Potty training question.....

[cybrkitn]

That was another big push for me to train and get it over with!!!! I didn't want to pay for Pull -ups or diapers for another two years if I didn't have to.
My hubby was me when he heard how long it took all his co-workers children to be trained (using Pull-ups).

I'm wondering if anyone else potty trained the way I did, and if so, how long did it take?

I hear you. Well, I'm hoping that the pull-ups I just bought this week will be the last set I buy until we have another baby! DS got up in the middle of the night and went downstairs to use the potty !!! That's only the second time he's done that. We were so proud of him. DS was upset though this morning, because he did wet his bed. But it was so close to him getting up this morning that we told him it was ok.

 

[PrincessJasmine]

If your child can tell you when they are hungry and want to drink, then they can tell you when they need to go to the bathroom.

No flames here, but this is not neccessarily true. It all depends on the age and maturity of the child. Toddlers know when they are hungry and thirsty, but they don't always have the hang of knowing they have to go to the bathroom BEFORE it happens. That's why you can't potty train children before they're ready, their body just isn't mature enough yet. I'm a daycare provider so I deal with potty training everyday.

 

[beagle744]

You've gotten lots of advice here and I don't really have anything to add but I did want to share a funny story when my DS was going through this.

While he was potty training we talk with him about the process. He was fascinated at that time with trains so we told him that if he went 2 weeks with no accidents we would treat him to a train trip to Chicago.

The big day comes for our Chicago trip and while we're on the train DS asks, "Mom, is this the potty train?" It was at that point I realized how much of an issue the potty training thing was for us and how much we must have been syaing the phrase "potty training".

 

[luv2nascar]

I think all kids have their own time table for potty training. I have two girls and my youngest is just about 3 1/2 and it just finally doing really well with potty training. My older daughter started at 2 1/2and was all set by 3. My younger one was just not ready. You can not force them if they are not ready. It will be like magic and your child will train quickly once they are ready.

 

[megan4777]

Thanks for all the advice and for telling me your experiences. Everyone does this differently, and I know I have received quite a bit of, "oh, she's not potty trained yet," from family and strangers.

Ive decided not to give up with her. She's doing the "pee-pee dance" more than she's actually saying she has to pee, and she's only having 1-2 accidents during the day(the night is another story).

She has an app't with her pediatrician, on Wed, so I'm going to talk to her about all of this to see what she recommends (she has a DD that didn't start potty training until she was 3.5, also).

I am rewarding her for peeing/pooping with hershey kisses, and letting her use special toilet paper (my aunt gave it to her to encourage use of the potty about a year or so ago) and use a glow in the dark bar of soap to wash her hands.

Thanks again and feel free to keep the good advice coming!

 

[cybrkitn]

Thanks for all the advice and for telling me your experiences. Everyone does this differently, and I know I have received quite a bit of, "oh, she's not potty trained yet," from family and strangers.

Ive decided not to give up with her. She's doing the "pee-pee dance" more than she's actually saying she has to pee, and she's only having 1-2 accidents during the day(the night is another story).

She has an app't with her pediatrician, on Wed, so I'm going to talk to her about all of this to see what she recommends (she has a DD that didn't start potty training until she was 3.5, also).

I am rewarding her for peeing/pooping with hershey kisses, and letting her use special toilet paper (my aunt gave it to her to encourage use of the potty about a year or so ago) and use a glow in the dark bar of soap to wash her hands.

Thanks again and feel free to keep the good advice coming!

I was just thinking of something after I read your post above. My DS's pre-school class has a Star Reward Chart in the classroom. When the kids are "Caught" being good they receive a star. Once they reach 5 stars (or whatever the number is), they can go to the "Treasure Box" and get a prize. It might be a good incentive (or bribe, lol) for your DD when she goes.

DS was starting to throw a bit of a temper tantrum one day. Subconsciously, he closed the dishwasher door for me to help me out (he loves being helpful). I turned his temper tantrum right around by telling him he just earned a star and explained what that meant. Now he loves earning stars because he always gets a prize or a treat. But I think we are going to have to increase from 5 stars to maybe about 7. He's starting to accumulate them too quick at times.