My 8 year old will not wipe properly after using the toilet

[debz1111]

is it normal for 8 year old girls not to clean after going to the toilet?
My 8 year old will not wipe properly and her pants smell every day, I have tried to explain that if the children in school notice the smell she will be called names.
I have tried everything I can think of, chastising, smacking, putting sanitary towels in her pants, punishing her even telling her that if she is dirty she does not go to her friends party. Hoping this would work, nothing works.
If I stand in the bathroom with her, she will clean so much, why won't she do this if I am not standing there?
I am so frustrated and at the end of my teether as she was such a clean little toddler.
What can I do?
Is it normal?
My 6 year old daughter is very clean but does have the odd day where she has dirty pants, I worry that she might go down the same route.

[margypops]

I think the punishments for this are excessive, I would stop that immediatly, this is common ,perhaps get some wet wipes as they do help them clean themselves and are softer than toilet paper, if you are gentler in dealing with this you may find she will get used wiping properly by being too hard on her you could create anxiety about it.Dont stand in the bathroom with her, let her be incontrol of her body, be gentle ...