{"id":42311,"date":"2022-10-27T07:11:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T11:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theedadvocate.org\/?p=42311"},"modified":"2022-10-27T07:11:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T11:11:00","slug":"18-strategies-to-motivate-students-to-care-about-their-personal-appearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entelechy.app\/18-strategies-to-motivate-students-to-care-about-their-personal-appearance\/","title":{"rendered":"18 Strategies to Motivate Students to Care About Their Personal Appearance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Are you looking for strategies to motivate students to care about their personal appearance? If so, keep reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. <\/strong>Select a peer to model appropriate hygiene (e.g., clean clothing, hair, fingernails, etc.) for the learner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.<\/strong> Get the learner to<\/a> question any hygiene expectations not grasped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. <\/strong>Create hygiene rules: \u2022 Bathe regularly. \u2022 Brush teeth. \u2022 Shampoo hair. \u2022 Launder clothing after wearing. \u2022 Clean and trim nails. \u2022 Provide personal cleanliness after using restroom. \u2022 Utilize a handkerchief or tissue. Examine rules often. Praise students for following the rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. <\/strong>Assess the requirements of the responsibility of the learner for personal hygiene<\/a> to ascertain if the expectations are too high. If expectations are too complicated for the learner, assistance should be given.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. <\/strong>Get the learner to<\/a> keep a change of clean clothing at school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. <\/strong>Give the learner training in the use of personal grooming and related learning materials<\/a> (e.g., washcloth, soap, shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste, hairbrush, comb, nail clippers, toilet paper, handkerchief, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. <\/strong>Let the learner pay attention to personal hygiene needs at school if the chance is not available elsewhere (e.g., launder clothing, bathe, wash hands, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. <\/strong>Provide personal hygiene learning materials<\/a> at school for the learner’s use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. <\/strong>Give a comprehensive unit of information and instruction on personal hygiene. The unit should include health and appearance aspects. Classroom visitors can include a dentist, nurse, doctor, cosmetologist, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. <\/strong>Connect with parents<\/a>, agencies, or appropriate parties to tell them about the problem, identify the cause of the problem, and discuss potential solutions to the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. <\/strong>Make the learner keep a daily routine (schedule) of grooming and paying attention to personal hygiene at school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. <\/strong>Choose one adult in the academic environment to work directly with the learner to help them care for personal appearance<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. <\/strong>As part of your interviewing and job placement instruction, emphasize the importance of personal hygiene and grooming (e.g., have a representative of business or industry visit the class to make a presentation on the importance of personal appearance).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14. <\/strong>Give the learner a checklist of personal hygiene learning activities<\/a> that they finish daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15. <\/strong>Give visual reminders of personal hygiene in appropriate places (e.g., image of washing hands and brushing teeth at sink, image of deodorant in the restroom, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16. <\/strong>Teach the learner how to do laundry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17.<\/strong> Consider using an adaptive behavior management app. Click here<\/a> to view a list of apps that we recommend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18.<\/strong> Click here<\/a> to learn about six bonus strategies for challenging problem behaviors and mastering classroom management.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Are you looking for strategies to motivate students to care about their personal appearance? If so, keep reading. 1. Select a peer to model appropriate hygiene (e.g., clean clothing, hair, fingernails, etc.) for the learner. 2. Get the learner to question any hygiene expectations not grasped. 3. Create hygiene rules: \u2022 Bathe regularly. \u2022 Brush teeth. \u2022 Shampoo hair. \u2022 Launder clothing after wearing. \u2022 Clean and trim nails. \u2022 Provide personal cleanliness after using restroom. \u2022 Utilize a handkerchief or tissue. Examine rules often. Praise students for following the rules. 4. Assess the requirements of the responsibility of the … <\/p>\n