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Kids not flushing toilet
My eight year old daughter and her friend (girl, same age)will often times play at my house directly after school. Frequently both kids will use our bathroom(s) soon after arriving to do a poo, since often times they hold it in during school. The problem is that neither girl flushes afterward. After talking to my daughter, they have a contest as to who does the biggest poo, who has been holding it the longest, who has to go the worst,etc. I am hoping this is just a phase that they are going through. I don't appreciate it when I go into the bathroom, lift up the lid, and see an unflushed BM and knowing it came from my daughter or her friend (although I am a little surprised at the size of the stools sometimes, and I guess I can see why they would be interested in comparing). Any suggestions? Is this just a phase?
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I would talk to your daughters friends parents. Both of you sit down and talk to them. Its not healthy and can cause a lot of problems inside their bodies. as am infection can happen when you hold in number 1. Ask them to find something else to compare. Or a different thing they can do.
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Be the parent. Tell them and enforce the rule that this is not sanitary, polite, or ladylike in any way. Flushing is common sense and she is at the age she should know better. Seriously.
On another note, as someone who is NOT a parent. My inner 6 year old in my head found this to be quite funny especially since you said you were suprised at the size of them... I do believe I am going to have my own contest. (See what they started?)
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Don't let up. It probably is a phase but that doesn't mean you should give into it. Obviously adults can't go around not flushing, they're going to grow out of it, but in the meantime allowing them to get away with it scott free because "kids will be kids" is a great way to damage your parental authority.
She'll remember that she can wear you down when she's a teenager.
Be firm, you understand it so keep anger and frustration in check, and let her know the behavior is not acceptable and give her a small punishment when you catch her. If she blames her friend she's setting herself up for teenagehood and handing you precedent for "you are responsible for your friends in our household", and you should probably shamelessly capitalize.
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LOL! My son is 8. He just finished this phase, and it is a phase. I think the best thing to do is just KEEP talking about flushing the toilet. When they come in, first thing you should say (after greeting them of course) is, have fun playing - but DON'T forget to flush the toilet ladies! Then when you check on them, "If anyone used the bathroom please remember to flush and wash hands!" I started making my son come from wherever he was in the house (or outside) to come in and flush whenever I discovered he hadn't. After a week or two of having to leave his games or friends or even get up out of bed to flush, he figured out it was just easier to do it right the first time. Hang in there. There's nothing wrong with your daughter! And in 2 years it'll be some OTHER weird thing that makes you go "What the heck?!" LOL. Good luck.
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