[blparent] Potty Training Nightmare

[Eileen Levin]

OK, so my son is down to just one or two accidents a day if we carry a timer
around with us and make him try to go whether he wants to or not. That's the
good news. It's not exactly potty trained but as long as he has his
accidents at home I think he'll get to stay in school! 

The bad news is that after  he pooped in the tub. He was singing about
pooping and I really thought he was just having a good time... Well, when my
little angel finally announced, "I stinky Mommy," we threw the poop into the
toilet and flushed. Then the toilet clogged. I really didn't want to call
the plumber so we tried to unclog it ourselves and thought that we had but
it clogged up again later. At 9 PM on a Sunday we called out a plumber. He
snaked the toilet from the top. Then he took the toilet off the floor and
snaked it from the bottom. Then sweating and looking slightly worse for wear
he advised us that he would bring us a new toilet in the morning... groan!  

As we were watching the show my husband suddenly noticed that the plastic
door hanger at the back of the child's potty seat was missing... I'm not
entirely sure how my son managed to yank it off but I feel like writing a
big letter to Walmart and the manufacturer of the seat and anyone else who
will listen to complain!
I hope everyones week goes a lot better than mine!!! LOL
Eileen


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Subject: [blparent] The Top 10 Tips for Potty Training Your Child ,an
article

I love tip number 9!

http://www.jorbins.com/baby-nursery-magazine/articles/potty-training-tip
s.php
The Top 10 Tips for Potty Training Your Child

Article Description:  Having trouble with potty training your child?
Here is a list of potty training tips to help your child out!

Provided by:  Dr. Clare Albright

What parent feels knowledgeable and confident about potty training their
child? Potty training is one of the greatest challenges that both
children and
their parents face in the first few years of a child's life.

1. Dress your child in underwear at about 28 months of age when the
child is at home. Today's disposable diapers provide almost no feedback
to the child
about when they are wet. Your child will feel uncomfortable in their
'big kid' pants when they are wet and may therefore feel motivated to
try the potty.

2. Allow your child to run around naked when you are at home. Having to
deal with the urge to eliminate will be much more noticeable to your
child when
there is nothing to catch it in but the potty-chair.

3. Look for signs of potty training readiness in your child. These signs
of readiness may include: telling you when they are peeing or pooping in
their
diaper, requesting that you change a poopy diaper, keeping their diaper
dry for hours at a time, showing enthusiasm for their potty, etc.

4. Begin potty training at an appropriate age. Potty training becomes
less difficult as your child gets older. Potty training prematurely can
make a child
feel misunderstood, alone, and rebellious. It is often best to wait
until the child is three years old to focus on potty training.

5. Make potty training fun by giving your child little rewards for
sitting on the potty with no diaper on. You could use stickers,
crackers, small, inexpensive
toys, etc. Using candy could produce sugar cravings and tooth decay.

6. Purchase a couple of potty training videos designed for toddler
viewing. The research shows that the best way to teach any behavior is
to have role models
demonstrating the behavior. (Live models are more effective than video
modeling.)

7. Pour cheerios or crackers into the toilet for little boys to take
'aim' at. This challenge taps into a little boy's natural interest in
hitting targets.

8. Purchase several toddler-level books about children being potty
trained. Potty training feels more natural and less stressful to a child
who has been
exposed to the process at "storybook time".

9. Consider allowing other trusted adults to help you to potty train
your child. Many pre-schoolers respond more quickly to input from
grandparents, aunts,
and trusted babysitters than they do to input from their parents in the
area of potty training. Some parents report that a grandparent was able
to potty
train their child in one weekend away.

10. Make potty training a top priority on a consistent basis when you
have the emotional and physical energy to do it. Even if your child
shows signs of
potty training readiness, you may not be ready for it as a parent!

About the Author
This piece was written by Dr. Clare Albright, Psychologist and Parenting
Coach, author of "100 Tips for Parents of Two Year Olds".

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