Dealing with a Lazy Kid - 05/25/04 05:37 AM
Please someone help, I am having an issue that as far as I know most parents don't have to deal with when their child is 12 years old. What should I do? I have been raising my son in the hopes that he will become more self dependent, take pride in everything he does, and be able to achieve the basics every kid should be able to do on their own by the time their 5,6,7,8 years old.
Without a reminder, he will not brush his teeth, brush his hair, change his socks, underwear, and clothes, clean up after himself, do the dishes, take out the trash, feed the dogs, and most importantly take pride in himself. My son goes to school, and is in the fifth grade after being held back one year. Problem is, he still craps in his drawers and will walk around school and home all day without taking a shower until either my wife or I smell him, and tell him to go take a shower. It doesn't seem to bother him that he smells like crap all day. Why is he still crapping his drawers at 12 years old? WHY??? It is so frustrating, and so nasty. Everything he touches, Everything he does is nasty, I can barely stand living in the same house as him knowing that everthing I touch, he has touched with his nasty dirty hands. He will actually prepare a sandwich with crap on his hands, and eat it unless I am right there telling him to wash his hands, oh and don't forget to use soap. Everywhere I look, Everywhere I touch is sticky and nasty, I find myself washing my hands at least 50 times a day I am so disgusted and frustrated. Why is he like this, What is his problem. I truly do need help, and cant talk to my parents or anyone else I know becasuse it is so embarrassing, What Have my wife and I done Wrong. PLEASE HELP!
<small>[ May 25, 2004, 12:47 AM: Message edited by: kroaknking ]</small>
Without a reminder, he will not brush his teeth, brush his hair, change his socks, underwear, and clothes, clean up after himself, do the dishes, take out the trash, feed the dogs, and most importantly take pride in himself. My son goes to school, and is in the fifth grade after being held back one year. Problem is, he still craps in his drawers and will walk around school and home all day without taking a shower until either my wife or I smell him, and tell him to go take a shower. It doesn't seem to bother him that he smells like crap all day. Why is he still crapping his drawers at 12 years old? WHY??? It is so frustrating, and so nasty. Everything he touches, Everything he does is nasty, I can barely stand living in the same house as him knowing that everthing I touch, he has touched with his nasty dirty hands. He will actually prepare a sandwich with crap on his hands, and eat it unless I am right there telling him to wash his hands, oh and don't forget to use soap. Everywhere I look, Everywhere I touch is sticky and nasty, I find myself washing my hands at least 50 times a day I am so disgusted and frustrated. Why is he like this, What is his problem. I truly do need help, and cant talk to my parents or anyone else I know becasuse it is so embarrassing, What Have my wife and I done Wrong. PLEASE HELP!
<small>[ May 25, 2004, 12:47 AM: Message edited by: kroaknking ]</small>