Parenting books I could have used this week

The Baffling Child, or, Why He Finds The Word "Butt" So Endlessly Amusing

How To Talk So Kids Will Listen And Stop Saying "Butt" Already

Children Who Talk About Butts And The Parents Who Live With Them

Seriously, It's Like "Butt" Is The Only Word He Knows

Butts, Butts, Butts!: Giving Up and Joining In

"Butts" Was Only The Beginning: Coping With His Endless Medley of Fart Noises

Comments

[MR]

This, after your last post about finding penis remarks on radio amusing? Hah!

[Anne]

Yes, butts...we are on "poop" now, poopie sandwich, poop this, poop that, poop face. He couldn't wait to tell the woman waiting to guide us to meet Santa that the reindeers were pooping on the roof of the mall.

[Nancy King]

You know Butt is the gateway word...

Ass is next.

[another good thing]

Perfect. I think your son's clones were the little boys in my house this weekend, only thing was they added STINKY, SMELLY and HUGE to the repetoire. And suggested licking another person's butt might be fun if we weren't going to play the Sponge Bob game.

[Marcy]

You should go talk to Heather at dooce.com, hasn't her daughter held a fascination with yelling the word POOP lately? ; )

[Assertagirl]

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em?

[NotFace]

We're a "poopy" household (with the occasional "butt", of course -- I feel it's important the kids learn the classics too) -- at least, we were until F. was told off for using "bathroom" words at school. On reflection, it was perhaps ill-advised to have told him that very morning that we were going to change his name to "Poopley".

[Z]

Man. I could totally write all of those books right now. Except replace "he" with "she" since my daughter is the culprit in my home.

[Carrie]

Ah, well, while driving with my toddler yesterday, I dropped the F bomb in surprise, and got a second surprise that a kid who can't say Nemo can say that other word with crystal clarity. Oops.

[JMC]

My four-year-old (five this week) daughter had the butt phase a short while ago. She is now into the poop phase.

[Heather]

I twittered this this morning before I read your blog:
"Listening to the 2-year-old giggle over repeated use of the word 'butt.'" So, yeah, I'm there with you.

[Nell]

My five year old daughter has learned how to spell and write a few words. Guess what her favorite one is?

[Kate]

Sounds like he's primed and ready for the The Day My Butt Went Psycho books! My son wore them out when he was in that phase! http://www.amazon.com/Day-My-Butt-Went-Psycho/dp/0439424690/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197911500&sr=8-1

[Angie]

The word my four year old is currently obsessed with is "naked". That and getting naked. Last night he told me "Good night NAKED!" and laughed and laughed.

[suecris]

When my girls were little I didn't allow the word "butt" to be used - boy, was that a futile battle! Now they're 12 and 14 and still find the word amusing.

In St. Louis we have a local food called "pork steak" which is simply a whole pork butt sliced into big slabs. I made the mistake of telling them this. So now it's "please pass the butt" and "you're not eating your butt, young lady!" I'm stupid.

[Big Mama]

If you find any of those books and they include a section on "Poop and the kids that love to talk about it for hours", I would like a copy.

[Michele]

We're in the poop phase too with our three year old. We're trying to ignore it. It's not working.

[Charlotte]

My daughter is currently a fan of the word butt also. We go shopping and her favorite part is when we are looking for butter. It becomes BUTT-er. Loudly. And then everything else gets a butt in front of it. Suddenly we are buying butt-bread and butt-milk. *sigh* Yeah. Shes four.

[Pretty Lush]

I think you have yourself a project on your hands. Get to writing!

[cce]

Ahhh, potty talk. I don't miss it.

[zoom!]

Is there a picture of Henry around here somewhere?

[Kate]

Aw, we just grew out of the "butt" phase! Now it's all about the "poopy," which, I guess, is the obvious progression of things.

[DM]

Oh gee. I guess my sister and brother in law have this to look forward. Note to self: Avoid nephew until...When do they stop this?

[Joey]

I had to laugh at this. Right now I'm working (term used loosely) at a public library, labeling books in The Day My Butt Went Psycho series.

It includes such memorable titles as Butt Wars, and the classic Zombie Butts from Uranus.

And the series is a best seller.

I shit you not.

(Shit. Butt. Haha. Oh, how badly I need more coffee...)

[HeyJoe]

My kids enjoy doing Mad-Libs, but they need to work on their creativity. One can only use the words "butt, fart and poo" in so many forms: butting, farting, farty, pooie. Oh, and mutant wiener.

[Katie]

Ummm...we just reached the poop talk. Some of the things he says, YUCK! It takes all my will power to not acknowledge the poop talk, because if I do even more poop talk goes on. I think butt might be better. I don't know, but (HA!) I have a feeling I will find out soon.

[HeyJoe]

My kids enjoy Mad-Libs, I just wish they could come up with some words that do not contain some form of the butt, poo and fart. Oh and mutant weiner.

[dianne]

You didn't know my youngest niece at that age ... just be grateful Henry doesn't have a bagina.

[mary]

We're right there with you. Our 5 year old loves "butt" and "poop" and is moving on to "peeeeenissss" He got his 2 yr. old sister to say "Wanna see my peeeenisss?" Charming.

[Manic Mommy]

Haven't gotten to the butt stage yet but I was informed the other day that 'my breasts were like pillows.'

We do find farts funny though.

[ozma]

We got our kid to think phlebotomist is the bad, bad word.

The baffling thing is I swear like a sailor and yet 'poop' is her bad, bad word.

[jules]

Has he started singing, "Baby Got Back" yet? When my nephews were little it was their favorite song to sing in public. To my brother-in-law's horror, of course.
Jules
House of Jules

[Sheila]

Last night at dinner my daughter wouldn't eat her cauliflower. I told her that cauliflower makes you fart. She declared 'I LOVE cauliflower!' and ate two big helpings. I feel kind of clever.

[Melinda]

After being treated to a rousing version of The Butt Song (repeating butt, toot & poo over and over in a tuneful fashion, with the occasional willie & pee thrown in for good measure) in the car last week, I asked my four year old son why he found butts so funny.

"Because poo comes out of them."
"But why is poo so funny?"
"Because it comes out of butts."

Ah, life with boys.

[debl]

At least "butt" is somewhat funny. "Poop" just doesn't do it for me. (I'm talking to you, almost-4-year-old niece.)

[stupidmommy]

A few months ago, it occurred to me that The Incredible Farting Penises would be an excellent book for boys around that age. You can read what happens in it here:
http://stupidmommy.blogspot.com/2007/05/bright-idea.html

[Jim]

Absolutely hilarious! Another blogger had a unique approach to this, tho his son is a bit older:

Ransom Note Typography

[Karen]

We've graduated from "butt" to "weiner."

[Charlie Drake]

We say that our daughters are only allowed to use those words in the bathroom. Sometimes my one daughter will just run in to the bathroom and scream "Poop, poop, pee, butts butts" and laugh like a hyena. It would be distressing if I had outgrown potty humor myself - which I haven't.

[Captain]

...My family held Christmas today and we discussed my older sister's travel and hiking adventure up a butte. Which gave me, the 22-year-old, reign of "butt" for the duration of the holiday. You seem irritated, so I hope Henry doesn't hold on to the fascination and joy as long as I have. :)