AIBU to think child might struggle to poop in a hole in the woods?

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wldpwr · 15/09/2026 18:56

If you have a child aged 4, 5 or 6...

... full day of childcare in the woods, only option for number two is 1) notify teacher, 2) teacher digs small hole, 3) child poops in hole, 4) teacher covers hole and helps child clean up.

YABU = my kid could cope with this, no problem

YANBU = this sounds like something my kid might find weird or difficult

Thanks!

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Greenfinch7 · 15/09/2026 19:07

My kids all pooped in holes at that age because we went on some all day hikes.

OriginalSkang · 15/09/2026 19:07

My DD would not have been up for this at all at that age. I remember a long walk we went on when she was six where she became quite hysterical because that was the only option and she didn't want to

ComtesseDeSpair · 15/09/2026 19:04

I think many children would find it difficult if they’d not been taken camping or hiking before, yes. I think it’s a reasonably common forest school expectation in some countries though, friends’ young children’s forest schools do this - but pupils are expected to have the capability before being allowed to enrol, rather than expecting them to deal with something they’ve never done before.

Anothercake · 15/09/2026 19:04

We do this on long dog walks (except I doggy bag it and bin it). What's the plan if loads of kids are regularly in those woods pooing all over the place while also digging around and playing? This is not somewhere I'd want my kids to spend time.

maggisimpson · 15/09/2026 19:02

None of my children would have pooped in a hole.

CheeseAndSaladCreamSandwich · 15/09/2026 19:02

My 7 year old would think he'd had the best day of his life

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wldpwr · 15/09/2026 18:59

NewGoldFox · 15/09/2026 18:57

Wtf

Is that a YANBU?

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NewGoldFox · 15/09/2026 18:57

Wtf

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