When do we go from encouraging babies to fart and burp, to teaching them to do it in private

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As babies, we are desperate for that fart or burp and sometimes even find it cute

As a toddler, you might find it funny, especially if it’s a proper ripper.

However, as they get older, they are told it’s dirty and needs to be more private.

Why?

We fart and burp with abandon here (though ds bloody stinks at times)

Once they start school they learn it's not appropriate to let rip. That doesn't mean it doesn't happen , it's just that a big show is not made of it especially if silent. Most kids will say excuse me or sorry for a burp, but try and ignore a fart because it's embarrassing. If particularly smelly/frequent we encourage them to go to the toilet in case a poo is coming (or already happened).

Farts or burps aren't controllable body functions. To some degree we learn to try to hold in,limit the noise and "spectacle" of it but they still happen. It's ridiculous to expect people ,especially children to never do it.

Do people encourage farts? I sort of see what you mean re burp in terms of burping a baby, but there isn't a far equivalent.

I think we encouraged the dc to say "excuse me" after fart or burp from around the same age we encouraged them to say please and thank you - maybe 2ish? And being private around burps and farms came along with things like going to the toilet being private.