When do your tween/teens go number two?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For God's sakes, people. Mothers are not likely to be asking their kids when they poop and recording it in a log.

[Anonymous]

I don’t know but I do know they don’t poop at school bc they have said that’s just not done. Once my 16 yo texted me to let me know she was marked late bc she had to leave school to poop at Starbucks over lunch 😂

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: Currently in middle school with four minutes between classes and kid is endlessly getting in trouble for needing to spend 10 minutes in the bathroom during class. They send Security down to come get him. We are just not very speedy in this department. Unfortunately his usual time seems to be sometime after lunch and it’s just causing trouble at school. There doesn’t seem to be any time in the morning for this luxury as we are trying to get up and out the door. How have others dealt with this issue?

What class is after lunch? Avoiding that class, perhaps. For ex., if a kid doesn't like math, they may try to use during that class "math avoidance"

[Anonymous]

I don’t think I ever used the school bathrooms during my time in high school.

[Anonymous]

It's kind of crazy to me that you just can't possibly make time in the morning routine, but think it's okay to take away from class time.

I think a solution could be to talk to the school nurse to do his business there.

My kid goes when they get home at 3:00 p.m. everyday.

[Anonymous]

Get him into an early morning dump routine. He can wake up a little earlier and drink a hot cup of coffee to wake up the bowels. A long weekend or holiday beeak is a good time to retrain the bowels to shift to a morning schedule.

[Anonymous]

Number two needs to be a home activity unless there's a medical reason

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's kind of crazy to me that you just can't possibly make time in the morning routine, but think it's okay to take away from class time.

[/b]I think a solution could be to talk to the school nurse to do his business there. [b]

My kid goes when they get home at 3:00 p.m. everyday.

What planet do you live on that this is a viable solution? It’s not unless there is some medical need for it. Figure out a routine like the million other teens in the US have.

[Anonymous]

How many times a day does he typically have a BM? Agree with previous posters, try to get him to use the toilet in the morning, give him lots of praise when he does it. Positive reinforcement and rewards are great motivators.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know but I do know they don’t poop at school bc they have said that’s just not done. Once my 16 yo texted me to let me know she was marked late bc she had to leave school to poop at Starbucks over lunch 😂

+1

All three of my teens tell me the exact same- Never at school. We don’t discuss it beyond that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How many times a day does he typically have a BM? Agree with previous posters, try to get him to use the toilet in the morning, give him lots of praise when he does it. Positive reinforcement and rewards are great motivators.

For a 3 year old

[Anonymous]

I am really shocked to know that regular bowel habits in small children is not established in this culture by the parents. But then this is also a culture where 4-5 year old are wearing pull-ups. LOL

My kids poop first thing in the morning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Get him into an early morning dump routine. He can wake up a little earlier and drink a hot cup of coffee to wake up the bowels. A long weekend or holiday beeak is a good time to retrain the bowels to shift to a morning schedule.

- 2 ounces of Celery juice also in the morning can help train the bowels.
- Shift to a largely plant based, fiber rich, veggie and fruit heavy diet
- Improve your gut biome by eating plain yogurt, kefir, kimchi, kombucha etc
- Take dose of Triphala every day. Available in WF
- Hyderate well
- Use a squatty potty

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I take a long time as well, but it's usually wiping related. Honestly didn't know I was abnormal until a random conversation in college that revealed most people don't use a whole toilet roll or take 15 min.

All that to say, it is better to let him go in peace than to try to control when he goes or force him to hold it in.

People on here are cruel and ridiculously obsessed with "normal" behavior. I don't think he's necessarily hiding anything from you or doing something bad... What kid wants all the other kids to notice they're gone in the bathroom for a long time? Come on.

Medical advice would probably be better than what you're getting here. I'm sorry.

What is going on with your ass? I use 3-4 squares. Four is the max.

When people don't digest foods properly because their gut (and body more generally) is messed up, their poop tends to be pasty and stick to everything. I assume that's what PP is referring to. Unfortunately, most people on this site seem to know nothing about nutrition and think that things like gut function are "woo woo", so they'll just keep on using a roll of toilet paper per poop.

Oh God! This is so nasty. These people with poor gut health also keep doing stinky fart and they have terrible body odor too.

[Anonymous]

If you can get them in the habit of using the toilet and having a BM in the morning that’s the best thing to do.