Stinky kid.

[swamp]

DD is 7. She develops body odor like an adult, and her feet reek.  

WTH?  

[Malarky]

Precocious puberty.  It's a thing.  My niece had it.

Just one possibility.

[Deleted]

You figure a way to take care of it . . . shaving the arm pit hair if she has it, liberal use of deodorant, and odor eaters/whatever in her shoes. Teach her to keep her shoes on.  I swear that used to be one of the definers of rape in Alabama. At least, that's what we were told in college back in the 1970s.

Don't just ignore it. Body odor will be noticed by her classmates, and she will get a reputation as Stinky Girl. It will devastate her self-esteem.

Be proactive.

[busymom]

I'm thinking early puberty. When DD was in dance I was AMAZED how many kids in her class were getting curves, at much too young of an age. And with that comes body hair, & BO. I agree with the deodorant, & if she needs a bra early, go ahead & buy her one.

[swamp]

Apr 25, 2015 18:34:37 GMT -5 Malarky said:

Precocious puberty.  It's a thing.  My niece had it.

Just one possibility.

What do they do to treat it?  

[zibazinski]

Sports bra might make her feel less self conscious You can use bleach on her feet, too.

[Artemis Windsong]

Chlorophyl capsules taken orally, daily.  They help diminish body odor.

ETA:  I learned this from some hardened alcoholics who didn't want the night before indulgence to odorize their work place.  (I don't drink)

I use it because the foods I eat sometimes cause icky gas.

[Deleted]

8 yr old grandson was like that on & off. I think the problem was that he was not washing fully with soap. He'd scrub himself, but when the soap ran out on the sponge he wasn't noticing it, so he was washing with just water. Retrained & seems to be better. I got him deodorant & showed him how to apply it, but that wasn't what was needed. He seems to be doing fine without it and just making sure there is soap on sponge for whole shower cleansing routine!

Tinactin on the feet & ordered him to wear socks EVERY time he put on his sneakers.

He's new & improved and un-stinky now.

[Deleted]

Be extra careful with her laundry. Sweat can get imbedded in clothes. You don't smell it coming out of the laundry but it will be released if she sweats again doubling or tripling the strength of the smell.

[cronewitch]

Apr 25, 2015 19:03:46 GMT -5 swamp said:

Apr 25, 2015 18:34:37 GMT -5 Malarky said:

Precocious puberty.  It's a thing.  My niece had it.

Just one possibility.

What do they do to treat it?  

Menopause

[JustLurkin]

Mitchum deodorant may help if she uses deodorant.

[mmhmm]

Apr 25, 2015 19:03:46 GMT -5 swamp said:

Apr 25, 2015 18:34:37 GMT -5 Malarky said:

Precocious puberty.  It's a thing.  My niece had it.

Just one possibility.

What do they do to treat it?  

Hormone blockers are given. They can be given with monthly injections, or implants, or daily nasal spray. They're not given, though, until the condition is firmly diagnosed through testing. That's about all I know about it, I'm afraid.

[mmhmm]

She probably doesn't need an antiperspirant, so a natural deodorant might be something to try. Pretty sure you can find those on the internet. Another thing that can be helpful is baking soda in her shoes and socks. It inhibits bacterial growth.

[bobosensei]

Are you sure that she bathes properly?  I know when I was in early grade school I didn't wash my hair correctly.  I just dumped shampoo on top and rubbed around my crown, but the back of my head wasn't being washed.  I also didn't use soap everywhere in the tub- especially not specifically on my feet.  So maybe you need to monitor this for a bit, but if she isn't bothered by her smell she might not permanently change habits if this is an issue.

I will get foot odor if I go without socks in a cheap pair of shoes.  So that might be a contributing factor too.  Make sure you get her good shoes.  Use odor eaters in athletic shoes, let them dry out between use, and otherwise only buy ones with a leather insole.  Could she have athletes foot?  I remember my brother got it when he was a lot younger than you think someone could, and his shoes always smelled awful.

Finally, how do you wash her clothes?  I wash everything of DH's completely separate from mine.  Once I washed a set of his workout clothes with my stuff, and ALL of my laundry came out smelling funny after it was dry.  Some I was able to salvage with repeated washes and some I ended up throwing out because even if I wasn't actually sweating I smelled like DH's sweat.  It made me gag.  And I had to stop him from washing his street clothes with his workout gear and army uniforms so that they don't develop an odor problem.  So maybe try separating her "play clothes" from others in the wash, but be aware if something is already stinky it might have to be tossed. 

[Spellbound454]

Daily white cotton underwear that can be put in the boil cycle.

Cotton socks absorb perspiration and take it away from you feet to make you comfortable

but the foot smelling bugs are still in the socks unless they are washed on really high temperatures.

Teenage boys are the worst.....those socks could probably walk to the washing machine and jump in by themselves.

[NoNamePerson]

Have you talked to her pediatrician about this?

I know why my 7 yr old son turned into stinky kid at one time. He was at age where he bathed himself. I would run water and leave. He would bath, dress and head to his room. One day I took hold of his arm after he came from his "bath" His arm was not damp to the touch.

He was staying in bathroom but not getting into the tub - pretend bath 

But again see first sentence - this just brought back some funny memories!!!

[Shooby]

Sounds pretty normal to me. I used to make my kids change their socks and powder their feet immediately when getting home from school. Sometimes they need to change all their clothes.

[giramomma]

I was a stinky kid growing up. Went through puberty at a normal age. I was using deodorant when I was in 1st grade.

Both DS and DD are stinky.

I wouldn't worry about precocious puberty unless she's got other signs..

We're on a wait and see approach with DD.

Her ped told me that girls that are more ample (which is my DD..) tend to get more little blips..We've been slack about watching her carb in take, so we have to get better about that again. We've upped her physical activity, there's progress there.

We've opted not to do the testing, at this point. When the Dr described it, it seemed to be quite a thing.

[milee]

In addition to the other good suggestions that have been posted, you might want to take a look at her diet. There are definitely foods that cause body odors. Might be a contributing factor.

[Shooby]

It gets better. My kids were stinky. But, when they got a bit older, then that was no longer a problem. DD had the worst stinky feet at that age. Now, she is 13 and doesn't.

[thyme4change]

www.activeforever.com/soapy-soles-elite-3-in-1-foot-scrubber?gclid=CjwKEAjwmfKpBRC8tb3Mh5rs23ASJACWy1QPHLhUxRcqHah14TRt4Za_mT6Za7JDI2L_JEGTYsq57BoCvGvw_wcB

Also - my son loved to soak his feet at the end of the day.  I used lavender epson salts in a square bucket (I used to do dishes in it, so it is basically the size of a sink.)  And then he also showered, soap, etc, in the morning.    

[973beachbum]

Apr 25, 2015 21:26:26 GMT -5 mmhmm said:

She probably doesn't need an antiperspirant, so a natural deodorant might be something to try. Pretty sure you can find those on the internet. Another thing that can be helpful is baking soda in her shoes and socks. It inhibits bacterial growth.

Soaking the feet in a warm water solution of water and a cup of plain white vinegar and drying off without rinsing also helps.
The smelly feet are probably from bacteria, not from not washing IMO.  But once that gets into the sneaks you might have to throw them out and get new ones.  I would toss them once she starts to not have smelly feet. 


The vinegar changes the Ph  enough that the bacteria can't thrive. She should be smelly feet free in a couple of weeks if that is it.

[joemilitary]

baby-wipes and febreeze

[GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl]

YDS was incredibly stinky as a kid, starting at about 3.

I took him to the pediatrician thinking we were going to be referred to an endocrinologist because he honestly stunk that bad as a little kid.

She said he just had the right mix of bacteria on his skin and to use deodorant.  

Flash forward to today:  he is 16.5 and is the most UNstinky teenage boy I have EVER met.  (But, of course, the 30 minute showers he takes twice a day might have something to do with that.   )

See her pediatrician to be sure, and then just make sure she bathes and bathes well.  

[tskeeter]

Apr 25, 2015 18:21:51 GMT -5 swamp said:

DD is 7. She develops body odor like an adult, and her feet reek.  

WTH?  

One of the ways to help with foot odor is more pairs of shoes.  If your daughter is wearing the same shoes every day, the shoes never get a chance to dry out and to air out.  Because I have a tendency toward sweaty feet, I wear shoes on a three day cycle so that a given pair of shoes is only worn once every three days.  Another thing to consider is what her shoes are made out of.  Leather will breath more than the synthetic materials that some shoes are made of, so the feet don't sweat quite as much.  Wearing shoes made of synthetic materials (a lot of athletic style shoes are mostly synthetic) is a bit like wearing a garbage bag instead of a cotton blouse.  Doesn't take long to get sweaty, sticky, and stinky in a garbage bag.

[CarolinaKat]

Apr 25, 2015 21:26:26 GMT -5 mmhmm said:

She probably doesn't need an antiperspirant, so a natural deodorant might be something to try. Pretty sure you can find those on the internet. Another thing that can be helpful is baking soda in her shoes and socks. It inhibits bacterial growth.

 Also make sure she's wearing socks with the shoes and changing them out everyday. Also check the material of her socks some people react badly to some synthetics (I can think of one example of a guy who can't wear clothes above a certain % polyester, or he gets unfortunate BO.

Also make sure she WASHES her feet, not just letting them sit in the shower water. This was a problem for one of my nieces.

[mmhmm]

Apr 28, 2015 14:40:35 GMT -5 CarolinaKat said:

Apr 25, 2015 21:26:26 GMT -5 mmhmm said:

She probably doesn't need an antiperspirant, so a natural deodorant might be something to try. Pretty sure you can find those on the internet. Another thing that can be helpful is baking soda in her shoes and socks. It inhibits bacterial growth.

 Also make sure she's wearing socks with the shoes and changing them out everyday. Also check the material of her socks some people react badly to some synthetics (I can think of one example of a guy who can't wear clothes above a certain % polyester, or he gets unfortunate BO.

Also make sure she WASHES her feet, not just letting them sit in the shower water. This was a problem for one of my nieces.

My son had stinky feet. Flies died in droves if he took his shoes off! He had three pairs of school shoes that I made him alternate and he always wore cotton socks. That, along with the baking soda, really helped.

[Sam_2.0]

She needs some essential oils. I know someone that can hook her up

[Artemis Windsong]

Apr 25, 2015 21:26:26 GMT -5 mmhmm said:

She probably doesn't need an antiperspirant, so a natural deodorant might be something to try. Pretty sure you can find those on the internet. Another thing that can be helpful is baking soda in her shoes and socks. It inhibits bacterial growth.

And add some additional baking soda to the laundry.

[Artemis Windsong]

I, too, realized I wasn't washing my hair thoroughly.  How many years did this go on?  I dunno.  I am more conscientious and quit using the shampoo provided at the gym.

One of my hairdressers had put a dread knot in the middle of the back of my hair.  That was impossible to get clean.  I went to a beauty school and the owner cut it out.  No one else, not even my DH,  would.  Some kind of beauty gang hair graffity.