Hi all,
I am after some suggestions as to what to do about my 6 year old DS.
A quick background first, He has encropsis ( I think that's the spelling) Which is basically really bad constipation where his bowels are blocked and poo leaks out . He is also in the process of being assessed for Aspergers. He has done really well at school this year and got fantastic marks in everything.
Ok so with his bowels, its not uncommon for us to go through 4 pairs of jocks a day. As the poo is old it stinks badly. I can deal with this as i know he has no control over it and is on medication everyday for it. I can even deal with the toilet being dirty.
However what I can not deal with is poo being wiped all over my house. He gets it on his fingers and then wipes it everywhere. I mean it is on the toilet paper the toilet paper holder the floor of the toilet and the walls. I have shampooed his carpet as it has been there too.....ok fast forward to this week.
I sat down with Ds and calmly spoke to him about this, I said i understand he has a problem and I am not cross at his jocks, but Mummy does not like poo being wiped everywhere and it is not acceptable behavior. I explained that it is dirty and has germs and will make everyone sick. I asked him if he could stop doing this.
Ok so anyway the next day it was on the wall again, so i made him clean it off and clean the toilet too. Fast forward to today . I go into his room to help clean up and there is poo smeared on the carpet , wiped on his wall and crumbs everywhere....I asked him why and he shrugged his shoulders. I sent him out the room and calmly started taking all his toys out. I have now taken every toy out of his room, made him clean the walls and carpets........
What else can I do...
In the past I would have lost it at him yelled, screamed and smacked him. But I am in more control as a parent now , so what do i do?
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