Ikids Constantly Saying "Poopy Butt"

We have done the same as a few others below. We call any undesirable words potty talk and the kids are welcome to use those words in the bathroom. Sometimes I hear my kids speaking their potty words while they are going potty, it is kind of funny to hear. I think doing it this way allows them to have some freedom of speech and allows me to control where it happens so I don't have to hear it all day and they aren't speaking these words in public...usually.

Well, they aren't going to stop thinking things like this are funny for several more years!

My 9 year-old got an electronic dictionary, one that will help her find the correct spelling for words that she types in phonetically. It speaks the word(s) you type in. So, what was the first thing she makes it speak? "my but stinks"!! Which, she learned, should have been spelled "my butt stinks". So, it worked. It's teaching her correct spelling...

I have a pretty good sense of humor, but my daughter seems to know when and where I'll laugh and when is NOT appropriate. Keep teaching...

LOL this one caught my eye. My kids went thru this phase about a year ago. I took them in for professional pictures last Fall and they all kept calling each other poopy butt while out in the lobby area waiting for the photographer. She heard all what was going on up front and when she came to get them, she appeared in the doorway and says "ok I need all three poopy butts to follow me" they all looked at each other and started laughing their heads off. Then at the beginning of the photo shoot, she kept razzing them and calling them poopie butt #1, 2 or 3 to keep them smiling.
I was really embarrassed at first but when I seen how it was going to work to get them to smile I was ok with it.

Yup, my home is a big fan of "potty humor" as well.

We do a few things to curb their poo-enthusiasm. The first is the same as S.H. suggested; we find replacement words. Instead of "Stinky Bums" maybe "Wiggly Fish", for example.

The second is to explain WHY we don't use potty humor - it is icky for other people to be around.

This is fairly helpful. But my (girl) children still have fits of giggles over fart noises...so does their dad. *Sigh*. Rome wasn't built in a day?

Tell them to "problem-solve" and come up with another word(s) to use instead. That way, they are themselves, a part of the solution. Not just being told "stop it."
That is what I do with my son. Who is 5.
Boys, like gross words.

So now, my son says things like "popcorn head" or "fuzzy brains...", instead.
And that is fine, with me.
He does not say, curse words or actual potty words now.
He makes up silly words, instead.

And this term came from where? haha. They don't make this stuff up ya know.
I'd do what you need to do to make it go away since you don't want other moms blaming you for their kids running around singing "poopy butt" all day.
But, seriously, it's just one of those things.
Gotta laff at this one, could be much worse.

My son's pre K teacher said "Oh those are bathroom words, go to the bathroom to say them" she had the assistant take the children to the bathroom and say the words. I'd encourage them to go in the bathroom, go with them and say it with them but then keep a strict rule it can only be said in the bathroom.

Keep explaining to your 4 year old that he should be a good example to his younger sibling and other kids!

If you don't want them doing it, let them know right now that this is not allowed and they will be punished if they say it again. If they do, march them right to the corner or time out chair, every time, immediately. Don't give a lecture or explanation, just do it.

I suggest startteling them with your "not happy" voice. A sudden sharp, "NO! We do NOT say that in this house! I don't want to hear ever again." I think letting them see you are serious and very not happy will help. If you really want it to stop start punishing for it. A time out for each time they say it.

Why do boys seem to go through this phase? My two did too. I don't remember doing much about it and it just seemed to pass. They are 17 & 14 now and they don't curse or generally say inappropriate things (thank goodness). My point is that they turned out to be wonderful young men, in spite of my mortification at times LOL.

Now it makes me giggle thinking about how they would say it and just cackle. I honestly don't know why it fascinated them at that age.

It's just one of those things...ours are focused on the word "stupid". I explained it is not a nice word but it's on TV so much I feel I am fighting an uphill battle. One of my friends kids got focuses on the word "Panty Hose", they said it over and over and over and over for weeks, then they found some other word that felt different or was just as different sounding. They eventually stop. But if you really have had enough then do time out for it, every time, plan on staying home at least the first few days.

"If you guys want to talk potty talk, you can go do it in the bathroom" - then if you can, have them do time outs in separate bathrooms.

My Aunt had a great solution to this with her boys. She got them each a dictionary and told them if they were going to call each other names they were going to have to come up with something better than poop head. It solved the problem and increased their vocabulary at the same time.

My little guy is 2.5, and he giggles and laughs when he hears (or thinks he hears) words like "poopie," "boo boo," "poo poo," "pee pee," etc. It has to be a male gene! ; )

I would just make sure your sons know (and I believe the 2 year old can know) that they can say the words in the bathroom, but not anywhere else in the house or outside, and hopefully this phase will soon pass : )

You are on the right track. Sometimes it takes more than a day to get it to go away. When they realize they aren't getting the reaction from you, they will stop.

It's kinda like the word "fart" - boys seem to LOVE that word!!! The more they get a reaction out of it - then the more they say it.

The other kids are hearing something new too. If they don't get the reaction. It will stop. Just not as fast as we'd like.

I know telling them "this is not nice" or "would you want someone to say this about you?" MIGHT help but it might not...

GOOD LUCK!!

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My grandkids just went through this annoying stage. My daughter finally tole them that the use of potty words outside of the bathroom was not acceptable no if and or buts about it. When they would start she'd shut it right down with 'we don't use those words'. If they continued then it was time to go sit on their bed to think about it. It took a couple weeks and a few more relapses but they finally stopped.