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post #1 of 20
Thread Starter 
Please fill in what age your child does/did this or you think will do these things without a lot of prodding and grief-causing nagging:

1. clean up their toys

2. try new foods

3. wipe their own butt

4. stop whining

5. stop being overly dramatic when things don't go their way


Feel free to add any of your own questions
post #2 of 20
I don't have older kids, but I'm going to guess at least 18 for all of them except #3. That one, I don't know...6?
post #3 of 20
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Originally Posted by cee3 View Post
I don't have older kids, but I'm going to guess at least 18 for all of them except #3. That one, I don't know...6?
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post #4 of 20
1. clean up their toys maybe 30?

2. try new foods college age

3. wipe their own butt dd has been wiping her own butt since she was 5


4. stop whining who knows?

5. stop being overly dramatic when things don't go their way some people never outgrow this

ETA some more informative answers-
My dd will try new foods as long as I don't make them and it is something like alligator or octupus. She hates my cooking.

Since dd potty trained she has taken care of wiping her butt. I know some kids have trouble longer though.

DD didn't get super dramatic or whiny until age 6 and 7. She also got a bitchy teen-like attitude all the sudden.

Dd does not spontaneously feel the desire to clean. She cleans if I tell her to but doesn't recognize the need to do so regularly on her own. I didn't until I was a teenager.
post #5 of 20
1. clean up their toys Never. Dh doesn't pick up his "toys" without prodding and nagging! We do have 'clean up time' at night and ds, who is 6 will sometimes clean up cheerfully without a lot of prodding during this time, if we're all doing, he's had enough to eat, enough sleep and enough exercise (and the phase of the moon is right). But he still needs very specific direction.

2. try new foods Totally depends on the child. Neither of my kids do this! But then, um, neither does dh.

3. wipe their own butt 5-7, though we had to bribe our ds majorly at 6 to get him to do it.

4. stop whining Don't you know adults who still whine? Seriously though that stopped about age 4 for us, unless ds is really tired. We're working really hard with dd on that because it makes my skin crawl.

5. stop being overly dramatic when things don't go their way 25??

My question:
6. When did your kids learn to zip their jackets?
post #6 of 20


i have to disagree. I am almost 32 and dh is 33 and I *still* have a hard time picking up my own "toys."
post #7 of 20
1. clean up their toys On their own? No clue. But both mine can and sometimes do pick up after I've asked.

2. try new foods Actually my 5 year old has started trying a few new things in the past few months. So hopefully that keeps going.

3. wipe their own butt 5. We finally got my oldest doing that before kindergarten started. Although he'd been doing it at daycare for a long time. I asked him why he could do it there and he said "because I don't think she'd want to wipe my butt"

4. stop whining I really hope to find out soon!

5. stop being overly dramatic when things don't go their way Same as above.
post #8 of 20
1. clean up their toys? 4, she does need encouragement most of the time but there have been several instances of spontaneous tiding lately!

2. try new foods? Since she was born. My daughter is a great eater and will try almost anything. This was a big issue for me so I have made an effort from the beginning to make sure she's into food.

3. wipe their own butt? 4, she won't even let me in the bathroom anymore.

4. stop whining? My daughter is 4.5 and we are still working on this one but it's definitely better and only when very tired.

5. stop being overly dramatic when things don't go their way? Again around age 4. She can still get dramatic on occasion but again, she'd have to be tired.

6. When did your kids learn to zip their jackets? 3.5, also buttons.
post #9 of 20

1. clean up their toys: My youngest who is 1 picks up her messes. She thinks it is fu to put toys in thier baskets. =)

2. try new foods: All my kids (6,5,3,1)pick out a new fruit or veggie at the supermarket. We then try the new food together. I ask they take and swallow one bite. If they don't like it we know for next time.

3. wipe their own butt: LOL They boys use to at 3. Now they dont unless it is poo. DD only wipes with her flushable wipes.

4. stop whining: NEVER! RFLMAO

5. stop being overly dramatic when things don't go their way: if they are girls. NEVER. Boys around 4 I think.
post #10 of 20
Thread Starter 


Okay, I get it about most of these comments but I have always been neat and tidy. Why can't my kid be? Wahhh! Oh wait, now I am whining. Oops!

As for when to zip a coat, dd is 4.5 and has been doing that for a year. We don't actually have any clothes with buttons or ties so I cannot answer about those.
post #11 of 20
My DD is 5.

1. clean up their toys
She will if I ask a few times

2. try new foods
NEVER

3. wipe their own butt
Yes

4. stop whining
She whines less and less everyday *knocks on wood*

5. stop being overly dramatic when things don't go their way
She is actually getting so.much.better at this! She seems to be understanding reason much more *knocks on wood again though*
post #12 of 20
My daughter just turned five, son is 20 months.

1. clean up their toys DD does this if asked maybe 60% of the time without fussing and DS helps if he sees us doing it.

2. try new foods both kids have no problem with this. DD is a little more particular about what she'll try but she is WAY more willing than either DP or myself. DS eats everything you put in front of him, even if he doesn't like it.

3. wipe their own butt Sometime during her fourth year, I told DD that I was wiping her for the last time (she'd already been doing it herself sporadically), and that was that. She never asked again.

4. stop whining Not soon enough.

5. stop being overly dramatic when things don't go their way maybe never

Oh, and she's been zipping her jacket for about two years now.
post #13 of 20
1. clean up their toys
I had to be kind of mean about it, but both of my kids pick up their toys now-- at almost 2 and 4.75.

2. try new foods
Both of my kids have always been willing to try any food-- at least once!

3. wipe their own butt
We helped my son work on it while 3.5-4 and on his 4th birthday, he took over 100%

4. stop whining
WHO KNOWS?

5. stop being overly dramatic when things don't go their way
AGAIN, WHO KNOWS?! Not 4.75
post #14 of 20
1. clean up their toys With close supervision, as soon as they are able to walk, they are able to put toys into the toy box at clean-up time. That young, they often take more out as they are putting others in, though! As far as doing it in an more organized (but still closely supervised) way, my 22 month old is getting very good about picking them all up and putting them in the box, and putting the books on the shelf (though not neatly, of course!). He is even pretty good at sorting some things into the proper bins--the dishes, play food, and the cars, but he doesn't differentiate between farm animal toys and small rescue hero toys, for example. As far as being told to "clean up the toys" without supervision, my kids are not there yet. Ds1 (5.5 yo) is getting there, but he still needs me to peek in at regular intervals and give him feedback. And a visual timer is very helpful for him, too! DD is very good at cleaning and sorting and doing it in a very neat, organized way, but she needs my constant presence. She doesn't need me to tell her each thing (or really, tell her anything, other than making positive encouraging remarks from time to time) but she needs me to be in the room with her.

2. try new foods All my kids have been pretty good at trying new foods starting from their first exposure to solids. Actually, they are usually excited to try new stuff! For us, if there is a problem, it will come the second time they encounter a food! Actually, none of them are picky, for which I'm constantly grateful!

3. wipe their own butt Very hard to say....ds1 is 5.5 and still needs to be checked on occasion, but dd is 3.5 and does the job consistently well.

4. stop whining Not sure what you are asking here--do you mean when are they able to recognize what whining is and change their tone if asked, or do you mean when are they mature enough to not do it to begin with? If you mean the first, I'd say my 3.5 year old is starting to get it when I tell her to "say _____ again in a nice voice, instead of a whiney one." If you mean the second, I'd say good luck! :

5. stop being overly dramatic when things don't go their way Not sure on this one, but I'm hoping by age 35. That gives dh 4.5 more years! (and it gives me 5.5 years! )

ETA:

Zip their own jackets I just noticed this evening that ds1 can do this easily, but I have no idea how he learned! We live in Florida, so jackets aren't a big thing for us most of the year. He tried to teach dd how to do it this afternoon, but she couldn't master the connecting part. So I guess I'd say sometime between 4 and 5.5, LOL!
post #15 of 20
1. clean up their toys

I've always encouraged my son to "help" clean up from the time he was tiny. Back then I'd make it a game, and as he got older we'd still play but I'd also ask specific things like "put your toys in the basket as fast as you can", etc. Lately (he's going to be 5 next week) I can ask him to clean up all of his toys and he does it no problem. That usually involves taking his toys that are all over the living room and putting them into a basket in his closet.

2. try new foods

My son has sensory issues and eating issues. But I must say he's really turned a corner lately and will try a bite of something if I ask him. But that's a first for us, and he's almost 5.

3. wipe their own butt

He can do a so-so job with flushable wet wipes. Without them, no way. Right now I encourage him to wipe himself and then finish up for him.

4. stop whining

I hate whining and long, long ago made it clear I couldn't understand him when he speaks like that. I'd play dumb and pretend I couldn't understand. So he does not whine.

5. stop being overly dramatic when things don't go their way

I've got a drama king. He's mature enough now to not fall apart when something goes wrong, but he can sure pout!! We usually difuse the situation with humor but even at 5 he can be SUPER dramatic. I think it's kinda cute. :
post #16 of 20
You might like the book Respectful Parents, Respectful Kids. It addresses all of the issues on your list and it really helped me see things differently.
post #17 of 20
I have 6 kids (the eldest is a stepdd who doesn't live w/ us full time)...ranging in age from almost 16 to almost 2.

1. clean up their toys: By three they're good at this. However, our house is VERY kid-friendly when it comes to cleaning up...Legos have their own chest of drawers, everything else has huge wicker baskets for storage, one full bottom shelf is for board books, etc. I don't leave the little ones to do all the cleaning alone, and we often make a game of it, but they clean up from the time they can crawl and dump out a wicker basket of toys or books.

2. try new foods: Off and on from the time they start eating food. Four of my kids are very adventurous, one refuses anything new, and one is heavily into trying (and making) new foods, the spicier or weirder, the better. I just keep offering and make sure to try the occasional new food myself (I admit I'm TERRIBLE at trying new foods and am a very, very picky eater...this has made encouraging new foods challenging for me).

3. wipe their own butt: By age 3, after potty learning between 2 and 3. I usually help out with this for at least 6 months after PL happens. And the handwashing thing is burned into their brains, as well, because cleaning themselves up is sometimes a messy experience.

4. stop whining: Hah!

5. stop being overly dramatic when things don't go their way: Honestly, I don't fall for drama, so they learn pretty early that whining, foot stomping, and general "Hey, lookit me I'm whiney!" gets Mama to leave the room. I have to admit it's taking my 6yo a little longer to learn not to whine than I like, but going into his second year of martial arts is really helping him curb the urge to be dramatic.


Feel free to add any of your own questions[/QUOTE]


love, penelope
post #18 of 20
1. clean up their toys- My daughter is 3 and picks up her toys with my help.

2. try new foods- My kids have always been willing to try

3. wipe their own butt- DD is 3 and has been doing it for quite some time DS 27 mos does a pretty good job as well.

4. stop whining- By kinder.

5. stop being overly dramatic when things don't go their way My oldest 3 are boys are are not dramatic. But DD is just starting to be slightly reasonable at 3.5.

My question:
6. When did your kids learn to zip their jackets? In Kinder.
post #19 of 20
1. clean up their toys - they both have done this since they were very small. Though they both still need help occassionally when the mess gets overwhelming.

2. try new foods - one of them has always been good about trying new foods. They other one will try new foods, but I swear he decides if he is going to like them or not well in advance of the actual tasting part. Though, he will try new foods more enthusiastically at school than he will for me.

3. wipe their own butt - Four. With much coersion and gnashing of teeth.

4. stop whining - My 11 yo. no longer whines. I can't remember when it stopped. Probably at 10, because as I recall, 9 was a whiny age. My 7 yo. still whines. I dunno -- I think the whining comes and goes depending on their growth and development. It cycles.

5. stop being overly dramatic when things don't go their way - My kids are not real dramatic. They cry sometimes, when they don't get their way. They both kind of feel a compulsion to suck it up and get on with things though. I'm not sure where they got that.
post #20 of 20
1. Clean up their toys? Sorry to say this, but that actually gets worse. My 2yo is better about picking up his toys than any of my older kids, because he LOVES to help. Picking up, doing dishes, laundry, you name it. He might not be the most efficient helper, but he's by far the most enthusiastic!

2. Try new foods? When they get their first girlfriends. My 13yo just had dinner at his new girlfriend's house tonight and he ate QUICHE! With SPINACH in it! :

3. Wipe their own butt? My boys did this around 3-4, my DSD was about 5.

4. Stop whining? My boys never were whiners, my DSD still is at almost 9yo.

5. Stop being overly dramatic when things don't go their way? I'll let you know when this happens.

6. When did your kids learn to zip their jackets? Shortly before kindergarten for us.
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