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Child Behavior (Expert Forum)
Fecal mater
Answered by
Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D. - Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Crisis Intervention
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
This forum is for questions and support regarding child behavior issues such: Child Discipline (behavior management), Normal Child Development, Parent-Child Communications, Social Development
Fecal mater
by Kay, Sep 02, 2000 12:00AM
I would like to know why a 2year old boy would play with his feces. He reaches into his diaper and gets it all over him and his bed. He is doing this every day and it's very upsetting. Even with pull-ups on over his diaper he still finds a way to do this!! Please help. Kay
Doctor's Answer
by Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D., Sep 03, 2000 12:00AM
, Sep 03, 2000 12:00AM
Dear Kay,
Two-year-olds customarily express curiosity about any number of things, including those that have to do with their bodies. If you set reasonable, calm limits on this behavior, you will see that it will wane. But try to maintain equanimity in the face of it, so it doesn't become a field of battle or unpleasantness between you and your son.
Two-year-olds customarily express curiosity about any number of things, including those that have to do with their bodies. If you set reasonable, calm limits on this behavior, you will see that it will wane. But try to maintain equanimity in the face of it, so it doesn't become a field of battle or unpleasantness between you and your son.
