Messy Toddlers

[fleppard2]

Hi, I have two toddlers, a boy aged 3 and a girl aged 1.5. They share a room and before i have a chance to get up with them in the morning, they have both emptied everything thats in their nappies and spread it all over the furniture, their clothes, the door, the beds and the carpets. Ive tried everything! Ive told them off, i tried the naughty step. Im worried about what it can do to their health and well obviously, I have to clean it up and its not the most pleasant thing to do! Please help!

[redcrx]

try putting them in all in one sleepsuits, easier now weather is cooler and hope that they have forgotten the habit by the time warmer weather returns.

Can you not get up as soon as you hear them and encourage them to go on a potty or something?

[Nik315]

In addition to redcrx's idea, a neat little trick I have used with all my children is to put the sleepsuit on backwards so the zip runs down their back and they can't undo it.

[Lore]

I agree with redcrx, all in one sleep suits/body suits and a change of routine.
what time do they get up roughly?
It will be a good idea to get them both into an early rise routine - especially as the 3 yr old will be having to get up and ready for school soon enough.

Also, are they waking up due to light infiltration into their room? a blackout blind might help them to sleep a little longer.

Hope you get it all sorted out soon. it's a big enough job having two toddlers without facing that each morning.

[redcrx]

good idea Nik, but it doesnt work for sleepsuis with feet in lol

i cant imagine facing that each morning

[Nik315]

It does crx, just need it one size too big

[fleppard2]

Thanks for all answering, Ive tried the sleepsuit idea on my youngest and she just keeps getting out of it! My son wont potty train its like he's scared of it, everytime he needs to go he just screams for his nappy and wont stop until i put it on him. They wake up about 6 each morning, ill try the black out blind because they always open their curtains. Ive learned now to wake up as soon as i hear them to try and prevent it but sometimes im just a little bit too late.

[Alacey5]

You could try making them help to clean it up..... My little one used to throw his juice all over the place, but soon got fed up of having to stop what he was doing and help clean it up. You could also try no reaction what so ever - no comment, no facial expressions, no sighing etc (SOOO easy for me to say, I know). Saw it on (the dreaded) supernanny once, and after about 3 days, they didn't do it any more. Good luck!