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araveg
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Hi Dear friends,
I have to write some reports for our school toddler �s parents andI have a doubt.
I want to know if these sentences are Ok, if it sounds vulgar o if there is another way to say it
"He did a poo in the potter"
"He did/had a pee in the potter"
Thanks in advance
Nice day
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8 Sep 2014
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kruhay
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He/She did a pee/poo in the potty
Not potter |
8 Sep 2014
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Peter Hardy
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Or to keep it simple: "[name] is using the potty." You could add: "in the expected way(s)". Cheers, Peter
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8 Sep 2014
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redcamarocruiser
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If reporting to the parents, I would say, she urinated x times, and she had 2 BMs. BM stands for bowel movements.
If speaking to the toddler I would ask the parents what terms they use at home and then use the same words.
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8 Sep 2014
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cunliffe
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People are very coy about using the correct terms in England! I �m not a nursery teacher but I think using �pee � and �poo � is standard and acceptable in this context. Those are the terms that the teacher would use with the child also. In the North, we may say �wee wee � instead of �pee �. It would be fine to say �urinated � and �had a bowel movement � or something like that because the meaning is clear, but it sounds a bit pompous.
One of my students aged 14 once pooed his pants and stank the classroom out. The words we used to describe this in the staffroom were certainly vulgar. To his parents, we reported that he had �soiled himself �.
Ahem! Not the usual kind of question for us! |
8 Sep 2014
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araveg
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Las Monday I asked for help
I had to explain to toddler �s parents how their kids used the potty. I didn �t have the opportunity to thank to KRUHAV, PETER HARDY, REDCAMAROCRUISER, AND CUNLIFE their help.
You helped me a lot, so thank you very much.
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10 Sep 2014
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