[blparent] Using the Elimination Communication mottlefor potty training

Sat Mar 17 20:19:49 UTC 2012

I was in speech therapy at age four, but for what, I don't remember. Iwas 
also in OT and PT.
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From: "Eileen Levin" <eileenlevin at comcast.net>
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Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 7:56 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Using the Elimination Communication mottlefor potty 
training

My husband remembers getting pinched by the folding seat. My mom just wiped
the seat down with toilet paper and laid some TP on the seat. Some stores
offer the paper seat covers which are handy if the seat is dry.

It was definitely the mess that made potty training a big deal for me. When
my 5 year old still gets his  TH and SH sounds wrong it's really cute. While
I was waiting for his sense of cleanliness to grow in at 3, and cleaning out
the umpty upmth pair of underwear I just felt very   cranky.  !  While
cleaning out underwear, the couch and the carpet I developed a theory about
cloth diapered kids and toilet training. Since It's more or less the same to
clean a cloth diaper or a pair of underwear, what's to loose if your kid
manages to hit the toilet better than half the time? Also, I couldn't help
wondering if that was why parents sent kids outside so much more in the good
old days.

I did ask the school speech therapist about Ari's mispronunciations. She
says that those sounds don't develop completely until age 7 and he isn't
eligible for speech therapy until then. She encouraged me to work with him
on the sounds but not to push him to be perfect. Funny thing is that he
reads the word the perfectly but mispronounces the word the when he is
talking. I guess I just have to wait for his desire to talk like everyone
else to grow in.  LOL
Eileen

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Erin Rumer
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 11:27 AM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] Using the Elimination Communication mottle for potty
training

Thanks for that helpful info Jennith.  Let me know how those training pants
work for you.  Do you put diaper covers over the training pants?  My husband
and I too feel that gentle encouragement is key for kids to learn anything
new like this.  Our son may go in and out of being interested in potty
training for the next several months, but the more we foster his curiosity
with positive reinforcement, the better.  Just go with the flow!  Okay, I
couldn't pass that pun up! GRIN

Take care,

Erin

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Jennith Lucas
Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 9:47 AM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] Using the Elimination Communication mottle for potty
training

Erin,

I've been doing EC very part time with my 15 month old. I recommend reading
Diaper Free Baby. I read several books but it was the best, most
encouraging. My son has been using his Baby Bjorn potty a little.
We bought a potty book that we read while he sits on the potty, and have
tried to make sitting on it a positive experience. He understands what it's
for, and has even brought it in to the bathroom if he knows Mommy or Daddy
are using the toilet because he wants to join them! EC is messy, there is no
way around it, but the time it takes to put the baby on the potty is about
the same to change their diaper.

I still put him in diapers when we go out so I can't speak to the travel
potty. If you find something you like, do share!

I just ordered some Gerber cloth training pants , so we'll be transitioning
even more to diaper free. We'll see how it goes! The one thing I've learned
with EC is not to have huge expectations and go along with the process. I
don't expect him to be fully potty trained next week, next month, or even in
six. Just trying to show him that using a potty is fun and easy and that he
can do it.

Jennith
On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 12:18 PM, Erin Rumer <erinrumer at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
>
>
> Just wondering who here as tried the Elimination Communication mottle
> for potty training their kids and how that went for you? Even if you
> didn't use this mottle but had great success, I'd love to hear what
> you did. My son Dawson is 16 months now and just starting to show an
> interest in potty training. We're not going to even try to get
> serious about this since we're moving to San Diego in a week, plus
> he's not quite old enough to really control his bladder and bowel
> muscles yet. On top of those two things I read that one should never
> start potty training when your toddler is in the "no" phase where they
> are saying "no" for everything. This makes a ton of sense. I'm
> excited that he's aware now of when he goes potty, because 3 times now
> he has told me when he just went pee pee in his diaper. He's also
> obsessed with a potty training video we have that I just through in
> one day for fun and now that's one of the only things he wants to
> watch. Dawson loves seeing older kids do things so that's why the video
is so intriguing to him.
>
>
>
> Also, please let me know what potty methods and chairs you used while
> you were away from home. I have a Boon potty bench that I love and
> think will work great for at home, but I'm considering one of those
> portable folding potty seats with handles that you can attach to a
> public toilet but don't know how well they work. I went out yesterday
> with a sighted friend of mine who's almost 2 year old has been potty
> trained for about 3 months now and she just hovers him over the toilet
> to go pee. Even though I have good proprioception and good aim
> usually, this method sounds a little visual and messy if it doesn't go
quite right.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Erin
>
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