[blparent] Parenting Question about potty training; not exactly blindness related! Sorry!

[Kim Cruz]

Hi List,

Potty training can be a hard time.  I started potty training my son maybe 6 
months before he started preschool.  they sort of took over the training 
part.  They suggested that i send him to school in underwar and he will 
learn not to go in his pants.  We  it only took him a week to learn to go in 
the potty.  I'm sorry this is the only advice I can give you.

Kim

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Melissa Ann Riccobono" <melissa at riccobono.us>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 1:12 PM
Subject: [blparent] Parenting Question about potty training;not exactly 
blindness related! Sorry!


> Hello everyone,
>
> Well, it's that time.  A time for me to post something not exactly 
> blindness
> related, but definitely parenting related!  I hope you will all forgive 
> me,
> and that some of you parents who have been through this particular stage 
> in
> your children's lives will chime in and give me any advice you have.  Feel
> free to take this off list if you'd rather; I can be reached at
> melissa at riccobono.us
>
>                OK, so here's the situation.  Austin has been working on
> potty training for the past couple of weeks.  For the most part he pees on
> the potty and often tells us when he has to go.  We've had many dry days.
> But, for some reason, he is very reluctant to poop on the potty.  Once he
> did without messing in his pants.  A couple of times he has messed his 
> pants
> first, then "finished up" on the potty.  But, the last couple of times he
> has not given any warning and has just messed his pants entirely.  Also, 
> he
> has held it for as long as 4 days; I was going to give him a laxative, (at
> the advice of his pediatrician) but then he went on his own.  But the 
> whole
> thing just starts over again.  We certainly have times during the day when 
> I
> have him sit for longer periods on the potty.  We read books and talk, and 
> I
> try to make this a very relaxed time in the hopes he will go.  This has 
> not
> worked.  I've also tried rewards, which haven't worked so far.  He also
> usually holds a toy, his blanket, or something else he likes while he sits
> on the potty, which I've heard can help, but hasn't helped yet.  He seems
> most comfortable going in his pull up or underwear when he's standing up 
> and
> just playing quietly.  This isn't something I can quite recreate on the
> potty.
>
>                I would appreciate any advice!  I know potty training can
> take a long time, and I'm doing my best to be patient, but I hate to see 
> him
> holding it for so long.  I also don't want to put him back entirely in
> diapers because, as I've said, he's doing so well with staying dry, even 
> at
> night and at naptimes.
>
> Thanks in advance for your help!
>
> Melissa
>
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