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The beginning stages of potty training
Filed under: Toddlers Preschoolers, Development/Milestones: Babies
The time span of age between my older two children is four years, while the age span between the older ones and my toddler is 11 years and 7 1/2 years. During the years when the older two were growing and developing I found that I slipped quite comfortably into the parenting role for middle childhood needs; I had forgotten about the daily needs of a toddler. While it shouldn't come as a surprise that everyday is varied in terms of what he demands, it does. Currently the toddler, Devon, is one month shy of two and he has discovered just what sorts of fun he can derive from his penis. Not only is it a pleasurable little knob that can be tugged and pulled, it also produces urine. If he happens to pee a bit into his diaper he will stop what he is doing, yell at the top of his lungs, "PEE! PEE!", and then proceed to rip off his diaper and run it to the trash. If he happens to be running about naked and the urge strikes, he will hightail to the back door bellowing his PEE! war cry. Once outside, he proceeds to the edge of the deck where he assumes the leaned back position of by thrusting out his little pelvis and then happily urinates off into the abyss of the backyard.
Although I am thrilled about his newfound discoveries about his micturating urges, our diaper consumption has increased considerably. So in an effort to help our landfills, I have purchased many pairs of the thick training pants. This means more laundry on my end, but to watch Devon's blue eyes light up with pride as he struts about in his new big boy pants is more than worth it.
How about you? How do you start the potty training process?
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8-01-2006 @ 1:35PM
thordora said...We started out very slowly a year ago, introducing the potty, and the sitting on the toilet, etc. Now, were so far (knock wood) very successful with daytime toileting, which I think has been helped by the slow introduction to the concept, letting her come in while were on it, etc.
OR, as I suspect, she's just been messing with us.
Good luck! We're down to half the diaper consumption, and it's great so far.
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8-01-2006 @ 1:39PM
Ethel said...Our son, 19 months now, had a traumatic experience Sunday with having a bm in the tub - now he knows that poop is coming from him. We talked a lot about everyone pooping and it's okay. Now he knows what that sensation is he starts saying "We all poop" before having a bm. I think I need to get a potty chair for the little guy. Urinating is going to have to wait though since he is not so aware of that sensation...
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8-01-2006 @ 4:08PM
MamaChristy said...Do I have the only two-year old in the WORLD who isn't the least bit interested in potty training? He turned two just a little over a week ago and NEVER tells me when he is peeing and only admits to deficating if I ask. He understands that some people don't wear diapers but use the potty instead and that it flushes and that's good, but he doesn't want any part of it. I have read books that say this is fine, but it seems like I know a bunch of kids - all three to six weeks younger than my boy - who have started the process. Even when I know I'm doing the right thing - not forcing my kid into something he isn't ready for - this parenting stuff is hard.
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8-01-2006 @ 4:33PM
Tami said...I have blogged about our potty training experience. Our son is still not 100% potty trained and pooping is the one thing he still will not do in the potty. The problem with this is he starts preschool in 1 month. I hear from others that he may start doing better once he realizes all of his friends use the potty consistently.
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8-01-2006 @ 4:43PM
Michelle said...My daughter was 15 mos old when I got pregnant with her brother. My first response, was no way am I going to have 2 in diapers! (Even though I was a preschool teacher and SO knew better than to force potty training) I went out and bought a potty and put it in her bathroom and let her get used to the idea of the potty. She knew what it was for, since I have had to take her into the bathroom with me since she was born ;) but she wasn't interested. I decided that was okay with me, since there were so many other changes in her life, like big girl bed, getting rid of the paci, and the new baby. I figured I had time. But, lo and behold, her brother was born 15 weeks early and she became the little toddler abandoned by her parents and spirited off to Grandma's every day while her mommy and daddy went to that big hospital to visit her baby. So, potty training took a back seat.
When baby came home and life settled down, a little, I began the training in earnest. I made big fancy sticker charts, bought dollar store trinkets for the goody bag. Nothing worked! We finally had some success with the penny jar. Yes, I paid my daughter to use the potty!
Want to know what finally got her trained, well after her 3rd birthday and more than a year of me begging and cajoling? Grandma. Yep, Grandma kidnapped her for 5 days and got her COMPLETELY potty trained, day and night! Grandma put the little potty in the living room where the toys and the TV were and it just worked. I'm really hoping she makes herself available when it's time to train the boy!
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8-01-2006 @ 7:47PM
Alli said...My daughter will be 4 in December and she has yet to use the potty . She is very good at holding it and has only had 3 accidents in her panties, but when she has to pee or poop she will run to the bathroom, shut the door, and put on a pull up. After she is done she takes it off and puts it in the trash. The doctor says shes just stubborn and eventually will come out of it. I've tried EVERYTHING and nothing seems to work. Does anyone have any advice?
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8-01-2006 @ 8:47PM
daisy said...Alli, what would she do if there were no pull-ups in the bathroom? If she really had to poop and it was either on the floor or in the potty? You might have to clean the floor, but it also might make her more aware of her own waste.
And I'm guessing you've already tried really good rewards? Like primo ultimate prizes for pooping the toilet?
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8-02-2006 @ 3:22PM
maria said...OMG - this sounds so much like #2 son. When I thought they were ready I just put them in undies and dealt w/ a couple of weeks of accidents. Worked like a charm for #1 son, #2 we started too soon - he wanted to be like his big brother but wasn't ready - so it took for !@#$ ever. Now my daughter is 26 mos, we've started and the problem is - she wants to pee on trees like her brothers...
Good luck!
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9-01-2006 @ 12:33AM
LE said...In fact siting (instead of squatting) is not natural for kids and will cause health problems.
Man, like his fellow primates, has always used the squatting position for elimination. Infants of every culture instinctively adopt this posture to relieve themselves. Although it may seem strange to someone who has spent his entire life deprived of the experience, this is the way the human body was designed to function.
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