INTERVIEW – WHEN IS THE RIGHT TIME TO START TALKING TO YOUR CHILD ABOUT PERSONAL

HYGIENE AND BODY CHANGES?

 WHEN YOUR CHILD WAS YOUNGER, YOU TAUGHT THEM THE BASICS OF GOOD HYGIENE –
WASHING HANDS, COVERING THEIR MOUTH WHEN THEY COUGH, AND HAVING REGULAR
BATHS OR SHOWERS. YOU ALSO HAD TO HELP YOUR CHILD WITH THINGS LIKE CLEANING
AND FLOSSING TEETH, AT LEAST TO START WITH.
 ADOLESCENCE IS A TIME TO BUILD ON THESE BASICS. IT’S A TIME WHEN YOUR CHILD’S
CHANGING BODY MEANS THAT PERSONAL HYGIENE WILL NEED TO CHANGE TOO. FOR
EXAMPLE, YOUR CHILD MIGHT NEED TO START USING ANTIPERSPIRANT DEODORANT.
AND JUST LIKE WHEN YOUR CHILD WAS YOUNGER, YOU MIGHT NEED TO HELP THEM GET
STARTED.
 TODAY WE ASK, WHEN IS THE RIGHT TIME TO START TALKING TO YOUR CHILD ABOUT
PERSONAL HYGIENE AND BODY CHANGES?
 WE ARE JOINED BY PARENTING COACH, AYANDA TETYANA TO HELP US HAVE THIS
DISCUSSION