Potty breaks in the 3-4 year old club

[tbuot]

My DS3 is potty trained. He is not very verbal however and when he does say something you may not fully understand him. I am wondering if the counselors have planned potty breaks or do they rely on the children to tell them. At his preschool they have potty breaks scheduled.

 

[markey]

I could be wrong, because our youngest GD was 5 the first time we cruised, but I do not think there are scheduled potty breaks. That is why the kids must be trained and go on their own. The bathrooms are there and they go when they have to. The staff does not help in the bathroom.

 

[JOC]

Markey is correct; they don't have scheduled potty breaks in the clubs. The children must be able to go on their own.

 

[tbuot]

He does go on his own. My worry is the counselors will not understand him.

 

[disneyrett]

tbuot,

Hear's a thought! When you drop DS off at the kid's club make sure you go in with him show him where the bathroom is, and tell him when you have to go potty this is where you go. Even take him in the bathroom and help him for the first time. I'm sure the counselors will be able to understand any child when it comes to them needing to go to the bathroom. Relax and have fun everything will work out and be okay!!

 

[CGC33A]

When I took my DD (young 3) in September, whenever I would drop her off, the first thing they would have me do was take her to the bathroom & wash hands afterwards (anything to try to keep the Norwalk virus away). As small/low as the sinks were, some were easier to reach than others for little ones. My plan was to come to the club every few hours & take her to the bathroom so there wouldn't be accidents but she didn't want to stay that long. I did see potty breaks at the activity changes (all the kids lined up waiting for others to finish), but don't know if that is normal or not. Plan on checking with him occasionally.

 

[wdwdclfan]

When we went last year I had a dd who was not three yet. I spent a lot of time in the club with her. ( they let her stay and play if I stayed with her) It seemed that almost every time they moved on to something new they asked if any one had to go to the bathroom. The counselors in the club for little kids seemed to all speak English. They work with kids all day and night, I don't think they will have a problem understanding him. If one does they will just ask one of the other great counselors.
You will have a great time and so will she, we did!

 

[mobetsy]

Does he do the "potty dance"? I think that's a pretty universal language

Just joking (though it's true!)...you've gotten some good suggestions here, and it sounds like your ds is likely to do just fine.

 

[Tay N Evie's Mom]

I remember them asking the kids between activities if anyone had to use the bathroom. Just be sure that your son can manage everything including his clothes by himself. I was told by a CM that they aren't allowed to touch the children at all to help them get their clothes zipped up and adjusted (at our preschool teachers could help some). And I saw a lot of little ones coming out of the bathroom with their pants and underwear around their ankles! So, try and practice with him a few times so he knows what he's expected to do and the first night in the club show him where the bathroom is.

 

[tbuot]

Thanks for the suggestions. We speak English so I wasn't concerned about a language barrier....more that they wouldn't understand his English.

He isn't completely clear when he speaks and is a bit shy. I will just show him the potty. He most likely will only go for an hour or so at a time unless my other DS6 likes the club this year. He wouldn't go last time.