5 year old's

[Claire76]

Finlay isn't 5 but attempts pretty much everything by himself, we get told constantly I can do it!! He struggles with socks still, have showed him numerous times but he still gets in a bit of a tizz with it but gets himself dressed apart from those. Can put on his own coat and shoes and has done his zip up by himself, has even put a belt through the loops on his jeans AND done it up himself before, was quite gobsmacked.

He can't wipe his own bottom yet, he has tried but it's me really that's not letting him cos he ends up with his hands wiping it instead of the tissue (bleugh!) should really try and teach him, just easier for us to do it atm.

[logans_mum]

Logan is so lazy & would happily have me do everything for him. Recently kindergarten said he had to do more for himself as the other kids his age do. So he can now put on his socks & wipe his bum but still needs me to start the zip for him then he can pull it the rest of the way up. I think it's hard when you have more than one and sometimes can't wait for them to take all day to do it themselves. Or maybe I'm just too impatient! Usually we're the last out of kindergarten but I'm the only mum with 2 kids there to get ready.

[mrsharvey]

Originally Posted by carla

i am not worried it just drive me mad some times as he just gives up with out even really trying to do them

oh will even get him dressed some days i just think finley is lazy

I've got a twin brother and he has always been so lazy

what happens at school when he has to dress/undress himself for PE?


Jess can do most things on her own but ocassionally she will ask me to help her - I always say you try first then mummy will help x

[carla]

Originally Posted by mrsharvey

I've got a twin brother and he has always been so lazy

what happens at school when he has to dress/undress himself for PE?

he can get dress/undress ok by him self but he is so lazy if oh is here he will ask him to do it and he does it

[isabellasmum]

Isabella does socks/tights/zips all fine.

Bumwiping is shoddy, we do 'mummy wipe, isabella wipe' but oh reckons she is too young. I figured she would need to do it at school?

[CarlaK]

Yes, they will need to do it at school. MIL is a school secretary and they always ask that they can-

dress themselves in uniform
wipe bum/go to toilet unaided
feed themselves (knife and fork if they are having the hot lunch)

This started when they had a child who didn't even know what a knife and fork was for; so they had to discreetly ask parent to sort it out.

The teachers refuse to do bum wiping and sometimes TA's have to do it, which they are not very keen on either.

[Claire76]

Out of interest, how are you teaching your LO's to wipe properly, Finlay gets in a right tizz trying to do it!!

[isabellasmum]

Originally Posted by Claire76

Out of interest, how are you teaching your LO's to wipe properly, Finlay gets in a right tizz trying to do it!!

We take turns atm. She has started attempting it by herself this week. I wasn't impressed as it involved a mansize turd and a whole roll of quilted loo roll. I was trying to flush it for half an hour and ended up having to prod it with OH toothbrush.

[Claire76]

Originally Posted by isabellasmum

We take turns atm. She has started attempting it by herself this week. I wasn't impressed as it involved a mansize turd and a whole roll of quilted loo roll. I was trying to flush it for half an hour and ended up having to prod it with OH toothbrush.

LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I really am!! Priceless

[Tam]

Originally Posted by isabellasmum

We take turns atm. She has started attempting it by herself this week. I wasn't impressed as it involved a mansize turd and a whole roll of quilted loo roll. I was trying to flush it for half an hour and ended up having to prod it with OH toothbrush.

LMAO!!!!!

You're a girl after my own heart my lovely x x x x x x