[blparent] [Bulk] Potty Training Nightmare

[Tammy, Paul and Colyn]

Hi,

Oh no!  I hate when things like that happen, and when it's the fault of a 
manufacturer it's worse.  makes you wonder whether the people who build or 
make this stuff have or had children.

Glad to hear your son's able to stay in school.

Tammy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eileen Levin" <eileenlevin at comcast.net>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 10:53 PM
Subject: [Bulk] [blparent] Potty Training Nightmare


> 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
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Eileen levin
> Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 1:14 PM
> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
> 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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