My just two year old has started pulling his diaper off during his naps, bedtime and sometimes during the day. Yesterday he put his hand in his diaper(while it was on) and started playing with his poo!!! I was of course mortified and disgusted and gave him an early bedtime before I wound up giving him up for adoption (yes that is a joke).
First question- has anyone experienced this before- I mean who wants to play with poo
and Two: how do I stop it.
Please any ideas would be helpful to make my house feces free
Thanks
A girl in my daughter's daycare did this, and the daycare provider put a onesie on her OVER her clothes. Then she couldn't take off her diaper or even put her hands down there to touch. I think she may have tried to put it in her mouth, and they found out she had some sensory issues (PICA), and the poor child had no taste and ate everything - sand, mud. She has being going to OT now, and doing great!!
My son did this too right before his 3rd bday. He did it every day at naptime b/c of course we would get him up, put him in the tub, and have to scrub everything. That was an additional 20 minutes awake he could have, but we always made him go back to bed. Eventually, he grew out of it, but it did take us forcing onesies on him (which was difficult b/c he's mega tall) and potty training him. Good luck. Trust me, he'll stop doing it eventually.
Your kids are close together like mine. My daughter also did this at 2 when her brother was a few months old. She did this for several months. That was a difficult time. She usually did it when I was out of the house and my husband was watching the kids. The house that we lived in had mostly hardwood floors, unfortunately, the playroom had berber carpet. I came home once from my once in several months with visiting one of my girlfriends. There was a box fan blowing on the carpet in the toyroom. Only problem was daddy didn't do such a good cleanup job. I had to go in and take several toys that could go in the dishwasher to sterilize, threw several stuffed animals in the wash, threw out her pretty princess tent and cute froggy chair and went out that evening to rent a rinse n' vac. That was the worse time. She would get into her diapers or pull ups, didn't matter, she could get into them. I think it was an attention thing, curiosity, whatever, it was gross. I probably could have cleaned the tent and chair, but she had done it several times before and I said, if you are going to do this, your things will start to go bye bye. I tried keeping onsies, overalls and duct taping. Yes, DUCT TAPE. We would put a little piece of duct tape over the tabs of the diaper- making sure of course not to get the tape on her skin, just on the diaper - didn't want it to stick to her skin. My one suggestion, which may sound crazy is go out and buy a roll of duct tape, just be careful not to pull of a big piece- you just want a really small piece over the tabs - that way, they cant open the diaper. When its' time for a change, it's a little more difficult for you to open, but it's so worthwhile. My daughter started potty training soon after and was totally trained, day and night by 2 1/2. This shall pass. Just stock up on cleaning supplies and try to keep an eye on him as much as possible...I think this is why it happened when I wasn't around. Daddy has always been really good with the kids, but doesn't watch them every second like I do. Sure I don't get as much done around the house, but it's worth it to keep them safe!
I'm soooooooooooooooooooooo glad that my second child, my son has never done this. It's such a relief! So not all kids go through this stage, but many do. Hopefully your second child skips this!
I went through this same thing with my little guy! He would "paint" his crib, walls, and anything else within arms reach! It was absolutely disgusting!
I broke him of the habit by potty training him! He was about two when this all began and he was trained within a couple of months!
I also agree with the mom that posted about the "onesie"! they are life savers! If he can't get his hands in his diapers...he can't paint the walls! LOL!
Good luck!
Sounds like your little man is trying to get a little more attention. I would try putting a onsie on him and maybe overalls too! that way he can't get at the diaper so easily. Have him clean up his mess, but it doesn't seem as if poo-poo is really going to bother him that much. Maybe try a reward system for not playing with his poop or take away something he loves or a favorite food until he can behave properly. Try spending some extra time with him, maybe you can make that a reward for behaving like a nice boy is a date with mommy and just the two of you go out together. It's a poopy job, but someones got to do it! Good luck.
Hi,
both of my children not only played with their poop,they ate it too.Yeah talking about gross.
But, they are 13 and 14 now and I can tell their friends about ha,ha.My now 3.5 year old never played with his poop.
I forgot but I think it stopped eventualy.
No kisses for them that day!!!Marion
It seems like this behavior is pretty common. It may also be his way of letting you know he wants his diaper changed albiet a not so nice way... but that's a good sign for future potty training. I would just be really adamant about checking for poop and changing asap. The onsie trick might work but he'll probably figure it out... as well as duck tape and putting pj's on backwards but you can try them all. Also try some redirection? Good luck. My son did that once and it was horrible and gross.
hello,
my 2 year old did that once alexis hasnt done it since. but that was when she was doing really good about potty training. I think the reason she did it was to clean her pullup out at the time. I have also seen a lot of that happening with older people when i workd in the nursing home.
I mainly put a onesize on if she isnt going to wear pants on it has helped. If she has no pats on she has now figured out how to take it off o the fun lol.
Its just as normal has playing with there private when they find it is there. Just gently explain that it is yuky and try mainly onesizes is all i can suggest good luk.
i just need help getting alexis to go on the potty like she use to :( still sit her on it a lot but its a no go for some reason.
take care and sorry this is so long.
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Ok so does your gross kid put his feces on the bed and the walls? My two yr old girl does. It is totally disgusting!! I talked to my mom and she told me that she is getting ready to be potty trained. She says that the feces are irritating her and that she cant stand to have it on her skin. The only thing that she knows to do is to put her hand down her pants and we all know the rest of that story. I place her in one piece pj's and that helps a ton! Seeing as how she can not communicate well enough yet we are not ready to potty train. So for now we have to play the poopy game in our home.
