tiki Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 Another thread made me think of this... For those THAT HAVE HAD KIDS or been around them.... How old were your kids when they could wipe their own ass? It seems like my son goes to the bathroom everytime we sit down at the table to eat dinner. I try to wait until AFTER my freakin meal to wipe his butt. Anyway, how old was yours? How do you train them to do that?! Mine recently turned four. Sorry if this is yuck for anyone, but if you've had kids, you know how it is. Link to post Share on other sites
knight56 Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 My brothere is 10 and my mom still wipe his hole lol. Link to post Share on other sites
Author tiki Posted October 14, 2004 Author Share Posted October 14, 2004 Give me some hope here! I make him *try* atleast once each time. He gets mad and says he can't. But the he tries, and you see that he REALLY can't. lol. Link to post Share on other sites
HokeyReligions Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 There is a childs video that provides instruction and encouragement for little kids. I wish I could remember the name of it! I can still hear the little tune about always wiping front-to-back! I had mine watching that when they were six months old! I don't remember how old they were when I finally didn't have to do it anymore --I've blanked out those memories! Check with some children's stores that carry potty-training type of movies. Link to post Share on other sites
Merin Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 LOL! Mine is 4 too. The only time I insist on doing the whipe is when she has been in there for awhile... lol you know what I'm saying? Other than that, she does a pretty good job by herself for those *ahem* smaller jobs. Could be though she does this because she has an older sib? 7 years old to look up to (so to speak hee hee!) so it wasn't an issue.. and my oldest.. I had a harder time potty training in general.. it wasn't until I promised some super cool undies that she stopped having accidents.. I know what you're saying thou... seems once your on the phone or eating the little people need something! Link to post Share on other sites
honey2005 Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 I think my mom had to do it to me until I was like three or four. Maybe it was five. Maybe I shouldn't have posted that. Link to post Share on other sites
Merin Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 Originally posted by HokeyReligions There is a childs video that provides instruction and encouragement for little kids. I wish I could remember the name of it! I can still hear the little tune about always wiping front-to-back! I had mine watching that when they were six months old! I don't remember how old they were when I finally didn't have to do it anymore --I've blanked out those memories! Check with some children's stores that carry potty-training type of movies. LOL I have one of those video's and the cd too! The song is seared into my mind! "Yes we're going to the potty potty!" LMAO Oh yeeaaahhhh I was crusin down the road with the windows down... had it on the cd player singin along... Whoo hoo check me out>>> Ha ha! Link to post Share on other sites
Moose Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 I don't know if this is a bad thing or no.....but I never wiped any of our kids.....I guess when you have a housewife, she does all of that.....but I do remember the bragging that they could go by themselves, all of them, by the time they turned 3. Link to post Share on other sites
mike78207 Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 I know this female who pays 1000 a week to have her clean. lol Link to post Share on other sites
CurlyIam Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 It's got nothing to do with this thread.... but all those posts about babies.... yesterday.... and today.... I want to have a baby too... I think I need to try that with a dog first and see how it works out... But I really do. That's awful. Link to post Share on other sites
Author tiki Posted October 14, 2004 Author Share Posted October 14, 2004 He is completely potty trained and has been for over a year. He just doesn't want to wipe his own ass. My younger brother was still having his wiped at a very old age, lol. Like, um, 10ish?! I'm gonna make my son try harder. Thanks you guys for the info. Link to post Share on other sites
brashgal Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 Two boys, one was four, one was five. It was a little bit of a battle as I remember. Instruction was required. I know what you mean about them having to go at the worst times. Just keep telling yourself 'This too shall pass.' Link to post Share on other sites
HokeyReligions Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 I was talking to hubby a few minutes ago and I mentioned this. He told me that when he was a child he can remember several times ending up at the hospital when he was between 2 and 4 because of severe rash and bleeding because his parents absolutely refused to clean him once he was potty trained. He said it was a cousin of his who told him about toilet paper, but from the time hubby was 2ish his parents would let him go to the pot himself and once they knew he was potty trained (yeah, sort of) they got him out of diapers and never showed him how to wipe or wiped him. They would "hose him off" if he was really a nasty mess. their part-time maid would take care of hubby sometimes---when hubby's mother wasn't looking. But he learned fast because he was terrified of the beatings and all if he had an accident in his pants. Plus it was humiliating because they lived in a trailer in a trailer park with a shared bathroom (toilets and showers) like camp. It wasn't until they moved back to Texas when he was 4 (& they brought their maid with them as a live-in) that he was taught how to go potty and wipe properly -- when they actually had a house with a toilet in it! How Horrible!!! He never told me that before. I do know that when he was 4 he slept on an ironing board between two chairs because he didn't have a bed and his parents would not allow him to sleep on the furniture -- in case he had an accident! Okay, sorry -- I'm turning this into a rant (been doing that a lot lately) Make it a game with rewards and challenges for him -- maybe if he knows he will win a prize for doing a good job, he will try harder. Sometimes bribery can be a positive parenting tool! Link to post Share on other sites
Author tiki Posted October 15, 2004 Author Share Posted October 15, 2004 Thanks Hokey, would you recommend chocolate as a reward? Link to post Share on other sites
meanon Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 My oldest was 5, youngest (3 going on 4) still needs help every now and then. It's a great way to get Mum to drop everything and give them individual attention. It helps if you make the alternative more attractive. When I can be bothered, I buy those kids wet wipes for loos. They only get to use them when they do it themselves. Works every time. Bribery will get you everywhere. Link to post Share on other sites
Tucoball Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 Be patient Dad. I have two. One is 8 and the other is 6. The six year old does just fine and has been doing just fine since about 4. Occasionally the eight year old ends up with a hash mark so long that we can smell it before we see it. Like anything else, it takes practice. He'll come around. Just give him time and try not to let him see your frustration. Because then it becomes a way to get attention. Good Luck... Link to post Share on other sites
Nosmas Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 I've decided to stop wiping my own ass until candidate Kerry promises that if he is elected he will start a federal program that will entitle me to having a federal employee assist me, or at least send me funds so I can hire someone to do it. I'm confident I won't have to wait more than a day! Link to post Share on other sites
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