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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son just started preschool a few weeks ago, and has come home a couple times with a not very thoroughly wiped bum. I sent the teacher a nice email asking if she could help him in that regard (adding that ds tells me he does not ask the teachers for help wiping...I wasn't blaming or anything). She responded (in person the next day) that she gave it a lot of thought, but she doesn't feel comfortable "in this day and age," wiping him, but they will walk him through it. I told her that sounds fine.

I was surprised by her response in that it indicated this isn't something she usually has to deal with in a classroom full of 3 and 4 year Olds (kids have to be 3 by the start of the school year, so some are young 3s). My son is exactly 3.5. Do your 3 and 4 year old kids know how to thoroughly wipe their butts? Does your preschool teacher wipe for them? I guess I assumed the teacher would help them since they're so young. 
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Ours were in pre-Kindergarten. My DD has a late bday and started school at age 3.5 and was fine handling her own business.[/quote]

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