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Our 12 year old had the same issue Bbevan, it’s really not unusual. Once deodorant became part of a daily routine all was well. I wonder if your granddaughter simply doesn’t understand how noticeable the smell can be? Please don’t nag her, perhaps let her choose a product and as marydoll says see if there is someone closer to her age who could be a kindly mentor. Bodily changes can be overwhelming for some young people, it’s a difficult time.

I'm sorry to hear that. We often had that in school with girls who were going through puberty. Sometimes their parents asked us to have a gentle word with them, as other children were commenting on the BO, but they were refusing to use decoders t.
Is it perhaps that she is embarrassed by the fact she is growing up?
Does she have anolder sister or cousin, who could help?

PS perhaps give her the choice of her own deodorant too.

You say ‘we’ so I’m assuming you mean you and her mother? Because I’d hesitate to bring up the subject unless her parents are aboard too.

My GS is 12. His hair smells I’m noticing these days. I ignore it much of the time except when he’s staying overnight then I insist he showers and gives it a good wash.

This is a smelly age, or it can be.

Someone needs to sit down and tell her, gently, that she smells, and that this is probably caused by her growing up, and insists she uses the deodorant if it’s really that bad, and before she returns to school. Other children can be cruel.

Why doesn’t she use it?