Do you let your kids wee in the garden...?

[HotGlueGun]

If your children are playing out in the garden and need a wee.... do you let them wee in the garden or insist they go indoors to the toilet?

Wild Wee in the garden. Better for the environment as well. Sod being civilised. Let them be kids.

@Carycy

Wild Wee in the garden. Better for the environment as well. Sod being civilised. Let them be kids.

What part of pissing in the garden is related to being a kid.

Because if the habit is there at six it will be very hard to break. What about at ten when you’re having friends round or fifteen at his girlfriend’s house? He’s going to think it’s normal just to drop his pants and go.

😂😂😂 total nonsense.

Bluntness kids aren’t ashamed of their body parts for a start. Weeing in the garden does no harm. Weeing in the toilet and flushing it uses a lot of water .

Also as the government funds less and less public toilets it’s handy to know what you are doing. My daughter is getting pretty good at it. Essential on a day out.

@intheenddoesitreallymatter of course I teach my child manners.... it doesn't help when my husband immediately undermines me. We've spoken about it now, however, and he's taken on board what I've said. He think our son can distinguish between "appropriate" outdoor wees and non-appropriate (ie. in the school playground). I just don't want this to be his normal. Weeing outside should be by exception and only when absolutely necessary/ unavoidable.

@HotGlueGun

If your children are playing out in the garden and need a wee.... do you let them wee in the garden or insist they go indoors to the toilet?

I personally would just let them go behind the hedge. DH hates this because he likes to walk outside barefoot and makes them go inside

Depends on the size of your garden and neighbours!

@Carycy

Bluntness kids aren’t ashamed of their body parts for a start. Weeing in the garden does no harm. Weeing in the toilet and flushing it uses a lot of water .

Um what? It’s nothing to with shame of their body parts what an odd thought. I’m a parent. I’m fully aware of how kids generally think.

And teaching your kids to piss in the garden to save money on flushing or using less water for environmental reasons is the craziest thing I’ve heard.

Each to their own bluntness. Every little helps.

Turned the grass weirdly green in the weed on bits. Wondered if , over the course of a week or so, they could write a word on it that would show up in greener bits….

Yes of course. It's good for the soil around the plants.
DH often has a wee in the garden when we get home after shopping. It's quicker than waiting to unlock the door and I tend to bagsy the downstairs loo first.

We live rurally and nearest neighbour is a field and hill away so he can't be seen.

I certainly wouldn't be bothered if DS or his friends took an alfresco wee. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I let my DC do it

[quote HotGlueGun]@intheenddoesitreallymatter of course I teach my child manners.... it doesn't help when my husband immediately undermines me. We've spoken about it now, however, and he's taken on board what I've said. He think our son can distinguish between "appropriate" outdoor wees and non-appropriate (ie. in the school playground). I just don't want this to be his normal. Weeing outside should be by exception and only when absolutely necessary/ unavoidable. [/quote]
I agree op. There is something feral and uncivilised to teach your kids to pee outside and not use the loo as standard. And it’s a confusing message to give kids that they can’t just piss where ever they wish. But apparantly can in their own garden. Just not in their own loo.

What’s next, shitting in the borders?

My boys do it. We have no neighbours to offend. Not really in direct garden but outside the gates. One year we had a fox and they were encouraged to wee round the coop as people pee offends them. Not sure how true this is but it worked.

My children would never wee in the school playground the park opposite has its own wee wee bush according to the kids.

@HotGlueGun

So the child in question is 6, almost 7 and male

Then no. It's not really teaching good manners. I caught my ex pissing in our kitchen sink one night (thank god he is an ex) and couldn't help but wonder what the hell would make him find that acceptable. I would have been equally annoyed had he done it in the garden, but i can only imagine its setting an example for the future if you allow it.

Human wee in the garden is much more preferable than dog wee (or other animals).

Nope. But my neighbours do and i think its grim

Nope, I don’t think it sets a good precedent. Public urination is a civil offence and I have seen people get fined for it so you don’t want to confuse him about what’s acceptable.

We did but then he weed up a tree at break time at school and the teachers were not happy so alfesco wees were banned everywhere.

@DownWhichOfLate

Human wee in the garden is much more preferable than dog wee (or other animals).

Sure, but it’s much more preferable in the loo.

I never allowed this.

So the child in question is 6, almost 7 and male
Absolutely not.

No he was that kid we had to leave park in rush so he could be in toilet whereas other kids pee in bushes

Now he’s older he thinks it’s gross that his mates pee outside because means they can’t wash hands after

No! My sister asked me once if my nephew could and I thought it was bleugh... (I said no btw)