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

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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!

I remember those toilets!!! My mother used to give me soft toilet paper to take to school. It was neatly folded in strips of three squares and tucked in a plastic bag. It was a thing then (50's) for girls to have a bag on a cross body strap fastened with a zip or a popper and known as a "purse" to carry bits and pieces for primary school....a handkerchief, sweets, dinner money, money to spend in the sweetshop and so on.

I can’t just go because it’s a convenient time!

We had those toilets!
I’d forgotten about those little school purses, they came with the pinafores. I used to keep all sorts in mine!

oh wild wees are easy. I can still do that even with a bad back and a duff knee.

This 🤮

My child wouldn't of done that at 3,5,6 or even now at 15,with his own spade.
It does remind me of an episode, when he was little, where he had to wee in a bush. I watched from a distance and saw him tear off a leaf to dry his bits. I nearly wet my self laughing. Good job there were no nettles.

My kids would manage this but we've camped and hiked in remote places.

You cant just "poo before you go". Its not like you can force one out before you are ready, the body doesnt work like that. Most people have a predictable cycle, given a healthy diet with plenty of fibre and fluid, they will defecate in the morning or after meals due to gastrocolic reflex.

You can wipe with loo roll & simply bury it with the stool. Most people pee when they poo & the liquid helps the loo roll break down or you can pour some water over. Or you can bag it and move on.

Do people realise all animals poo & pee outdoors, all the time?

This was expected when my brother was a Beaver/Cub/Scout. He'd go on weekend camps and not crap once, then be doubled up on the toilet when he got home.

Some people are ok, some people just can't.

This as well, it wont happen often. Most kids will poo in the mornings, and wont need to go while out & about.

yup and its vile when you tread in it.

DS is 10 and no chance he would do this.

The natural/biological start point is that young children will not mind this (human beings have evolved defecating outside for millennia). Young children who aren't ok doing it have often had that instinct trained out by obsessive hygiene practices at home, parents who tell them its disgusting or who punish them if it happens.

If its a regular occurring activity in the same part of the forrest, its a significant health issue.

the reason we have modern sewage solutions as required in every house, commercial building etc is because human feces is a significant vector of disease.

random holes dug at random depths containing (or not fully containing) human feces in an area where small children are playing, falling over etc is imho a huge red flag

my dc would not be going anywhere near that childcare setting whether they were happy pooing al fresco or not

Even children of 12-18 months will often find a private place to poo in!
The 'natural' start point is irrelevant to modern humans, we're not living natural lives.

It’s obviously a bit weird, but I don’t see why it would be difficult.