Popsugar Family Parenting Humor How to Get Your Child to Wipe Himself The 11 Stages of Getting Your Child to Wipe Himself (Successfully) July 31, 2014 by Denise Stirk View On One Page Photo 5 of 11 ADVERTISEMENT () Start Slideshow Share This Link Copy ← Use Arrow Keys → 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. Source: DreamWorks Previous Next Start Slideshow Parenting HumorPotty Training