 |
|
 |
 |
|
|
Forum
-> Children's Health
amother
|
 Thu, Aug 22 2024, 4:26 pm
|
8 year old ds takes forever to wipe. Like it takes him longer to wipe than to actually go. He is wiping properly, he is clean and all. It just takes a long time and he is annoyed by how long it takes. He doesn't have the best motor skills, so this is probably a factor. Still, anything else we can do to help him be more efficient? He is, of course, alone in the bathroom and has been for years already, so any help would just be telling him "try x" and hoping he figures it out.
| |
|
| Back to top |
 0
 0
|
|
amother
Mint
|
Thu, Aug 22 2024, 4:28 pm
At home, you can get him a bidet.
Are you sure it's not caused by digestive issues?
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
|
amother
Snow
|
Thu, Aug 22 2024, 4:28 pm
| amother OP wrote: | | 8 year old ds takes forever to wipe. Like it takes him longer to wipe than to actually go. He is wiping properly, he is clean and all. It just takes a long time and he is annoyed by how long it takes. He doesn't have the best motor skills, so this is probably a factor. Still, anything else we can do to help him be more efficient? He is, of course, alone in the bathroom and has been for years already, so any help would just be telling him "try x" and hoping he figures it out. |
Use baby wipes rather than tissues. Dab a little vaseline onto the toilet paper to make it smoother
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
leah396
|
Thu, Aug 22 2024, 4:34 pm
|
I have the same thing with my 9 year old son. Plus he wastes a half a pack of wipes. I don't tell him anything and I'm glad he's clean. He'll outgrow it.
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
amother
|
Thu, Aug 22 2024, 4:43 pm
| amother Mint wrote: | At home, you can get him a bidet.
Are you sure it's not caused by digestive issues? |
Definitely not. He doesn't struggle to go, and I've asked him if they seem loose or hard and he said neither, it's just normal.
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
amother
|
Thu, Aug 22 2024, 4:44 pm
| amother Snow wrote: | | Use baby wipes rather than tissues. Dab a little vaseline onto the toilet paper to make it smoother |
I'd be nervous that he'd forget that wipes can't go in the toilet. The Vaseline seems like something to try.
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
amother
|
Thu, Aug 22 2024, 4:45 pm
| leah396 wrote: | | I have the same thing with my 9 year old son. Plus he wastes a half a pack of wipes. I don't tell him anything and I'm glad he's clean. He'll outgrow it. |
I don't say anything, HE is the one who's annoyed by it. He doesn't like taking so long.
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
|
amother
Canary
|
Thu, Aug 22 2024, 4:46 pm
|
my kid with anxiety/ocd does this too and it's a manifestation of his anxiety
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
amother
|
Thu, Aug 22 2024, 5:55 pm
|
If it’s leaving him so dirty it is digestive. I’d either go to a GI or start eliminating possible problem foods and see what makes it better.
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
amother
|
Thu, Aug 22 2024, 6:00 pm
|
It's not that he's dirty. He's just only cleaning a little with each swipe. He's not cleaning so efficiently.
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
|
amother
Foxglove
|
Thu, Aug 22 2024, 6:32 pm
| amother OP wrote: | | I'd be nervous that he'd forget that wipes can't go in the toilet. The Vaseline seems like something to try. |
I get flushable wipes. I still tell my kids to throw them in the garbage, but figure it's better this way if they forget
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
amother
|
Thu, Aug 22 2024, 6:34 pm
| amother OP wrote: | | It's not that he's dirty. He's just only cleaning a little with each swipe. He's not cleaning so efficiently. |
But that’s pretty dirty. Should be max 3.
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
|
Imamother may earn commission when you use our links to make a purchase.
© 2024 Imamother.com - All rights reserved
|  |
 |
|
 |
|
|
