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From: todd@SCINEWS.UUCP (Todd Jones)
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Subject: Re: Potty training
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Date: Fri, 21-Jun-85 17:51:27 EDT
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> At what age do kids usually learn to wipe themselves properly?  I have a 3 1/2
> year old daughter who still doesn't do an adequate job of it.  She ends up
> with yeast infections because of not wiping properly.  I try to help her as
> much as possible, but I can't be there all the time.  I'm not sure whether
> it's just that she isn't coordinated enough or whether she doesn't understand
> what I'm asking of her.  She doesn't seem to understand that "poopies" are
> dirty and stinky and might make her sick (and so on).  Does anyone have any

Although my 4 year old is male, I think similar principles apply regarding
wiping. Max potty trained himself at age 3 without outside pressure.
For the longest time however, his wiping habits fell short of hygenic.
My wife and I decided against making a big deal out of it.
Then in some developmental burst, he became very concerned about wiping
properly and used a roll or two per episode. We tried to tell him to
be more relaxed about it. Pretty soon his habits became more efficient
and "normalized." I don't know the extent of potty training similarities
between genders, but I will in a couple years when my daughter comes of
age.

I guess the laize-faire attitude worked pretty well for Max. Maybe your
daughter will realize the importance of wiping without getting worried
about it. Good luck!

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