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Poo-poo Art is a term that my good friend Carrie came up with to describe the practice of “taking off all of your clothes, going poo-poo, and creating a daily masterpiece in your room.” I used to refer to it as Fingerpainting with Feces, but I like Carrie’s term much better. She helped me actually laugh about it at a time when I was going insane from cleaning up all of the “art work.”
Some suggestions for anyone whose child is engaging in Poo-poo Art:
1) If he/she have not mastered snaps yet, put your child in onesies or overalls – clothing not easily removed.
2) Sew buttons or fasteners to pants and tops to keep them from coming off.
3) Carrie recommends Lands End footless fleece footie pajamas that you can put on backwards.
4) Put a potty chair in their room – maybe they’ll use it!
5) The strategy that has worked best for me is to make her go potty (BM) before she goes in her room for rest time or bedtime. But this is often easier said than done.
6) When all else fails… duck tape.
Not all of these ideas will work, of course. Our kids are resourceful and ingenious, but take heart, the Poo-poo Art phase will not last forever.
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