What age for blowing nose?

[usernametaken]

When did you children manage to blow their own noses?

DD hasn't been ill often so the opportunities for snot wiping have been limited. The last time she had a cold she became an expert in wiping the snot half way across her cheek so that her hair stuck in it!

Am I expecting too much from her to be able to blow the snot out herself?!
Many thanks!

[TheRealMrsJohnSimm]

how old is your DD? DS1 is 8 and cannot "blow" his nose yet (despite some rather lengthy demonstrations by myself and DH) but has been able to "wipe" his nose on tissue since around 4 yo.

[lizandlulu]

my dd 2.10 has had a runny nose now for about 4 weeks and does the same, wipes it across her cheek and leaves trails on her arm.
went to a wedding last week and mil pointed out 'oh my boys were always good nose blowers'

what a good charachteristic to have

[artichokes]

If given a tissue and told to use it to blow her nose DD manages just fine. She is 2.1 but has been doing this since 18 months.

[CryingMyselfToSleep]

about 3-4ish...

[ruddynorah]

dd could do it from about 20 months. didn't really explain it she just did it.

[kwaker5]

My ds is almost 2 and he tries to do it but ends up blowing out of his mouth, so it sounds good but is useless!

[quinne]

My GP told me they learn this around 5 (she said not developmentally ready before 5). That was four years ago. Would have to say that my DS is 6 now and still not great at it...

[LunaFairy]

Since my ds was 2 he would go to the tissue box, take a tissue and put it over his nose. I would hold it and say blow and he would. I've been teaching him since a very early age. He does it himself now.

[franke]

dd (just turned 6) has learnt in the past year. I actually started a thread on here about it and how to teach this important life skill and got a few good suggestions. In the end I got her to blow a feather along the floor without using her mouth - she soon got the hang of it.

[TheGoddessBlossom]

DS1 got it about age 3.5 - I used the example of holldng his breath like he does when swimming and blowing the breath out his nose, keeping mouth closed. Did the trick...

[TrinityRhino]

dd2 is 3.4 and has mastered bloewing and wiping jst recebtly
al thanks tot the lovely nursery ladies

[miaik]

Wnen a child is about 7-8 he already can read and write, but sometimes can't blow the nose without a help. He needs somebody to hold a handkerchief for him. As I remember, I myself began to blow my nose when I was 12. When I was younger my nurse hold a handkerchief for me. I blew my nose only with her help.