the current fave.
The stages of puberty per se are described as the Tanner scores / stages of puberty. try Googling or patient.co.uk has a good section on it.
Main thing is that there are huge ranges and sometimes shorter or longer gaps in the stages. Key thing to look for is accelaration in growth (hands first then the rest of the body) - cos it probably means it is all about to happen
The stages of puberty per se are described as the Tanner scores / stages of puberty. try Googling or patient.co.uk has a good section on it.
Main thing is that there are huge ranges and sometimes shorter or longer gaps in the stages. Key thing to look for is accelaration in growth (hands first then the rest of the body) - cos it probably means it is all about to happen
after teaching year 5 and 6 in mobile classrooms in the Summer I can confirm they most certainly do!
They mature at different rates. Master yoyo had hairy legs and a deep voice when some of his friends were still squeaking and were about a foot shorter. A friend of mine had a beard at 15 ()it was a boy....)
They mature at different rates. Master yoyo had hairy legs and a deep voice when some of his friends were still squeaking and were about a foot shorter. A friend of mine had a beard at 15 ()it was a boy....)
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T.i.p.s.y
yoyo123 wrote:after teaching year 5 and 6 in mobile classrooms in the Summer I can confirm they most certainly do!
They mature at different rates. Master yoyo had hairy legs and a deep voice when some of his friends were still squeaking and were about a foot shorter. A friend of mine had a beard at 15 ()it was a boy....)
Still depressed though!
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hermanmunster
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Having been at a girls' boarding school, I only knew about boys' puberty in theory.
What surprised me was how sudden puberty was with my elder son (don't know about younger yet). I didn't have time to grieve (melodramatic word, but I can't think of an alternative) for the loss of my little boy! Fortunately the big boy is (generally), pretty nice too - so far!
In the space of a few weeks early in year 7, he shot up a few inches, voice broke, skin and hair changed, whole jawline totally changed shape (I wasn't expecting that), sleep patterns totally changed, BO etc etc. But since then, any further changes (including height) have only been gradual and minor.
What surprised me was how sudden puberty was with my elder son (don't know about younger yet). I didn't have time to grieve (melodramatic word, but I can't think of an alternative) for the loss of my little boy! Fortunately the big boy is (generally), pretty nice too - so far!
In the space of a few weeks early in year 7, he shot up a few inches, voice broke, skin and hair changed, whole jawline totally changed shape (I wasn't expecting that), sleep patterns totally changed, BO etc etc. But since then, any further changes (including height) have only been gradual and minor.
