Call me lazy, but I really hate having to transition my baby/toddler/kid into a new phase. I think because it is so much work. I also think that our child is a creature of habbit (just like her mom). She likes routine. So far, she is not liking the new potty routine. She prefers the "comfort" of her diaper. I can get her to go on the potty but I cannot get her to tell me when she has the urge. Taking her to the toilet every hour is getting old. I am already discouraged, and don't laugh- but it has only been 2 days! I am tempted to keep her in diapers forever. It is just plain easier than trying to negotiate with a two year old.
Calling all brilliant moms and friends of mine: Any advise on the wonderful world of potty training? We already have the chart with stickers and the bucket of candy for each success. Will the day EVER come that my daughter runs to other room, climbs on the toilet, and does it all by herself? Of course it will. But I want it to come SOON. I am not lazy- I am impatient. :)
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Don't get discouraged and just learn patience! Poor Nathan is 3 1/2 and he has yet to do ANYTHING on the potty. We get gung-ho for a month or two and then I back off and go straight back to diapers. I have decided I do not have the energy to fight with him on this. If he's old enough to drive and still in diapers ... I figure I'll have a real problem! But until then, what can I do? You can lead a horse to water ...
Good luck! You can always try the Potty Training in One Day method - it worked for one of Loren's boys.
Rachel is right.
With Reagan, we tried for a bit (due to Ian's request). But she just wouldn't have anything to do with the potty. So we let her have it her way. By age 3, she decided by herself that she was ready. She basically potty trained herself. It was so much easier and less stressful than me trying to push her into it. They let you know when they are ready for the potty.
Jenna was very interested in the potty when she turned 2. Then after a week of her using it, she suddenly became terrified of it. So we have gone back to the "She'll let me know when she is ready" method.
I really think that is the best way to do it....or at least the easiest way to get the potty training done. Just because someone else's child is potty trained doesn't mean that your's has to be. Don't stress. It will happen.
We are soooooo very far away from conquering the potty! But, I really like what this guy has to say: http://www.drgreene.com/21_737.html
(He happens to be one of the Attending Physicians at LPCH where we take the girls.)
Eleanor is kind of the opposite of McKenzie...I know exactly when she is going, either kind, but she refuses to do her business on the potty. *sigh* At least we've past the first hurdle of actually putting her buns on the potty, EVER. Next I think I'm going to not quite so convenient route of cloth pull-up thingies with the plastic thingies that you wear on the outside, so she'll still have 'panties' but she won't make messes.
Good luck with McKenzie! I'm with you on the patience thing! Peter keeps reminding me that potty training takes a long time. I keep expecting something to click and then to be done with it all. haha Yeah right.
I dread the day! But at least I can turn to you for advise when it comes ;)
I can't really give you any advice,seeing as you're a mom, and I'm not (yet). But I just want to say you're awesome, not lazy.
Eva got a potty 1.5 years ago. Two months ago she met a new friend who wears pull ups and goes in the potty. Now, Eva's a potty fiend...except for #2.
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