Thursday, June 12, 2008
Potty Training
So I know we recently had a post about potty training but I have more questions. My son is only 22 months and today he went potty on the toilet 3 times! I didn't think that I was potty training him yet! I still am not sure. Do you think that I should potty train him? What are some ideas you have to help me out? Also I thought boys took longer to potty train because they don't gain control until they are a little older, has anyone heard that before or know anything about it? Any comments and answers to questions would be greatly appreciated!!
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My mom swears by her method of potty training... once we started to grasp an understanding of what the potty was for, she'd take us out and let us pick a packet of big girl/boy underwear. We would then go home, fold it together and put it in our dresser drawer. Then she's just wait... until we made the move indicating we were ready to use the potty. One of us (can't remember who) one day came walking out in our big kid underwear and just started using the potty. Not to say there weren't accidents, but since we decided when to do it, it was far less traumatic.
It seems to me that Cedric is telling you he is ready. If you aren't, I'd just keep doing what you are doing and let him lead you along. It sounds like he's willing to lead the way. Keep in mind, some children regress when change happens, so your move, or even the new baby may affect his desire to continue potty training himself.
I'm knew at this as well, so don't take my words for gold, but I'd say keep going with it if he's acting ready. Averages and statistics mean there's always people above average too! Just don't get too pushy if he loses interest. From what I've heard, if you get too pushy and make it a negative experience, it can do more damage for the end result! Good luck, that's awesome!
Go with it as long as he's interested. My little girl is 28 months and she goes back and forth. she's interested but not committed yet! So, when she's into it, we do it and when she starts resisting, we stop. Once she's ready to actually do the work, I think it will click for her. (I kept thinking the same thing you did but last week, Laura gave me the above pep talk so this is really her advice!)
I definitely agree with everything that has been said! But most importantly, to echo what Claire said, if you are going to move soon, I might wait. MM basically trained herself at 18 months. We wanted to wait at least one more month until after our move. We moved the 21st of May and she has only used the potty once since then. Now we're back at square one. But if he is showing interest, act on it! It makes things so much easier!
As far as tips, my mom saw a gal interviewed on the Today show earlier this week and supposedly she runs a "Potty boot camp" in Chicago (people actually pay her to train their children). She claims she can train in one day. Her trick is to give the children lots of sugary foods, sugar drinks and salty stuff to make them drink a lot. Have their potty chair close by and tell the child, "If you feel like you need to use the potty, then go ahead." DON'T ask them "do you have to use the potty?" because it doesn't teach them to listen to their body. If they have an accident, make them clean it up themselves. Then, do not give praise after they clean it up (of course, don't scold them either) because they want the praise, and they'll make a mistake again to get the praise for cleaning. She says this works in one day for most kids and 2 weeks for special needs. I think I may try it.
Thanks everyone. I love the suggestions. My sister did what Jenny was talking about and it worked for her girl but not her boy. I think I will wait until after the move to train him. For now I will just keep going with whenever he wants to go we will go.
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