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  1. Dec 7, '12 by
    As part of my community nursing rotation, I had to give a presentation on hygiene to a class of 1st graders. During the course of the presentation, one little girl commented that she didn't have a toothbrush at her house, and she didn't think there was toothpaste either.

    I later discussed this with the school nurse, and she was aware of some of the social problems within that particular family. The nurse had little "hygiene kits" in her office for situations like this, and she later (away from the other kids) gave one to the little girl and told her it was hers to take home and use every day.

    Sadly, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, and laundry detergent can't be purchased with food stamp benefits, so many times families just go without.

    For students who have access to hygiene items but just don't bother to use them, perhaps work out some sort of sticker chart / reward system with their teacher? Come to school clean (body, hands, teeth, and clothes) every day for a week and get a prize/reward of some sort?
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    Dec 10, '12 by
    Quote from brillohead
    As part of my community nursing rotation, I had to give a presentation on hygiene to a class of 1st graders. During the course of the presentation, one little girl commented that she didn't have a toothbrush at her house, and she didn't think there was toothpaste either.

    I later discussed this with the school nurse, and she was aware of some of the social problems within that particular family. The nurse had little "hygiene kits" in her office for situations like this, and she later (away from the other kids) gave one to the little girl and told her it was hers to take home and use every day.

    Sadly, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, and laundry detergent can't be purchased with food stamp benefits, so many times families just go without.

    For students who have access to hygiene items but just don't bother to use them, perhaps work out some sort of sticker chart / reward system with their teacher? Come to school clean (body, hands, teeth, and clothes) every day for a week and get a prize/reward of some sort?
    That would work well with young kids - I do have one child who was sent to me last week after classmates complained. To be honest, I did not smell anything. I asked a couple of adults - they also did not smell anything. Maybe she's passing gas??

    As to the reward system, the original student is a teenager and has special needs . . I doubt he'd have anything to do with a sticker/reward system.

    I haven't heard from the teacher after sending him an email.
  3. Dec 11, '12 by
    Quote from Spidey's mom
    As to the reward system, the original student is a teenager and has special needs . . I doubt he'd have anything to do with a sticker/reward system.
    Probably not, with an older kid. Unless you could find the "right" reward to motivate him? Like a "no homework" pass for one class for one day or something (with teacher's permission, obviously). Hard to know, though, with a teen with special needs -- what would motivate us may not even register with him!

    Oh well, you could always just take him outside and spray him off with a garden hose!
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