OT--How do you stop a 2 year old from smearing poop?

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Hi

My friend's little boy is 2 and he has just started smearing his poop all

over the walls and the crib. My friend is pregnant with twins and has a four

year old too and this smearing situation has to stop soon!!!!!!!!! Does

anyone have any advice for her? She has been layering diapers and pullups

when he takes a nap or sleeps during the night. They have also been using

duct tape around the diaper.

Any advice would be appreciated!!!!!!!!

take care

Pam

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I found that clear package tape was even harder to get off than duct tape -

it's harder to find the end :-) and you can run it down through the crotch

too, just to make the diaper harder to rip. I've also heard of using those

zip-up sleepers over the diaper, with feet and arms cut off if you want,

put on backwards, so they zip up the back and kiddo can't unzip

them. It's been awhile, but I remember how hard this was!

Terri

At 04:58 PM 5/5/01 -0500, you wrote:

> If all else fails, I'd make him wear pants to bed -- ones that zip and

>button (not snap) -- and I be sure and put a belt on him too.

>

> OT--How do you stop a 2 year old from smearing poop?

>

>

> > Hi

> > My friend's little boy is 2 and he has just started smearing his poop all

> > over the walls and the crib. My friend is pregnant with twins and has a

>four

> > year old too and this smearing situation has to stop soon!!!!!!!!! Does

> > anyone have any advice for her? She has been layering diapers and pullups

> > when he takes a nap or sleeps during the night. They have also been using

> > duct tape around the diaper.

> >

> > Any advice would be appreciated!!!!!!!!

> >

> > take care

> > Pam

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Has she tried a Onesie? Something that snaps at the crotch might

confuse him and he won't be able to reach down into his diaper.

Jeannie

apjj09@... wrote:

>

> Hi

> My friend's little boy is 2 and he has just started smearing his poop all

> over the walls and the crib. My friend is pregnant with twins and has a four

> year old too and this smearing situation has to stop soon!!!!!!!!! Does

> anyone have any advice for her? She has been layering diapers and pullups

> when he takes a nap or sleeps during the night. They have also been using

> duct tape around the diaper.

>

> Any advice would be appreciated!!!!!!!!

>

> take care

> Pam

>

>

[Guest guest]

If all else fails, I'd make him wear pants to bed -- ones that zip and

button (not snap) -- and I be sure and put a belt on him too.

OT--How do you stop a 2 year old from smearing poop?

> Hi

> My friend's little boy is 2 and he has just started smearing his poop all

> over the walls and the crib. My friend is pregnant with twins and has a

four

> year old too and this smearing situation has to stop soon!!!!!!!!! Does

> anyone have any advice for her? She has been layering diapers and pullups

> when he takes a nap or sleeps during the night. They have also been using

> duct tape around the diaper.

>

> Any advice would be appreciated!!!!!!!!

>

> take care

> Pam

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

When Evan was smearing or just trying to stick his hands in his pants, I got

was told to get him coveralls. At his age it was hard to find them in size

in our area but I finally found some and he stopped soon after. For a two

year old at bedtime what about sleeper pj's with the feet cut out and put on

backwards.

Betty

Re: OT--How do you stop a 2 year old from smearing poop?

> Has she tried a Onesie? Something that snaps at the crotch might

> confuse him and he won't be able to reach down into his diaper.

> Jeannie

>

> apjj09@... wrote:

> >

> > Hi

> > My friend's little boy is 2 and he has just started smearing his poop

all

> > over the walls and the crib. My friend is pregnant with twins and has a

four

> > year old too and this smearing situation has to stop soon!!!!!!!!!

Does

> > anyone have any advice for her? She has been layering diapers and

pullups

> > when he takes a nap or sleeps during the night. They have also been

using

> > duct tape around the diaper.

> >

> > Any advice would be appreciated!!!!!!!!

> >

> > take care

> > Pam

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi - when my daughter was in that stage ( which unfortunately lasted a VERY

LONG TIME!!!) I turned her zip up pj's around and zipped them up the back.

It's a game for the kids and a horror show for us - this too will pass...

promise! : )

Amy Gracia

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We used the zippered feety pj's and pinned the zipper to top w/ a diaper pin.

The only thing that stopped my son from smearing was when we started him on

secretin. I don't know if it's because the pooped firmed up or maybe didn't

bother him - who knows - all I know is that he stopped.

In a message dated 5/5/2001 8:52:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, apjj09@...

writes:

<< Hi

My friend's little boy is 2 and he has just started smearing his poop all

over the walls and the crib. My friend is pregnant with twins and has a

four

year old too and this smearing situation has to stop soon!!!!!!!!! Does

anyone have any advice for her? She has been layering diapers and pullups

when he takes a nap or sleeps during the night. They have also been using

duct tape around the diaper.

Any advice would be appreciated!!!!!!!!

>>

[Guest guest]

Our son started smearing his feces at the age of 3-1/2 & didn't stop

until we started ABA therapy. Our therapist told us that we were

probably doing something that was " reinforcing " this behavior (in our

case it was because he would get a bath immediately after we found

him smearing feces). Other than that, others have suggested it is a

tactile issue, and that there is something about the consistency that

they are enjoying. To combat this, regular times of playing w/play

doh (gf/cf of course) seemed to alleviate the need to play w/the

poopy!. Hope this helps.

> In a message dated 5/5/2001 8:52:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

apjj09@c...

> writes:

>

> << Hi

> My friend's little boy is 2 and he has just started smearing his

poop all

> over the walls and the crib. My friend is pregnant with twins and

has a

> four

> year old too and this smearing situation has to stop

soon!!!!!!!!! Does

> anyone have any advice for her? She has been layering diapers and

pullups

> when he takes a nap or sleeps during the night. They have also

been using

> duct tape around the diaper.

>

> Any advice would be appreciated!!!!!!!!

> >>

[Guest guest]

> . Our therapist told us that we were

> probably doing something that was " reinforcing " this behavior (in our

> case it was because he would get a bath immediately after we found

> him smearing feces).

We were concerned about that since he loved baths. So, he got a shower

instead. He wasn't to crazy about showers. We tried putting diapers on

backwards, he figured that out. We ended up using duct tape or packing tape

and wrapped it all the way around.

There was a girl at my sons school with the same behavior. In the winter,

they used blanket sleepers put on backwards. In the summer she wore a

gymnastic leotard, the ones with the short legs on them, not the body suit

type. Then, they taped around each leg and her chest. That way she couldn't

get in at her legs or get in at her chest. She wore clothes over this.

Sure, people looked at us strange when we had field trips and it took a small

army to change her but her poops were really stinky. You just couldn't get

that smell off. I sure Mcs didn't want to have to close down their

playground because of our little poop smearer.

Of course, the interesting part was that her parents didn't seem to care.

Maybe she didn't smear poop at home.

Maureen

[Guest guest]

If anyone figures this answer out, they will make a small mediated

fortune...Mason is VERY guilty of this at 3, we had a seamstress take

and sew all his 2 peice jammies together and made an opening in the

back so we could get him in and out..he also wears bibs

(shorts,weather is hot) in the day so he can't pull his pants off, he

hasn't figured out how to stick his hand UP the shorts yet...UGH the

things we talk about LOL.

Debbie

> > . Our therapist told us that we were

> > probably doing something that was " reinforcing " this behavior (in

our

> > case it was because he would get a bath immediately after we found

> > him smearing feces).

>

> We were concerned about that since he loved baths. So, he got a

shower

> instead. He wasn't to crazy about showers. We tried putting

diapers on

> backwards, he figured that out. We ended up using duct tape or

packing tape

> and wrapped it all the way around.

>

> There was a girl at my sons school with the same behavior. In the

winter,

> they used blanket sleepers put on backwards. In the summer she

wore a

> gymnastic leotard, the ones with the short legs on them, not the

body suit

> type. Then, they taped around each leg and her chest. That way

she couldn't

> get in at her legs or get in at her chest. She wore clothes over

this.

> Sure, people looked at us strange when we had field trips and it

took a small

> army to change her but her poops were really stinky. You just

couldn't get

> that smell off. I sure Mcs didn't want to have to close down

their

> playground because of our little poop smearer.

>

> Of course, the interesting part was that her parents didn't seem to

care.

> Maybe she didn't smear poop at home.

>

> Maureen

[Guest guest]

When my daughter went thru this stage we put her in over-alls for 2 or 3

months when she out grew them we tried pants and shorts again and she did not

do this any more.

Valarie in Ca

[Guest guest]

It is amazing how many of us have been here. I can remember bringing

it up at our support group and fearful that our son was the only who

did this only to find two other parents fighting this same issue.

Anyway, our answer to this came with multiple answers. We did

everything in our power to eliminate the chance of our son getting

his hands in his pants. The two things that worked best for our son

were the sleepers with the zipper pinned and jean (or jean shorts)

with a belt pulled tight (not too tight). But we believe that our

son's yeast overgrowth and sensory issues added to the problem. Once

we got the yeast under control, started secretin, and gave him

sensory fixes he stopped and we were able to go back to normal

clothes.

Kim B.

> Hi

> My friend's little boy is 2 and he has just started smearing his

poop all

> over the walls and the crib. My friend is pregnant with twins and

has a four

> year old too and this smearing situation has to stop

soon!!!!!!!!! Does

> anyone have any advice for her? She has been layering diapers and

pullups

> when he takes a nap or sleeps during the night. They have also

been using

> duct tape around the diaper.

>

> Any advice would be appreciated!!!!!!!!

>

> take care

> Pam

>

>

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