Have any of you ever made a parenting mistake with long term consequences? Well, I did and I now am in a quandary and could use some practical advice from any veteran parents or even those with no children - but with good ideas.Let me give you the background.
A couple of months ago, Karah was going through the stage where she thought she needed an entire roll of paper in order to wipe herself clean. One night she stuffed and flooded the toilet. This is where my bad parenting crept in.
"Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! Karah! Karah! What did you do? Get a towel! Get a towel! I thought I told you NOT to use huge wads of toilet paper! What a mess! Dang it! Karah!"
Well, ever since then she has been freaked out by flushing paper. I will walk in the bathroom and find "a deed" - and a wad of toilet paper on the floor -next to the toilet. This is making me NUTS! Not only is it disgusting - it is unsanitary and I have a baby crawling around - exploring the world with his mouth. This is one discovery he does NOT need to be making.
I have tried EVERYTHING with her to get this to stop - to no avail. Help!!!
While you're at it - solve this one. Bradley has the same fear of flushing - but I am NOT finding any wads of TP after HE goes. Which is nastier? Any great butt wiping incentives out there?
Reward for the advice that works!
one m&m for every sheet of tp he uses...of course if he wants more he's liable to flush the whole roll! :) did you ever try the flushable wipes? that way karah would know to take one at a time, plus they clean better. you could assure her that they won't stop up the toilet...good luck!
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