What will your kids do for other people?

[threebob]

Have a little boy on a play date at the moment; so far he has:

Taken his plate to the table
Sat nicely while he ate
Eaten carrot batons
Wiped his own bottom after having a poo
Not used his whingey voice

None of these things he will do at home, and the wiping bottom thing is a world first. I don't think he did a great job, but I would have been physically sick if I had done it.

Should I make a full report to his mum so she can now adopt a zero tolerance regime to bottom wiping!

A well brought up young man ....

DS is infinitely more polite and helpful for other people than he is with me ... I believe that is normal ....

But yes, his mum needs to bin the bum wiping

I told his mum about the bottom wiping and he proudly showed her his sticker (I know, but it could have been worse I could have set her up for chocolate .

He is nearly 4, so I think it's time she enjoyed skidmarked undies!

he was no trouble and ds loved having some company. he will deffo be asked back.

Not fair - my ds is nearly 6 and STILL won't wipe his own bottom!

My DD (4) is an angel for other people. Will help tidy up, say please and thankyou, sit to th table and eat nicely etc etc. At home she only does it if she wants something.

curlew - what happens at school?

We used to have one friend over & feed him something new. He would try it at our house but not home (where sausages & chicken nuggets were his limit!). We got him onto Spag Bol & Chicken Korma v.quickly + a few other things. His Mum thought it was great!

My DS is also better at trying things when out rather than offend. Found he liked Butternut squash this week.

Obviously I can't answer for curlew threebob but if her DS is anything like mine, he won't do a poo at school. My DS does wipe his own bottom (but didn't really start doing it until he was nearly 5 ) ... but regardless of that he just doesn't poo anywhere but home ... in fact, when we were in Melbourne the other week he had his first EVER poo in a public toilet! Progress indeed He will be 7 next month.

I think he takes after me ...

Ds does poos all the time, but when he was learning to use the toilet would only do them at home - I haven't even suggested that he pees standing up because I'm worried about dire floor consequences if he poos at the same time.

Little boy said teachers at Kindy wiped his bum for him. I suppose if he been totally insistent I would have helped, but thought that I would try talking him through it first.

Yep - my ds only does poos at home. Fortunately he usually does one at home before he goes to school - them another in the evening. TMI, I know!

I look after one of DS2's friends (5) and his little sister (2) for a few hours each week.

Their dad arrived early to collect them one day just as I was about to change the little ones nappy. He was stunned when I said 'nappy time' and she scuttled off to lay out a towel on the carpet, fetch nappy, nappy bag and cleaning stuff and then obligingly lay down and stuck her feet in the air.

At home they have to chase her around the living room and tackle her to the floor