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Blaming the other one

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BiscoffSundae · 12/06/2022 18:47

I have 2 boys, without fail every time they use the toilet they will wee everywhere (not looking for judgey comments!) I have tried all the stuff to get them to stop, I’ve asked them to lift the seat, I’ve asked them to sit down, I’ve made them clean it, it still doesn’t stop, I have 2 so each time they will blame each other, it’s never them it’s always the other one. Has anyone had this issue and how did you tackle it? They have both said they won’t sit down, I’ve told them they need to do this but both are refusing, please no rude or judgey comments, I’m not sure what else there is I can do I make them clean it like just now but each time they will swear blind it wasn’t them.

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Stichintime · 12/06/2022 18:49

Can you put a cork in the toilet bowl? This gives them something to aim at.

toastfairy · 12/06/2022 19:18

I have 3 boys oldest is 17 if you figure it out let me know <3

ZooKeeper19 · 12/06/2022 19:24

All boys in my household sit to pee. DH included. My son will sit in my house, he can do whatever he wants elsewhere but at home, it is sit & wipe after, for everyone.

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BiscoffSundae · 12/06/2022 19:27

I’ve asked them to sit down they have refused.

at least it isn’t just mine, I posted on another thread once a got so many rude comments!

will try the cork idea

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MolliciousIntent · 13/06/2022 07:51

How old are they? I'd be coming down on this like a tonne of bricks. Following rules apply.

  1. You don't care who is doing it. Everyone from now on is treated as equally guilty and you don't care if it isn't fair.
  2. The bathroom is inspected twice a day, and every time there is piss all over the floor, there is a specific stated consequence. I'd remove X hours of screen time/PS4 or whatever.
  3. Cleaning the bathroom is now their job - it gets done before bed every day, without fail.

It is perfectly possible for boys to learn to not piss everywhere, and the fact that they're refusing to sit down is disrespectful to say the least.

BiscoffSundae · 13/06/2022 08:35

They are 8 and 10, they won’t sit down they just both looked at me completely horrified and made it clear they did not want to, the fact that there is wee everywhere means I know they are refusing as it’s still happening, it matters who because when I’m calling them back to clean it they both say it wasn’t them so it’s knowing which one to make clean it

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MolliciousIntent · 13/06/2022 08:38

Make them take it in turns, tell them you don't care who did it, and start enacting group consequences. If neither will fess up, both are guilty.

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