How long did you wipe your kid’s butt?

[Anonymous]

If it feels ridiculous to you, you should gradually stop as you teach her how to better do it herself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ew. What do these poor kids do at school? I taught kindergarten and would never in a million years help a five year old wipe. My own kids did a good job wiping by about 3.

Because it’s against the law for teachers to help wipe students. And no one asked you or wants you to do it. Some kids wait to go #2 at home so they don’t have to deal with it at school. And if they can’t wait, then why just deal with it at school. No big deal.

[Anonymous]

I'm a teacher and there are fourth graders in my class who can't clean themselves properly in the bathroom. No one helps them (obviously) so I'm sure they're coming home dirty and are uncomfortable all day. That's gross! This is what you set them up for if you don't teach them when they are young. I'd prioritize.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a teacher and there are fourth graders in my class who can't clean themselves properly in the bathroom. No one helps them (obviously) so I'm sure they're coming home dirty and are uncomfortable all day. That's gross! This is what you set them up for if you don't teach them when they are young. I'd prioritize.

Not the PP : If anyone is wondering how we know, it's because they smell!

[Anonymous]

Age six. For all three of our kids. We were wiping butts for ten years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a teacher and there are fourth graders in my class who can't clean themselves properly in the bathroom. No one helps them (obviously) so I'm sure they're coming home dirty and are uncomfortable all day. That's gross! This is what you set them up for if you don't teach them when they are young. I'd prioritize.

Why not put some baby wipes in the bathroom. To help those kids out?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a teacher and there are fourth graders in my class who can't clean themselves properly in the bathroom. No one helps them (obviously) so I'm sure they're coming home dirty and are uncomfortable all day. That's gross! This is what you set them up for if you don't teach them when they are young. I'd prioritize.

Not the PP : If anyone is wondering how we know, it's because they smell!

Give me a break. A 4th grader knows how to wipe already. And no, unless you put your nose up to their rear through their clothing, you actuall can’t smell them. You smell BO, not poop. I used to teach 5th grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a teacher and there are fourth graders in my class who can't clean themselves properly in the bathroom. No one helps them (obviously) so I'm sure they're coming home dirty and are uncomfortable all day. That's gross! This is what you set them up for if you don't teach them when they are young. I'd prioritize.

You have no idea how well they are cleaning themselves or even if they went poop. There are no bathrooms in the classroom in 4th grade. Kids have to be dismissed from class to go. Or are you following them in there or something?

[Anonymous]

Right before she started pre-k, so around three. I knew her teachers wouldn't help her, so I didn't want her expecting an adult's help. She had a few smelly days here and there, but I talked to her about it without making her feel ashamed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a teacher and there are fourth graders in my class who can't clean themselves properly in the bathroom. No one helps them (obviously) so I'm sure they're coming home dirty and are uncomfortable all day. That's gross! This is what you set them up for if you don't teach them when they are young. I'd prioritize.

Why not put some baby wipes in the bathroom. To help those kids out?

Because it would wreck the plumbing? There's no way they would end up in the trash

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a teacher and there are fourth graders in my class who can't clean themselves properly in the bathroom. No one helps them (obviously) so I'm sure they're coming home dirty and are uncomfortable all day. That's gross! This is what you set them up for if you don't teach them when they are young. I'd prioritize.

Not the PP : If anyone is wondering how we know, it's because they smell!

Give me a break. A 4th grader knows how to wipe already. And no, unless you put your nose up to their rear through their clothing, you actuall can’t smell them. You smell BO, not poop. I used to teach 5th grade.

I disagree. I have taught pk-8

[Anonymous]

I have no memory at all how long I wiped DS when he was younger, but when his OCD emerged between ages 9-11 he insisted on me wiping him. That was one of many OCD issues with him and frankly we were not getting good help from his therapist (clinical psychologist) in handling the OCD.

[Anonymous]

Are you all kidding me? Wiping properly is PART of potty training. You all are seriously still wiping the butts if your elementary school aged children?!?! I cannot believe this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you all kidding me? Wiping properly is PART of potty training. You all are seriously still wiping the butts if your elementary school aged children?!?! I cannot believe this.

STFU. Every kid is different.

[Anonymous]

My newly 5yr old just stoped asking for help around 3.5. We never taught him how to wipe his butt - he likes a lot of privacy in the bathroom and refuses to talk about wiping or let us show him. Somehow he doesn’t get streaks in his underwear so we let it go and let him do his thing.