I can't help it but I HATE when bio son touches Ss
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My SS7 is always filthy..nose picking and eating it...never washes after going to the bathroom....my bio son is 9 months old...and goes to touch him...it kill me I don't want him near him....DH wants them to always interact...which I understand but I don't...at all...I know its terrible and I feel bad saying it...I would be happier having him stay away from my son...
The bigger issue is that a
The bigger issue is that a 7-year old needs to learn how to be cleaner. He needs help and lots of reminders. If he is allowed to get away with doing that, he will. But if he is taught and reminded over and over to maintain healthy habits, it will become just that - a habit. Why does his father allow this without helping him?
I wouldn't want my baby to touch someone who didn't wash their hands after using the bathroom either! Gross! I wouldn't want those pee-pee fingers touching anything in the house!!!
^^^agree.
^^^agree.
Omg...we are every time...did
Omg...we are every time...did you wash your hands...he will have tissue on one hand..pick his nose and wipe on my walls...then had to wash the walls...it just never ends with him. Dad gets frustrated with it...but it creeps me out..has a bath at our house full black ring in tub...every time.
I have step kids that come
I have step kids that come dirty & smelly too. My son 14 comes stinky too, partially bc he's in the greasy age, partially bc he's special needs. I have it my sons routine to shower & do hygiene FIRST thing in the door. Stepkids, that's my DH deal.
I've asked PLEASE require this, my kids have said stuff etc. SS13 is a professional booger picker. (Also has wiped on the walls) I feel like I cannot say "hey go to the bathroom, take care of your nose, wash your hands & then come back" (that's what I say to my kids) I am a nose natzi too. I HATE that. But I have handed SS the Clorox wipes & said, "you wiped stuff on the wall by your bed, please go clean it off" I can't even call it boogers tho. DH doesn't pay attention at all. Doesn't notice. Nothing. Drives me nuts. (Ok I'm done ranting. Haha)
Can you have step watch a video on cleaning yourself before touching baby? & when the kid goes to interact, you could just say "oh remember what the video said?!"
Scientists are telling us
Scientists are telling us that one of the reasons our society has so many health problems is that as infants we don't get exposed to enough germs thereby letting our immune system develop fully - i.e. through practice.
Since your SS doesn't have some fatal disease he can pass on via touch try to take things with a grain of salt. Sure do the other things people have suggested above but try and understand that there is a difference between dirty and filthy.