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

[Leanne Merren]

Hi Melissa,
I recommend that you definitely keep him in the underwear.  I know it's 
frustrating, but I think you have to just keep doing what you're doing.  My 
daughter held it like that too, and I just made her sit on the potty until 
she finally went.  I used stickers with her, and when she got 5 stickers she 
got to pick something fun to do.  She chose to have her nails painted. 
Maybe you could find something you know he really likes to do and try 
something like that?  She finally got it down completely when she was just 
over 3.  I think potty training is the hardest part of parenting so far. lol
I try to catch my daughter when she's really quiet, because that's usually a 
sign that she's going.  Sometimes I wish I could see their face, because I 
know sighted people can sometimes see that they're trying to go and rush 
them to the potty.  So there you go, it is blind parenting related. haha
Take care,
Leanne
----- 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 4:12 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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