The beginning of a new school year brings excitement and anticipation for a fresh start, but can also lead to many stressful situations for our kids like taking a difficult test or trying out for a sports team. For tweens dealing with the transition from child to teenager, heading back to school can prove even more challenging. Between handling issues with friends and relationships, dealing with difficult teachers and worrying about getting good grades, tweens have a lot on their plates.
Here's my story:
My first experience with Mr. BO (Body Odor) came at a very early age. I was in the 4th grade when I first learned what body odor meant and how it affected me as a person. My first experience started in class as this little boy name Steven pointed it out to everyone that I smelled yucky and he boldly pointed at my armpits. As embarrassing as that was, I had absolutely no idea of what he was talking about to nor what I needed to do to make that awful smell go away. I sat in class with tears rolling down my face as I wondered why he chose to say this in front of everyone instead of pulling me to the side to talk about it. The sniffing and laughter was so humiliating to where I literally did not want to show my face at school again as I thought I did something wrong.
After school let out, I ran home to bury my little face into my pillow as the warm tears would not stop streaming down my face. At that point, my mom walked in my room with this concerned look on her face and asked me what had happened. I explained to her what happened and how all the kids were making me feel bad as I had this weird smell coming from my armpits. She sat down and explained to my about how my body was going through changes and what I needed to do in order to prevent this from happening in the future. As I went back to school the next day, I made sure that my armpits were fresh in hopes that the kids forgot about the previous day. Thankfully no one had mentioned it, but it was an experience I would not wish on anyone especially if they are not aware of prevention.
After going through this horrifying incident, I knew that I needed to talk with my kids at an early age on preventing this from happening to them. I did not want them to go through the same experience, as it would not be fair to them to have little kids pointing and teasing them for something they can't control. Thanks to Mom Central and Unilever for providing my children with their own individual deodorant's to use. My son just started to use deodorant so this really came in handy for him. He really loves using the degree he was sent as he said it makes him feel more confident. Below you can see the variety of products they carry.
As parents, finding ways to navigate these moments and keep our tweens' confidence up this fall can be tough. And as tweens enter puberty and become increasingly self-conscious about their appearance and identity, starting a dialogue with your child proves all the more important. Especially given that, according to the Unilever Tween Confidence Index, the majority (69%) of tweens find talks with their parents very helpful when it comes to dealing with the pressures and challenges they face every day.
Earlier this Spring, they introduced a great new program from Unilever, the maker of Degree, Dove and Suave deodorants, designed to help parents address the "moment" a child first needs to start wearing deodorant and how to maintain their confidence and self-esteem in the process. Now, with the start of the new school year, Unilever hopes to help parents and tweens alike feel prepared with tips, confidence-building tools and more information about the Tween Confidence Index at DontFretTheSweat.com.
Disclaimer “I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Unilever and received the items necessary to facilitate my review. In addition, Mom Central sent me a gift card to thank me for taking the time to participate.”
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