25: How Do I Get My Smelly Teen to Shower?

Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Raising Tweens & Teens

Dr. Lisa Damour/Reena Ninan

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.7 • 824 Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2021

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

How do you get kids to understand the importance of hygiene? A mom writes in that her son is making life unbearable at home because he refuses to take regular showers since he has spent much of the year learning remotely. Dr. Lisa explains the concept of habituation - the process of growing accustomed to sensory input - and discusses with Reena the science behind sensation and perception. Lisa offers strategies to help kids understand why they can't smell themselves and gives guidance on when, as a parent, it's time to lay down the law. Reena and Lisa also talk about the sweet smell of success. Reena’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers made it to the Super Bowl. What life lessons can Tom Brady and Gronk teach us from the football field? Lisa's 1/29/29 article in The New York Times: Helping a Teen Who Is Angry About House Rules on Covid BOOK GIVEAWAY: Dr. Cara Natterson's books on puberty: "The Care & Keeping of You" (Book 1 for younger girls & Book 2 for older girls) and "Guy Stuff." Enter to win one set of all 3 books being given away by @asklisapodcast. 1. Follow us on Instagram and/or Facebook @asklisapodcast 2. Tag a friend and leave a comment (on Instagram/Facebook) 3. Enter as many times as you'd like 4. For U.S. residents only (Give-away is not sponsored or endorsed by Instagram/Facebook. It will close at 11:59 p.m. EST on 2/8/21. Winners will be chosen at random and will be notified within 24 hours of the end of the give-away. Books will be mailed to the winners.) Additional resources: https://www.drlisadamour.com/ Ask Lisa is produced by Www.GoodTroubleProductions.com Be sure to follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @AskLisaPodcast, @LDamour, @ReenaNinan See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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0:00.0	This is Ask Lisa, a podcast to help people understand the psychology of parenting, now in the midst of a pandemic.
0:12.2	Psychologist Dr. Lisa DeMore, author of two New York Times best-selling parenting books, takes your questions.
0:19.7	And I'm co-host, Rina Ninan, a journalist and mom of two.
0:23.7	Some of what we talk about comes from raising children ourselves. Most of the time, I'll be getting
0:28.5	answers to your parenting questions. So send your questions to Ask Lisa at Dr.Lisademore.com.
0:36.3	Episode 25, how do I get my smelly teenager to take a shower?
0:45.2	So, Rina.
0:46.4	Yes.
0:47.1	I happen to know that you are very excited about the coming weekend, maybe losing your mind.
0:52.5	You're a huge football fan. You've been reading my
0:55.4	Twitter feed. I have. And you're from Tampa Bay. I'm so proud of my Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Can I just
1:01.1	tell you as a girl who grew up in Tampa, almost two decades since we've been here. And it's just so
1:07.5	awesome. I'm so excited for my hometown. Well, and you love football. I do love football.
1:12.7	It's because of my son, who's 10, he got into it, so I've gotten into it. And, you know, I had a chance to actually interview Rob Grankowski about 18 months ago or so and spent time with his family. And so it was nice to get a real inside view of American football.
1:29.1	And is Rob Gankowski as larger than life in person as he seems?
1:33.2	Can I just tell you he is larger than you can imagine in life, but he is also kinder, like genuinely kind.
1:40.1	And his whole family is like that.
1:41.8	I met him spent a lot of time his mom and his dad and his brothers and his girlfriend, Camille.
1:45.9	And, God, they are just a great family.
1:49.1	And doesn't he have like three brothers and they're all giants?
1:51.8	Four.
1:52.4	Four brothers.
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