To ask at what age should a child wipe their own number?

[DrizzleHair]

Just wondering after a chat with someone else - at what age should a child be able to wipe their own bum post poo?

And would you check their bum or just leave them to it and cope with the odd skid?

[Scottishchick39]

My son is 4 and he wipes his own bum, it does take about half a bog roll though 😕

[WeAllHaveWings]

Can't remember how old ds was but it was sometime after starting school, maybe earlier P2/Yr1. He could do an ok job, but used 1/2 loo role and several moist toilet tissues as he always wanted to be squeaky clean, so sometimes it was just easier to check him after he'd done a couple a wipes himself.

Luckily he was very regular, he's in secondary now and has never poo'ed at school

[Happyhippy45]

Dd managed from about age 3.5 by herself. Ds was still calling on me beyond age 4...but it was a yell of:
"Mum, I've done a messy poo!"
Occasional skid marks until age 6 or so.

My nephew went until about age 6 needing help. Everyone's different.