Can your PT child wipe themselves?

emsrdh03 · April 2013

I just found out today that now that DS has moved out of the toddler room at daycare he no longer receives any assistance in the potty. Including wiping after a #2. I was appalled. I haven't even started teaching him yet let alone expecting him to do it completely unsupervised.

Am I out of line thinking their expectations are too high? Or should my 2 year old be wiping his own butt?

brettsmama · April 2013

My 3 year old can't wipe himself after a bowel movement, frankly I think his arms are too short. We've started trying to teach him though because that's the only reason he hasn't moved up to the next room, they won't help either.
ETA: DS has been PT

JenniCollins · April 2013

Wow, I am surprised at that. I don't know if I've ever heard of a 2 year old wiping themselves.

Kingston54 · April 2013

No way! We wipe him. Wouldn't have it any other way!

emsrdh03 · April 2013

Thanks ladies! I didn't think I was overreacting but wanted a few other opinions. Looks like I will be speaking with someone at daycare today!

kcisthebombdotcom · April 2013

I never even thought to trust my three year old to wipe himself. I let him try a wipe but would never expect for him to get the whole job done independently, especially since his poops are soft since he eats lots of fiber. Odd to me for sure.

memali26 · April 2013

My 3yo can use the bathroom completely independently - wipe, wash hands, everything - but we still check her after BMs. 99% of the time she's good to go. This just started within the last 2-3 months, just before she turned 3, so I would not expect that a

MrsWindyCity · April 2013

We just started teaching him to do it and he does a pretty good job, but we almost always still follow up by wiping him ourselves, too. I definitely wouldn't expect 0 assistance to be the norm at 2!

Sonadora · April 2013

Not well, no, but our DC teachers don't assist once they are PTed either. Sigh. Thankfully she mostly poops at home...I think it is a ridiculous expectation that my just over 2 year old should be able to effectively wipe herself.

PepperStick · April 2013

DD can usually wipe herself for pee but we haven't even attempted trying to have her wipe for poop. I don't think she can reach far enough to get everything as she has some pretty loose poops still. I'm also worried that she won't wipe front to back. For

aandg · April 2013

We haven't even started teaching DS to wipe himself.

aglenn · April 2013

We were having an issue with DD for a while where she kept telling her teachers that she didn't need help wiping but she definitely did...and ended up changing underwear every single day. We had to ask them to go help her anyway even if she insists

Kie310 · April 2013

Yes he does wipe himself. After the first month or so of being PTed he didn't want anyone else to do it. He also washes his own hands, drys, etc. At first I always checked now I don't even know when he goes to the bathroom 1/2 the time at home. Until afte

12bailey18 · April 2013

My 3 year old (he's been PT'd about 6 months) just learned how to wipe himself within the last few weeks. I know my DS at that age wouldn't have been able to do it. I would think some assistance should be given.

mbgreenwalt · April 2013

DD1 can do everything herself, but wipe after a #2.

Fashiongal1973 · April 2013

DS is in a kids day out once a week and we were just discussing this today. From what his teacher said after a certain age they are not allowed to have contact. She said if parents write a letter asking for assistance then they can help.