When you say guiding, does that mean telling off and my husband monitoring his showers?
Honestly if I was you I’d just let him not wash. If you have him till Sunday and he lives an hour away then I doubt he is showering before bed at mums, especially if she has the same problems. He’s 12 so year 7ish? A few comments from kids at school about him being stinky and he will start washing 🤷♀️ If you can count on kids for one thing it’s to be brutally honest when you wish they wouldn’t be however on this occasion it could work in your favour.
@Tink thank you for the reply. Everyother weekend I feel like I'm banging my head against a wall.
I’m really sorry to say that this can be quite normal behaviour for any teen regardless if they are yours or step 😖 It will just be a phase and all you/your partner can do is guide them on cleanliness and how to clean properly 😊