Are all boys this gross!
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Forum Name: Toddler Times
Forum Description: Is bubs growing up and getting into everything? How do you train them to use the potty? When do you start feeding solids? Share your tips and advice here!
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Topic: Are all boys this gross!
Posted By: Alianasmummy
Subject: Are all boys this gross!
Date Posted: 07 August 2008 at 7:58am
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I have a 2 1/2 year old lil monster and was wondering if its completely normal or something i have to prevent somehow.
While i am feeding miss 8weeks he takes the opportunity to run outside and get up to mischief. Just yesterday alone i found him in the chicken coop eating their food, drinking out of dirty puddles, digging up my veg garden, eating leaves and burying his toys. He went through 4 changes of clothes till i said enough was enough and put him in the shower. He has a cold too. I have tried entertaining him while feeding but its impossible to keep him in 1 place and its too cold to take bub outside to feed. Anyone have any tips?? ------------- http://lilypie.com">  tickers" /></a>
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Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 07 August 2008 at 9:29am
sorry no tips but yip i think all boys ARE that gross!! lol I have 2 - the older one does some strange and discusting things and my youngest is the biggest little toad ever!! too mischeif!! and compared to my friends good little placid girls! ....
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 07 August 2008 at 10:45am
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yesterday my 4 yr old was pretending to be a cat and drinking and eating out of the cats bowl... yes they are disgusting but shouldnt be allowed to do some things like bury their toys... ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 07 August 2008 at 12:49pm
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Sorry, I was going to suggest that maybe he was trying to get attention sisnce you were with baby and to maybe read to him or something while you feed, but if he won't sit still......
Good luck! ------------- Lindsey 
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Posted By: Deez
Date Posted: 07 August 2008 at 2:14pm
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hehehe yep id say all boys do it. I only have the one child but he can be a handful at the best of times.....i have caught him eating the dog roll...much to my disgust. I think they are just learning and exploring...but they do need boundaries......
Maybe you could play games with him while you a feeding your other baby...puzzles or blocks...something to that effect... -------------  
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Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 08 August 2008 at 2:49pm
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You have all my sympathies, not because I've been there (I haven't yet) but because I'm wondering what on earth I'll do with my 2-yr old when I'm stuck on the couch feeding a newborn too! It's not just boys, Ella likes the same sort of trouble, even down to eating the catfood (while making sure all her soft toys get some too ), torturing the cats, sucking on gravel from the drive and pulling out my flowers (the plants, not just the flowers) from the garden. ------------- Andie |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 08 August 2008 at 3:01pm
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That sounds like normal toddler behaviour to me. My darling princess is inquisitive too and their wonderful insatiable curiosity can seem very mischievious can't it? It's all about learning though. No doubt your lovely wee man has now learnt that mud puddles, chicken food and dead leaves don't taste very good. -------------  
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 08 August 2008 at 3:04pm
boy gross is when they are four and think peeing off the front porch is fun!!!!  ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 08 August 2008 at 3:06pm
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LOL, girl gross is when she's two and thinks she can pee standing up like daddy and gets it everywhere except the potty or when you don't notice she's gone wees and therefore don't provide the expected praise so she gets angry and throws a full potty across the room.
Ah kids..... I love them!! (repeat 20 times as and when necessary) -------------
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Posted By: Deez
Date Posted: 08 August 2008 at 4:01pm
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LOL Mojo, hope you dont get any more potty's thrown at you.... -------------
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 08 August 2008 at 4:28pm
ahhh, so thats why i dont like pottys!!  ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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MrsMojo wrote:Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 08 August 2008 at 8:41pm
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It only happened once (a couple of months ago) and it was our fault for not believing her - we've never made that mistake again.
LOL Bizzy I don't like potty's either but Michaela wanted to be a "big girl" during the middle of winter and refused to go in the toilet and I think being so cold in there didn't help so it was a temporary evil. Now she's got the hang of it she goes on the "big girl" toilet (and daddy's shown her that he sits down too -------------
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 08 August 2008 at 8:51pm
| jake tried to stick fireman sam up his butt yesterday....gross |
Posted By: Alianasmummy
Date Posted: 09 August 2008 at 9:13am
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Hahahaahaa thankyou all for your stories! its good to know i am not alone. And no, he doesnt realize that puddles, leaves and mud are gross. he choses them over marshmallows! im trying to ignore it so its not the attention he wants and hopefully he will stop soon.
I have tried playing games while feeding but Aliana gets distracted too and stops feeding and his attention span wanes. And our dog roll has taken more than a couple of bites too 
I hope Aliana doesnt grow up so toadish but i have a feeling... ------------- http://lilypie.com"> tickers" /></a>
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 09 August 2008 at 5:51pm
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Jenna, maybe you could try having a box of toys or a dvd or drawing things that are only pulled out during feeding times and allocate a room in the house (with a door) that is used for feeding. When Aliana is ready for a feed the 3 of you go into that room, close the door behind you and pull out the special toys for him to play with. -------------
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 11 August 2008 at 10:35am
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I am so laughing at some of the things these children have done. I have the same as Bizzy and a four year old that thinks its fun to pee almost anywhere outside. But yes my 4 1/2 year old is very gross with some of the things he does. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |