Teen Fresh Deodorant
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Itās nice how delicate you are being. Around here after those pits start smelling & youāve been given instructions & deodorant you are not being pacified about it. Hey kid you smell like onions! Wash yourself now! I promise, one good day in school lighting up the whole classroom will set her straight.
Does she wear deodorant yet? If not buy her some! Do whatever you can but donāt let her start school without solving this with her! Help her understand itās a natural part of life obviously and stress it before she goes to take a shower for a couple times to make sure you jog her mind to remind her about it. And remind her of all the reasons why good hygiene is so important, physically personally but also socially! Good luck mama
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Itās time for deodorant, Mom. Imagine all the kids in a classroom with stinky pits. Not pleasant! Get deodorant and show your daughter and tell her she has to start using it every day. No need to make a big deal out of it. Itās not necessary to shower everyday, but deodorant everyday is.
Daily showers are a must, give her her own soap, washer/loofah and start buying her deodorant and explain how to use it. Be kind āhey kid you had a busy day and could do with a shower to freshen upā . Explain when she gets sweaty bacteria grows and causes odors. Good Luck
Oh and also worth noting my 5yo grand daughter loves a quirt of the same perfume Yaya wears so we made her a bottle of her own.
Showering every other day is not good personal hygiene
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Buy her one of the body spray deodorants. Dove has a large selection of scents!
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My daughter is 5yrs old n she takes 2 showers sometimes 3 per day and she wears her perfume all by herself.
If my daughter stinks I tell her she stinks and to go shower and put deodorant on if she didnāt hear it from me Iām sure some other horrid child would let it be known. Nothing embarrassing about it just tell em what needs doing 
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Sheās starting puberty time to have the growing body talk lol my son complained to me about his body oder so I got him a natural deodorant he likes it lol
Buy her deodorant and explain how to use it
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Shower every day and you should definitely talk to her. She needs good habits now
Buy her deodorant . Have her pick a scent she likes and ask her to use it daily. She may get upset and embarrassed when you bring it up BUT BELIEVE me she would be more embarrassed if a classmate or teacher brought it up!!
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Shower every day when there is school. Deodorant
My daughterās armpits started smelling around 6 years old. She started using deodorant along with showers at least every other day. Last year we realized that just isnāt working anymore. So we tried Lume deodorant from online. This stuff is amazing! Itās the only deodorant that Iāve found that works. Shop Deodorants
Get her deodorant and tell her how to use it. Your job is to prepare her for life and her future.
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Well I think with it being hot weather anyone needs to bathe daily and use deodorant.
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Every other day? Sheās 8ā¦
Yes you should talk to her. Wtf how is that even a question??!!! Have her shower everyday and buy her some girl stuff. Do you also not talk to her about brushing her teeth. Teaching your children personal hygiene is part of mothering.
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Show her how to use deodorant !
I had that talk before school started. She has deodorant and body spray. I also let her decide if she wants to use the baby/kid wash or my body wash.
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Did you buy her deodorant and tell her she has reached the age like all of us do that she needs to start using it daily?
My daughter is 9 and Iāve been making her wear deodorant for 2 years now. Iām a stickler about hygiene. Especially for girls and women. I also make her take a shower every day. Itās your job as a mother to teach her that. Itās normal for her to be embarrassed. But eventually it will become habit.
What about brushing her teeth? When she starts her period are you going to talk to her about the way to take care of that tooā¦or leave it up to your husband?Teaching personal hygiene is one of the most important parts of raising a child. Not to mention mother-to-daughter, she relates more to youā¦she would probably be even more embarrassed if her dad talked to her about it. Being naive isnāt going to help any.
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Just start making it a morning routine with deodorant, I have a daughter who has been using it since about age 7 or so. We went to the store and she was excited to pick out her own and I remind her daily and she has made it a part of her routine 
Daily showers and deodorant, and make it mandatory! Buck up Mom! If you canāt talk to her about her armpits at 8 years old, youāre going to both REALLY struggle when she starts her period at 10 years old(and yes, 10 is the average age girls get their periods now!)
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Buy the girl deodorant
She needs antiperspirant/ deodorant and a daily shower
Deodorant. I can take a shower and within 30 mins my pits start stinkingš I have to use clinical strength
For starters, donāt make a mountain out of a molehill, keep it light and not intense, tell her when you started using it, show her how and encourage her to shower, give her the tools and sheāll figure it out, take her to bath and body, let her pick out her own spray, for godās sakeā¦Keep it light
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Just let her pick out a couple deodorants based on smell. Casual is key. Nobody wants to be told they stink. But you canāt let her be the stinky kid either haha.
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Itās hormones.
But she also needs to shower every day. Itās hot. She sweats. Itās humid. Teach her how to properly take care of herself, but do not embarrass her anymore than she already is.
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Iām not going to give you an attitude about parenting because I bet money that not one person on here is a perfect parent (although some act as though they might be lol) I have boys and I talk about personal hygiene daily lol and they still stink! So I feel you! Just buy her deodorant and some body wash that smells nice a pretty little wash cloth. I know you donāt want her to be made fun of but sometimes thatās what it takes to learn to be more self aware. Your doing a great job! Thereās absolutely nothing wrong with asking for a little support from other moms. I just wish some werenāt so #!%ing nasty and judgemental. 
Good luck with your baby girl.
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Itās embarrassing herā¦make it fun. Take her to smell different clear deodorant so she doesnāt have to worry about it showing on her shirts. Make a lunch date out of growing up and body changes. Donāt let her find out when she gets to school that she smellsā¦kids are cruel
Buy her deodorant and tell her time to start using, say as we grow we get a lil stinky, and show her how to use it and let it go, if she starts to smell other kids will let her know
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Get on it lady, thatās your girl and you are the mother not her friend. Donāt spare the hurt feelings and awkward conversation that comes with it. Just say it and take the girl shopping for her own hygiene things, while sharing your own stories about this when you were growing up. Donāt forget the ice cream afterwards with plenty of hugs and love
I have two boys and the first whiff of BO I smelled I told them they stunk, go get in the shower and threw them a bottle of deodorant and told them to wear it everyday. Lol
My boys take showers everyday so I think Iād have her shower daily.
My husband has taught most of our children and grandchildren (boys) to use it and cologne. Our 3 yr old grandson will ask to put it on or do it himself.
I know allergies can cause stronger body odor. Sometimes itās a food sensitivity not necessarily and Allergy. Things like milk cheese bread. I know that would be hard for a child to change but there are really good alternatives now. Also minerals such as magnesium helps with eliminating odor as well.
Deodorant is helpful while you figure out why, but donāt get antiperspirants that blocks the sweat glands and is known to cause cancer in women later in life. Just my suggestions to start. Iām sure a doctor or naturopathic doctor could help you with these things. I would ask.
Get her teen spirit deodorant and maybe some body spray and lotion.
Maybe get her the spray deodorant and let her put it on.
Sheās 8, she should be taking a bath in the morning and when she comes home at night, not every other day wtf. And get the kid some deodorant and feminine body washes etc. As her mom you should be the one to teach her these things, not her dad. She was probably embarrassed by the way you approached her.
Fix her up a cute care basket with deodorant, body wash, new tooth brush, tooth paste, body spray, candy, maybe some nail polish, lip gloss, etc. Make it fun and new. I did this for my daughter, sheās 23 now. I also made her a āgirlās care bagā for her back pack. It was a make up bag with a small deodorant, travel toothbrush brush and tooth paste, and feminine things when she was older.
I have never even heard of a 3rd grader having body odor. Does she take any medicine?, or anything that could cause this? When my boys got older I just told them they stunkā¦lol