How do i get my son to wipe his own butt?

Question

My son is 5 and started Kindergarten this year. He says he doesnt "poopoo" at school. At home, i still have to wipe his butt. He will come to me and tell me that he has to use the bathroom, which means i gotta stop what im doing and go with him, and when hes done he stands up, bends over, and makes me do it. I tried to tell him that big boys wipe thier own butt, but he says he can do it. And he cant, he doesnt get it all. Now how do i get him to? Im so tired of doing it myself. Help??

Answer 1

Reward him.

Its the only way. Remind him that if he can wipe his own bottom and make sure there is no poopoo left on the toilet paper when he is finished that he is a very clever boy. You might even treat him with things he enjoys....

some might call it bribery.... but sometimes its needed.

Also, have you considered using wet ones (moist baby wipes) for him instead? It might help him get his bottom cleaner???

Answer 2

Dont do it. My daughter is 4 and a half and has been wiping her own butt for a long time. And its not that he cant do it, he doesn't want to do it. If your going to continue doing it for him, then he doesn't have to do it for himself. Next time, hand him the toilet paper and stand there until he does it himself. make sure you praise him afterwards though. Once he does it once, he should continue. And if he gets a little on his pants, don't stress about it.

Answer 3

i had the same problem, but this summer, i've made it a point that i won't be doing it. he'd call and shout and i'd refuse to go. i also explained that he'll have to do it by himself, he's  a big boy now and all the bla-bla-bla that goes with the occasion!

for the first couple of times, he cried and made a fuss- but then when he did it we praised him and i gave him a star on his chart and everything , and now he's proud of himself!my son is also 5

Answer 4

This is sooo common!  My daughter only started wiping hers at closer to 6.

You can go down the reward path (sticker for every time he does it and a small treat when he collects a certain number of stickers) or you can try to find out WHY he doesn't do it. Lazy? Nervous? Grossed out? Just used to having it done?

My daughter was always worried she didn't do a good enough job. Once we got her flushable wet wipes she was much happier.

Good luck!

Answer 5

why bother? my mother still does that for me and im 22.  she gets it way cleaner than i ever could

Answer 6

when i was 6 my doctor told me to make myself comfortable when i dump so my whole i don't go to public or school bathroom because he told me take my shirt and pants off only underwear if i want to and use a little more tolitpaper than normal people, so thats how i used the bathroom and wiped my behind

Answer 7

YUK!