I have explained it and explained it and every day, theres the heavy duty skid marks. Anybody have any advice? No jokes please...
2007-10-24 15:24:26 · 23 answers · asked by LAYLA R 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
Let your child know that not wiping properly can lead to serious sickness and infection.
2007-10-24 15:27:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 5⤋
I have a boy the same age.
I posted a step by step check list in the bathroom with all the steps he needs to follow to go potty properly. (Ending with "Wash Hands")
One of the steps is "Use toilet paper on your butt"
Then the next step is "Use wipes to make sure you are very clean."
He amuses himself by using the wipes over and over until they come up totally clean.
Yah, it's a little gross and we go through a lot of wipes, but that helped.
You could pop that kid in the shower after a BM if it's really bad.
Or invest in a bidet. :)
2007-10-25 04:16:33 · answer #2 · answered by alanastarkey 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Get him to look at the toilet paper after the wipe. If its too dirty, get him to use another few sheets until its clean. Or you could try the moist wipes for the toilet, as this might be an easier way of getting his rear clean.
Are you sure that he's not constipated? That can leads to leakage, which could show up as "skid marks".
2007-10-24 15:30:02 · answer #3 · answered by Barb Outhere 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Have a sticker book. Every time he wipes properly, give him a sticker. When he reaches a certain number of stickers, tell him you'll go to the toy store or something like that.
2007-10-26 09:06:12 · answer #4 · answered by Elizabethh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Easy fix. Rather than lecturing next time you get toilet paper look down that aisle for wet wipes (cottenell make them, so does Scott, and there are generic brands), They are like baby wipes but are flushable/biodgradeable. Tell him when he has a bowel movemement (poops) to use the wet wipes rather than the toilet paper, they wipes clean better.
2007-10-26 21:59:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
hmmm... I have had this problem with one of my children. I had to buy wipes and leave a reminder on the bathroom wall. On a serious note, my child was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome and this is apparently common for these children to not care about personal hygeine. It has gotten better.
2007-10-24 15:29:25 · answer #6 · answered by nunya 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well this is a problem and i think its really good that your considering it important. sad to say alot of boys with "heavy duty skiddies" turn into men who don't take the time to wipe there *** and disgust the woman who married them. hygiene is very important. i know someone who has actually done very poorly in life so far and i am sure its due to the fact that he always smells and leaves pimples unpopped and hair greasy, he is always unemployed for no apparent reason and never has had a girlfriend. I'm sure your son would never be that extreme but one thing does tend to lead to another and laziness in one thing can allow for it to be acceptable to be lazy in other ways.
anyway enough rambling. what i would do is be firm about it, don't beat around the bush or try to avoid hurting his feelings. next time you encounter skiddies you need to (of course privately) take them to him and show him the problem, be firm. if it were me telling my own child and i had already nicely mentioned it several times to no avail i would say it like so....." son, I've talked to you about this before and you don't seem to be listening, you need to take the time to wipe when you go to the bathroom, this... (show the skiddie maybe closer then he might like) is poop (this is truly what it is... "skiddies" does sound nicer but it should be called "poop" for this little talk) poop doesn't belong in your underwear, do not leave the bathroom until you have wiped properly, if this continues then you will be wearing pull ups until you can handle wiping your butt" i think for most kids this would do it.
p.s. provide wet wipes in the bathroom and have him use them, it is easier to get clean that way, i actually use them myself TP is for pp haha.
also if it still continues follow through with what you said you were going to do. i wouldn't send my 6 year old to school in pull ups but i sure as hell would make him wear them for a day around the house. if all else fails you or better yet his dad really needs to personally show him how by doing it for him. there is nothing wrong with this in my mind ,maybe he just doesn't know how to do it properly.
2007-10-24 15:40:43 · answer #7 · answered by None 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
With my youngest (also a boy), I had to hold his hand while he held the paper, until he got the idea of how much pressure to apply, and also how important it was to me for him to learn this so that I would not have to follow him into the bathroom..... over and over...when he was obviously such a BIG boy......(hint, kiddo! Mom doesn't love this!)
It took some serious patience!
2007-10-24 15:29:10 · answer #8 · answered by Zazz 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
go into the bathroom with him and wipe his bottom for him. use baby wipes after to ensure a clean bottom. then let him do it from there. after he wipes himself, make sure it's done proporly. if it's not, do it yourself again. also keep a box of baby wipes on the toilet for him to use.
2007-10-27 14:12:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try getting him those toddler wipes, because they are moistened. Give him permission to use one to clean really well and then use a new one just to make sure, and if the second one doesn't quite get the job done, tell him to use a third one when he really needs to.
:)
2007-10-24 15:28:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
get him some wet-wipes... when hes done doing his dooty, help him wipe by "guiding" his hand to right spot. teach him to wipe, wipe, and keep on wiping til the paper comes up clean.
2007-10-24 15:29:26 · answer #11 · answered by mighty_mom 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋