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Abclyons
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Wiping themselves
Abclyons
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My 4 year old DS has been completely potty trained since he was 2.5. He just started going to afternoon preschool so I have been working with him on wiping himself. But most of the time he just flat out refuses to do it. I have tried to help him, and show him and encourage him, but he just isn't interested. What can I do to make him want to do it on his own?
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Re: Wiping themselves
DD stopped wiping for pee and would get red and irritated. She would complain it was itchy. I told her it was because she didn't wipe. She caught on pretty quick.
She still wants me to wipe for poop. Oddly enough, she never thinks her booty is clean. So no help there.
Sticker charts always work for her. Or maybe just a sticker every time he does it himself. Or candy?
DD was like this before starting preschool. We did the sticker chart thing and it helped. For every 7 stickers she'd get a small prize.
She too gets red and sore because she doesn't wipe well at all. We're still working on technique, lol! As long as she attempts to wipe I'm ok with it; I just expect that she will be somewhat sore some days and use diaper cream. And if she has a BM at preschool I expect her to be somewhat dirty when she gets home, but it hasn't happened yet. Seems she only poops at home.
I would try a sticker chart, too.
Also, I wouldn't worry about it TOO much. I find that my DD is a more independent at daycare than she is at home. For instance, I know she never asks her teacher to wipe her after she pees, but she will still ask me when I'm home (even if I always tell her to do it herself).