I don't think my daughter did this. My son has to take off all his clothes to use the bathroom, never for number one but all the time for number two. I'm not really sure why he does it, and when I ask him he doesn't give me much of an answer. Maybe he's afraid he'll get his clothes dirty...then again, sometimes he goes in there with no pants on but will still take off his shirt and socks.
Do your children strip to use the bathroom?
EDIT: He's three years old. I forgot add that. I won't let him take them off in a public restroom, but if I did, I think he would.
My oldest son did this every time he went #2. He may still do it, but he's 14 now, so I no longer see him in the restroom. :)
Nope, neither of my boys do. But that's just too darn funny :) What does he do in a public restroom??
My oldest son did and I think still does - he's 14. He never could explain it to me. Drove me nuts!!!!! Luckily, my youngest son never did.
Andy will do it at home, thank god not at school. He can't explain it either and he is almost 13. Andy is my spectrum kid so he is not normal by any means. My older son did it until he was three. I think he got tired of me making him put the clothes back on that he figured just leave them on.
my youngest son did. And I also remember doing so when I was little. Not sure why though. I guess so I didn't feel confined so much with the clothes on.
One of our twins does this, always has, and he is now 12. Only for #2. He does not go #2 in public restrooms, only at home.
My 4 year old takes off her pants and panties every time and insists that she needs new panties after EVERY time. Needless to say, I do a lot of laundry...
my son doesnt get completely naked but refuses to have his pants around his ankles so he takes his pants completely off every time he goes to the bathroom (pee or poop). Its a real pain in public restrooms since we have to take his shoes and everything off to do this but i would rather him do that and go in the potty than have to go back to changing his diapers.
Yep....my grandson til about age 6....for number 2 only. He didn't have a reason why either.
This is hilarious, because I've been thinking the same thing! I have a 9year old and a 6 year old and both of them do it- but my daughter doesn't! I always thought that was a little strange, but maybe it's not as strange as I thought! Thanks for sharing, makes me feel better to know I'm not the only one whose sons do that!
LOL my son used to do this too!
Only for number two.
He left his shirt on but took off his undies, pants, shoes and socks.
I think it stopped when he was around four or five, and he could never really explain why he did it, just that he "needed" to :)
lol...no, he's not. I vowed after my first son's bad aim, that I would insist on everybody sitting after that...but my 4 year old won't sit unless he's stark naked...but he will stand. So...I let him stand...and he's become quite an exceptional toilet seat cleaner :)
Yep.. the worst was in public restrooms!! ARRHHHH! Don't do that! I would yell, hehe. He finally got it down to taking his shirt off and placing it on his lap and his shorts would fall and hang on his shoes. Oye.....
He still takes his shirt off and he is 6 now. hehe
Yep, my 4 year old does this too!
Your post made me laugh---I thought my little one was the only one who did this!!! He is 2 and yes, every time he needs to go to the bathroom, he takes off ALL of his clothes!
Too funny!
Yes, My son does this and he is 10! Only for #2 though. I ask him why he does it and he always says....I just want to. Whatever floats your boat I guess! Lol.
Yep, my son did this too - eventually he stopped. Just try not to make a big deal of it. I think this is a "boy thing" as I have not heard of girls doing this.
Most of the time my granddaughter strips where ever she is when she realizes she has to go then runs to the bathroom. We are working on it.....
Yes, my son always did this and just recently stopped, he's 3.5.
No. DD usually keeps her clothes on in public, but at home I'm often saying, "Why are you naked? Where are your panties/pants/socks?" She'll say various things, usually along the line of not wanting to get pee on her panties. She usually leaves a shirt on, but a nightgown is 50/50.
Yes!! This question brought back memories and made me chuckle. My oldest is now 15 and wouldn't like that I was telling you all this, but he did it in the 3-6 year old age range too. Does anyone know WHY they do this???
Both of my kids did that! I used to get SO mad when we were in public restrooms and they just couldnt get the job done without being half naked, including shoes!! Ahhhh Im glad that is over!
He will grow out of it.
Yep, my little man would do this and then run around the house butt naked! :) He stopped at around 4.
That's cute, but perhaps sometimes inconvenient or exasperating.
It seems that lots of kids love getting naked, often all the way to school years. My daughter looked for any opportunity to get out of her clothes. It never occurred to her that she could do this for using the bathroom, however. She missed it – she's 41 now, and raising a 6yo son who still likes to be naked.
My son is 3 and still does this, also just for #2. Looking at the other answers, I guess it's pretty normal! The real issue is getting the clothes back on after he's done...
My son just turned 18 and I know that he still takes off his shirt (at least). He's never truly been able to explain it.
My son doesn't do this but all of these responses have me chuckling. A preschooler's mind is an intriguing thing. They're so darn cute at this age aren't they? lol.
You just made me smile. Yes my son used to be a stripper. Ugh, it wore off as he started having to use public bathrooms more often,like at school.
If my eldest knew I was telling anyone this, she'd be mortified. She's 11 1/2 and she's done this ever since she was toilet training. I know of a lot of adults who do this although most are men.
My older son did, than he grew out of it at about age 4
My son is almost 4 and does this occasionally. He used to do it all the time - but he also typically ran around "naked" - diaper/underwear and nothing else! So once he started wearing clothes more often, they came off when using the bathroom. He's been keeping them on most of the time now, but every once in awhile he'll strip before heading in.
My son does this every afternoon...comes home from school...goes to the bathroom strips and does his number two business.
Glad to know he isn't the only one out there...it had me stumped.
My sons I think both stripped from the waist down sometime the shirt would come off cause it was habbit to take it off when he got undressed. They did not like their pants around their ankles they felt constrickted.
Good luck and God Bless!
I do this at night - take it all off and then sit down to pee. Then I brush my teeth naked.
My husband told me recently that he thinks I have a sensory processing disorder, because I am become easily bothered by bright lights, loud noises, tight clothes, itchy clothes, constricting things on my feet, constricting things around my neck and hands. I won't wash dishes with rubber gloves because I don't like the feeling of my hands in the gloves.
Sigh! : /
Yes, my 6yo. DD does this. At home. When she has to go poopy.
Drives me bonkers.
