to expect a 5 yr old not to fart in front of me

[moogster1a]

my 5 year old mindee has taken to doing truly revolting farts. I keep telling him to leave the room if he needs to do one and keep reminding him that someone who smells of poo won't be popular.
Accordng to him and his sister their dad does it all the time at home and they seem nonplussed that I don't want to sit in a shitty smelling fug in my own home.
Should a 5 year old be able to restrain himself ( bearing in mind he seems to have been able to for the last 4 and a half years ).
There's been no change of diet by the way, i think he's just changing into a mini version of farting dad.

The other kids were holding their noses and saying *stinks of poo. He said it's just a trump, and I told him that lots of people don't like the smell and he'll be a lot more popular and polite if he did it outside the room next door.
Hardly Cruella duville !

Breastmilk - I think the point is if she was my childminder the contract would be terminated immediately.

Loonies You serious?

Breastmilk - I think the point is if she was my childminder the contract would be terminated immediately.

Thank you Loonies. I can obviously come and visit you without arming myself with Febreze

You expected better from mumsnet?

You've been here, right?

I mean, actually read threads?

Ah , just a joke then

Seemed to stupid to be genuine.

Now febreeze really does smell bad - and it lingers.

I repeat - have you told the child's parents he disgusts you?

Do you honestly all fart in front of each other? I find that really disgusting and would be really offended if someone did that on a regular basis. I think it shows a lack of respect.

Febreeze is full of chemicals.

It's not a case of me missing the point verytelly, I understand the POV. I'm simply clarifying an aspect of a CMers profession.

I have quite clearly stated that I don't. But still, I would never expect that of a child.

You're being really unreasonable, plus you're not listening.

Oh dear god no. I don't even fart in front of my husband and we've been married 13 years!

No.

It's not feeling free to fart. It's understanding the mind of the 5 yr old.

How can you be a childcare professional and not understand how children think?

It's got nothing to do with whether or not breaking wind is a good thing to do round the dinner table (no!) but understanding how a little boy sees it!

You still teach them that it's not the done thing.

But you just don't think less of them for doing it.

Come on!!!

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I don't but I'm not going to tell a child REPEATEDLY that they will be unpopular if they stink of poo if they happen to fart in front of me. He is 5 not 15 ffs.

"someone who smells of poo won't be popular"

Actually, when he's at school, if he can learn to control them, and trump on demand, he'll be very, very popular!

I'd pay good money to see a trump
Orchestra although I would probably want a gas mask

I've told the mum he keeps farting and she said, I know, it's revolting and he needs to learn to stop 9 said in front of him ).
I'll get ready for another flaming, but again, what is wrong with teaching good manners?
I bet everyone teaches please and thank you. Not farting is also good manners.

AARRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!

Moogsta
Either this is a Windup up or you are quite astonoshingly dim

Wasn't loonies starting some challenge thread about wind ups in aibu?

I hope it is a rubbish joke or I am concerned about someone too stupid to read and understand straightforward posts being in charge of small children

We're loud and proud in this household, but that doesn't mean we don't know how to behave in public.
(ds2 is taking some training, and recently cleated a lift with a crafty trump. He's only 5 though, so he was forgiven)

Well, I for one am staggered at the rudeness of this little boy.

He should at the very least have asked if you wanted to pull his finger. Tsk. Kids today.

Cleated should be cleared btw.

Tethers

faver :o