So I went to get caden out of his room this morning and he did it AGAIN for the hundreth time,he had taken his pullup off after he pooped and proceded to play with it.He got it EVERYWHERE(the walls,his tv,his shelves,on books,on his bed)I have put his potty in his room thinking maybe he will go in it,since he is partly potty trained,I even put a onsie on him but he figured out the snaps on it???? It is so gross and here I am 5 months pregnant cleaning up poop off of everything gaging as I go along!!!Has your child/children done this and what did you do to prevent it or do they just grow out of it??
2007-10-03 04:04:35 · 14 answers · asked by Victory 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
I tried to get him to help me clean it up but he was of no help he just smeared it more and got it on things that didn't have it before!!!
2007-10-03 04:06:45 · update #1
I do dicipline him for it he goes to time out for 2 minutes,and he understands that it is yucky and gross,but he still plays in it??
2007-10-03 04:13:27 · update #2
Let me make this clear for everyone who asks "well why is he in his room long enough by himself long enough to do this?"
It is when I go to get him up in the MORNING,at night we shut his door otherwise he will roam the house while we sleep,and we have a dog and two cats who like to play at night so we shut his door to keep them out also,there is a window of maybe 30 minutes to an hour that he is awake and I am still asleep.It is NOT that I leave my child unattened cause that isn't the case.
2007-10-03 09:48:51 · update #3
Put him in a onesie and pj's with snaps up the front and let him know that when he goes or needs to go that he should come get you. Or, go in his room and wake him up before he has the chance to start playing with it.
2007-10-03 05:04:42 · answer #1 · answered by Sit'nTeach'nNanny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your 2 year old needs to understand that this is wrong. Put overalls on him and explain to him that he can wear "big boy" pants (actually I do mean pants- instead of overalls) when he learns to not do this behavior. Maybe with the overalls he will not be able to get into his diaper so quickly. And go ahead and get a monitor so you can stop him when you see him trying to get the overalls off. Let him know that what he is doing is not acceptable, put him in time out for a few minutes and after provide him an alternative activity, such as painting or some crafts with 1:1 mommy time for not doing that reinforcing the fact that this is good art work, this is what our hands are for, making nice things, etc. Also, he since he is noticing when he is messy, reinforce the idea of him telling you when he needs to be changed. Whenever he messes his pants, tell him over and over again, you need to say, "Mommy, change me" or something like that and then when the day comes where he comes to you first, praise him again! If he does smear his soil, you need to clean him without saying too much to him, and give him a rag to help you clean it up, then sit him in time out for messing up the house. He should know that it's a bad thing to have to clean up, that may help too. Maybe he gets a kick out of seeing your reaction from what he does, don't react to it, just give him a rag and make him start to help clean in a matter of fact way. It may take some time, but this can be unlearned. Good Luck!
2007-10-03 11:21:48 · answer #2 · answered by bpsgirl123 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This would be the time where your child can not be out of your site for too long on a regular basis ( you said he has done it alot). A two year old can get into trouble within seconds of turning your back and if he is alone long enough to smear poo all over everywhere in his room, he is being left alone too long unsupervised. Keep on top of him at all times, if he is on a schedual for his pooping, like morning or evening, then first thing in the morning, have him sit on the potty till he does his thing, or in the evening, whenever. ask him frequently if he has to go potty and if he says no, then just say well lets try anyways. Make it fun for him, reward him for doing his thing on the potty and he will learn.
2007-10-03 11:24:26 · answer #3 · answered by louie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter did this once when I was potty training her. She was 2 1/2 at the time. I simply explained to her that playing in her poop is very nasty. She is well aware of the word nasty.. I told that poop has germs and can make her sick and that if she gets sick we will have to go to the hospital (which she doesnt like).. And she never did it again. You have to talk to your children and explain why its not ok to do things. Some people just yell and say, dont do that and thats it. But if you dont explain to them why they shouldn't do it, then they don't know why they are being told at that moment not to do it. So they continue the next time.
Just let him know in a way he can understand and everytime he does it, just keep explaining and soon he will understand.
2007-10-03 11:19:10 · answer #4 · answered by MonaLisa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a diaper and masking tape. He shouldn't be able to get into it. Don't use a pull-up if he is still pooping in his pants. Pull-up are not really designed for poopy acidents, so I think they are really uncomfortable when a child does poop in them but with a diaper they have more coverage and he can't get into then that easy.
Also keep a baby monitor in his room, so you know right when he gets up and you can get in there and get the pull-up off before the mess happens. (My daughter always has to go to the bathroom as soon as she gets up, so maybe he does it right when he gets up so you can put him on the potty right away).
2007-10-03 11:32:33 · answer #5 · answered by hhh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have not had a child that has done this but I thought I would recommend getting a video monitor in there so that you can see what he is doing. I have one in my sons room he will be 2 in December and it is great. I can hear when he is making noise and I can see what he is doing. I would try this so that when he starts to pull the diaper off you can get in there ASAP
2007-10-03 11:08:33 · answer #6 · answered by Kristi S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My oldest daughter use to do it I hated it but they will grow out of it. Once I was in the room cleaning it up and I look over at my son in the crib and the little sh#$ was peeing over the side of the crib. O the joys of parenthood.
2007-10-03 12:01:26 · answer #7 · answered by kcwaak 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why is your 2 year old in a room by himself long enough to make that kind of mess? Surely if your in there, he wouldn't be playing with his poop!
2007-10-03 11:45:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
my children do this but they have a high functioning autism. If you are disciplinging him for it then there is no reason for him to be doing this. At two years old he should have a healthy understanding of messy and gross. My 21 month old know's not too touch it.
2007-10-03 11:08:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
He's two years old for god's sake. How can you expect him to clean it by himself? Of course he'll make it a mess.
Don't you take him to the bathroom yourself? Is he going alone?
2007-10-03 11:13:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋