[blparent] potty training

[Tammy, Paul and Colyn]

Hi,

I agree with the below.  My son took forever to potty train, and I didn't 
push him although I did make the potty available just in case he wanted to 
use it for its intended purpose.  He used it for lots of other things at 
first, but then he got it and his interest came in spurts.  But my best 
advice is don't push.  It's very easy to wish your child in to being 
interested for whatever reason and the process will take longer if they 
truely aren't ready.

Tammy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dena Wainwright" <dena at envogueaccess.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 11:28 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] potty training


> First: Are you sure he's ready. He's about the same age as my daughter, 
> who is not even 2 yet. Just because there is an interest, doesn't mean the 
> child is actually ready. Elise has been interested in her potty for 
> months. She is starting to tell us before she goes to the bathroom 
> sometimes, as opposed to after. She is able to stay drier for longer. 
> Still, even with all of that, I would by no means call her ready to potty 
> train. Based on the experiences I've heard from other parents, children do 
> it when they truly are ready, and not before. Pushing it won't help, or 
> make it go any faster.
>
> If you do decide to pursue potty training, there are training pants that 
> are waterproof on the outside. They allow the child to feel wet, without 
> the mess soaking through the outer layer of the pant. I know you can buy 
> them on
> www.diapers.com
> and there are other sites totally devoted to them.
>
> Dena
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Shannan Zinck" <shannanzinck at gmail.com>
> To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 9:12 PM
> Subject: [blparent] potty training
>
>
>> Starting the wonderful Potty training process. One of our biggest 
>> parenting
>> fears. any tips? We can never tell when he has to go and using underwear
>> just seems way too messy for us since we can hardly find out where he 
>> goes
>> and our house has carpet in every room except the kitchen and the 
>> bathrooms
>> I hate carpet. I heard that pull ups are not the best because it's too 
>> much
>> like a diaper and I believe it since our son treats them as such. Some 
>> one
>> suggested using underwear with a pull up over them. He is averaging 
>> peeing
>> half in the toilet and half in his pants and hasn't tried to do # 2 in 
>> the
>> toilet yet which I expected would be the case. I remember when we started
>> the adoption process and this was in the top 5 list of parenting dreads.
>> Myles has shown interest for a long time and right now we have a window 
>> of
>> opportunity, It's summer, we have a decent time period of little upheaval
>> and busyness, I know it's a good time to really go for it but, what do I 
>> do
>> next that won't ruin my carpets and furniture. any ideas would be great.
>>
>> -- 
>> Shannan Zinck
>> Survival is letting GOD take over!!!
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