T has been potty trained for 3 months but he's only 3 so I have to wipe his butt for him. It's gross but I guess not as gross as a poop diaper. When will he learn how to wipe on his own?
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I taught them at age 4 because that's when DCP wont do it anymore
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DD1 wants to and knows technically how to. But she still hasn't grasped the front to back and I don't trust she'll do a good enough job for #2!
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At4 he had to do it himself at school, so then I quit doing it.
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@regberadaisy: how old is she? I tell my kids to wipe 2 times, then flush, repeat until all poop is gone (If they don't flush my toilet is sure to clog!)
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@Mamaof2: 38m! That's a good tip. I think I'm more afraid of her wiping poop into the front! LOL
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Would flushable wet wipes help to at least make kiddo self-wiping more efficient?
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We use wipes instead of toilet paper because that seems to help a bit. She *can* wipe herself (and does at preschool), but still usually yells "moooooom....come wipe by buuuuuutttt" when at home
ETA: she's just over 3. Wiping improved maybe...3-4 months ago?
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W is 3.5 and can wipe her own butt, but I still need to go back and check because she usually misses a little
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I would say 4. They start public school then so no choice!
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4 ish. We started letting her right before preschool, and then she got a NASTY UTI, so she took a break. But, at five, I trust her.
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My mother in law (who runs the little preschool that we use) recently griped that my daughter was the 'only three year old' she'd ever had who didn't wipe herself. I told her that I didn't know any three year olds who did it on their own, but that she was obviously not required to. I'm not super concerned about it, personally. Wiping a butt is so much better than changing a diaper that I really could care less.
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My son turns 3 in a few months and we're trying to teach him how to do it now. When he moves up to the primary room (ages 3-5), the teachers don't do it for them anymore. *sigh*
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