At what age should kid wipe self after #2.

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amother

Fri, Jan 03 2025, 3:10 am

DD has been succesfullt pottytrained aince age 2.5, but I've always wiped her after #2.

She started Gan Iriyah at age 3, and they have to wipe themselves there. I just assumed that she does it with no problems bc I've never had poopy underwear from her.

Anyway, she just turned 4, and she was calling me to wipe her while I was busy, I told her "just wipe like you do at Gan", and then she told me that she never poops at Gan 🫢

Should I still be wiping her, or is it time I insist she does it alone?

amother

Phlox

Fri, Jan 03 2025, 3:12 am

I wipe at that age.
When they are 5 I tell them to start and call me to check on them.
We use flushable wipes

amother

Daphne

Fri, Jan 03 2025, 3:41 am

Between 4 and 5 but only with wipes. Most my kids didnt poop in gan iriya.

blima1

Fri, Jan 03 2025, 3:58 am

amother Daphne wrote:

Between 4 and 5 but only with wipes. Most my kids didnt poop in gan iriya.

Why only with wipes?

amother

Black

Fri, Jan 03 2025, 6:50 am

My 4 yr old told me "he saves it for home" doesn't poop at morah

amother

Turquoise

Fri, Jan 03 2025, 6:56 am

My kids never wiped themselves (for #2) before age 6.
It's completely not realistic for a child to know how to wipe themselves at age 3 or 4. They don't have the dexterity.
My kids also only poop at home.

amother

Midnight

Fri, Jan 03 2025, 7:02 am

My kids only poop at home & I wipe them till about age 6.

amother

Thistle

Fri, Jan 03 2025, 7:03 am

One of my kids still asked to be wiped at age 7 but till age 6 is totally normal. And yeah they only poop at home.

amother

Hyssop

Fri, Jan 03 2025, 7:14 am

I wipe my 6 and 8 year olds

amother

Blueberry

Fri, Jan 03 2025, 7:23 am

When my ds was 4, another mom told me that he was giving wiping instructions to the other boys at school. I found that hilarious because I was still giving him a hand (see what I did there?) at home. 5 is my cutoff, although his older sibling likes to roast me by insisting that it was more like 8 or 9.

mommy3b2c

Fri, Jan 03 2025, 7:39 am

Till age 6. As late as 8 if needed .

amother

Darkblue

Fri, Jan 03 2025, 7:51 am

amother OP wrote:

When my kids are around 3 I talk them through wiping on their own,and when they're "done", I wipe them. That way they get hands-on practice, and usually within a few months they are ready to wipe on their own.

amother

Hunter

Fri, Jan 03 2025, 8:00 am

Let them do it when somewhere between 3-4 but to have me check after they do it. By 5 I usually expect them to do it on their own. Also only with wipes. Waiting for the day they can use a bidet without playing with it.

amother

Chartreuse

Fri, Jan 03 2025, 8:09 am

I still wipe my 7 year old. Another kid started himself at around 6 or 7.

amother

Marigold

Fri, Jan 03 2025, 8:10 am

mommy3b2c wrote:

Till age 6. As late as 8 if needed .

Same. I tell them to try on their own starting late 5 or so, but I come to finish up because they are not clean until 6 to 8.

They only go at home.

amother

Taupe

Fri, Jan 03 2025, 8:17 am

My pediatrician said till 8 is normal. Depends on kids dexterity.
Also sometimes requires step by step
My 5 year old got the hang of it around the same time as my 8 year old

amother

Peach

Fri, Jan 03 2025, 12:31 pm

amother Phlox wrote:

I wipe at that age.
When they are 5 I tell them to start and call me to check on them.
We use flushable wipes

I

Same. But btw flushable wipes really should be thrown in the trash.

And for the person who asked why use wipes- it’s because they get you cleaner than toilet paper.

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