Well from work experience, many can do it themselves by this age, though, many would probably rather sing out for someone else to do it for them! We try to encourage them to at least try to do it themselves and supervise how well they do it! By close to starting school, they should definitely be able to do themselves as the teachers definitely don't do it for them.
Doing it at 2.5 I would say is quite clever.
DD wipes after a wees and does that just fine, she is probably more thorough than i am she is 2 and a few months. I dont think she can even reach properly to wipe after a #2 and i wouldnt expect her to do that either. I looked after a friends DD a while ago who was 5 at the time and i couldnt belive that she couldnt wipe her own bottom!
DS1 is nearly 4 (in Feb) and is partially toilet trained (he will use toilet, but needs prompting, won't wipe or flush and only during the day) and has been for about a month now.
He will not go if anyone is in there with him, so for now we are leaving him to his own devices.
As for Kindy, because he has other issues going on (mainly sensory processing disorder) the Kindy has to accept that toileting is part of his special need. He starts Kindy along with his peers in Feb next year!
DD likes to be independant and tries at nappy change time usually with good results. If she wees in the potty she wipes and in the bath she will wash her face, neck body, bum (in that order) on her own. She's always liked to do stuff for herself though. Saying that I do check and usually she does a good job but will also let me get any bits she's missed if it's especially messy. I think it varies from child to child.
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she is 2 and a few months. I dont think she can even reach properly to wipe after a #2 and i wouldnt expect her to do that either. I looked after a friends DD a while ago who was 5 at the time and i couldnt belive that she couldnt wipe her own bottom!
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