How to Get Your Child to Wipe Himself

1 You child is finally potty trained, but now the real question is . . .

Is he capable of wiping himself after going number two?

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2 He's pretty sure it's mommy's job.

Enter every mom's favorite phrase: "Mommy do it!!!"

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3 But your husband tells you you're "babying" him.

"He should learn how to do it himself. Are you going to wipe his butt in college?" he asks. You decide he's right, and the next time your child is on the potty and he calls for your help, you tell him to try doing it himself.

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4 Big mistake.

Huge.

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5 So it's time for plan B.

Mommy will help with the wiping until he understands that, despite its deceptive name, the purpose of wiping is actually for cleaning — and not wiping poop all over the bathroom.

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6 You then teach him how to help make this partnership work.

Don't worry, we've all had our kids do this.

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7 This works fine until the point comes when you're just done with wiping someone else's tush.

It's been months (maybe even years for some of you) — and the good news is that your kiddo is regular. The kid even goes in the middle of the night. The bad news is that wiping your child's tush gets old fast. Time for him to try doing it himself again.

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8 So you decide to pass the baton (er, toilet paper) back to your child.

"You can do it honey!" After all, he's seen how it's done for a while now. Surely he can figure this out.

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9 Except then there's the "checking."

And because of the amount of laundry you do, you happily oblige in the beginning. Even if it requires some assistance.

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10 And sometimes you might slack off on your doody detection duties.

After tush check number 101, your definition of wiping success has changed. "Looks great buddy. Good job." After all, you're basing this on a sliding scale and the fact that he's going to get a bath in about 30 minutes.

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11 And then one glorious day he wipes himself clean as a whistle!

He shows you his tush and it's spotless. And he did not require your assistance. There is a God . . .

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