E's Potty Trained!!!
Finally, at 3 and a half, he's wearing "big boy pants" and I'm back to only buying one size of diapers!
This has been so frustrating because I really wanted him potty trained around 2 and half but he had other plans and turns out there's no rushing a toddler boy. Every mom I would complain to would say..
"Don't worry, it will happen, on their time and when it does, it will be done in a day"
I couldn't imagine how that could actually be true. My mental image of potty training was treacherous, horrible days full of wet mishaps and constant laundry.
Back in June we started him in a preschool two days a week, and then a week later he asked me if he could go to the bathroom...YES! So we went in, got all situated on the potty then I heard it...YES!!
I jumped around and danced and cheered and he was proud. He was beaming! From then on he would announce he had to go and we would race in, and cheer! He hasn't really had an accident since he declared he was "potty trained". He would tell everyone he me that he was.
So what's the secret to potty training?
You can't rush these kids. They are on their own schedule! Maybe, just maybe MiniE has figured it out too...
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| MiniE pretending to use the potty (notice shes wearing a diaper) |
haven't had to experience this yet, but someday I am sure it will be an adventure. Love reading stories about it haha!
ReplyDeleteYEP that was the secret here too.
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Deleteabsolutely can't rush them! (from what i've seen with my niece and nephews!) yay for E!
ReplyDeleteYAY!!! Baby D is 6 mo and I'm already tired of diapers. LOL!
ReplyDeleteha! Hopefully you get out of them before we did.
DeleteIt's so true- they do it when they are ready. So glad you're there! I'm about to dive into diapers all over again. :)
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the world of diapers! :)
DeleteYay! Congrats on the potty training! What a big accomplishment!
ReplyDeleteThanks. It's a relief to have it accomplished
DeletePotty training Sophia was a roller coaster. She had some set backs after Jack was born and regressed a little, but then all the sudden it clicked and she got it. I think I'll be much more relaxed the second time around. Me being stressed out about it didn't help. Way to go E!
ReplyDeleteI tried to potty train before MiniE but it just didn't work.
DeleteAbsolutely you can't rush them! And they are all different. J potty trained early while E took to it much later. But man, did it stress me out!
ReplyDeleteIt's just crazy. This was the milestone I was not looking forward to.
DeleteI wouldn't call it rushing, but we've been operating under the idea that after 3 years old it gets a lot harder as they get too used to going in the diaper. We managed to squeeze Shark Boy just under the wire of that deadline. Now it's the Lightning Kid's turn, and we're sticking to our guns, delays or not.
ReplyDeleteIt's going OK, but there are definitely good days and bad days (we had to pick up something out of the play area tonight - I'll spare you the gory details). Still, the way I see it, every successful potty trip is a diaper change I don't have to do. I'm making way less trips to empty out the diaper genie and we're spending less on diapers. Overnight and naps will still require diapers, but our hope is that he can participate in pre-school programs that won't accept a child that is still in diapers.
The director of the daycare is on board, though the individual caregivers have been a little resistant; his speech delays keep him from saying 'potty' clearly, but he knows the sign, and at first, you have to put them on the potty and not expect them to figure it all out on their own. Our approach can be summed up as 'No Retreat, No Surrender'.
Just an alternative opinion/approach.
I appreciate the perspective. Every child is different and only the parents know what works best for them.
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