Reagan turned 2 at the end of June and I've been considering all summer potty training her. Now that we're stable in one location for awhile, I'm thinking about trying. I feel like she shows a lot of the signs of readiness but I don't know...Everything I've heard about potty training just seems like it'd be a nightmare and very frustrating. I don't want to start if she's just not ready. She actually peed on the potty for the first time a few days ago but seemed pretty freaked out about it even though I was super excited and told her how proud I was of her, etc. For all you potty training pros out there, is that normal? She seems to want to sit on the potty now and then but won't stay there for very long. Any suggestions? Tips? What worked for you? Any books you recommend? I need help!Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Do I Dare To Try?
Reagan turned 2 at the end of June and I've been considering all summer potty training her. Now that we're stable in one location for awhile, I'm thinking about trying. I feel like she shows a lot of the signs of readiness but I don't know...Everything I've heard about potty training just seems like it'd be a nightmare and very frustrating. I don't want to start if she's just not ready. She actually peed on the potty for the first time a few days ago but seemed pretty freaked out about it even though I was super excited and told her how proud I was of her, etc. For all you potty training pros out there, is that normal? She seems to want to sit on the potty now and then but won't stay there for very long. Any suggestions? Tips? What worked for you? Any books you recommend? I need help!
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Jenny - I am glad that you got home from Indiana safe, I read your post below and was going to leave a comment that day and forgot to come back to it. I think I would have cried, so much. I am so glad that there were nice people to help you. When do you get to see Eric again? I know Wade knows this, but is he second core or third? That might make a different with potty training if he is going to be back with you guys for a while in just a month.
My opinion and what has worked with my kids is to wait for a very long time. That's what worked for me, so take it for what's it's worth. I also have boys. I waited until Gage was almost 3 1/2 and he basically did it in one week, he woke up one day and said he wanted to use the potty. By the end of the day he didn't want the treats I gave him. That was Monday - by Wednesday we made it to the mall without an accidnent. But, I had 2 in diapers and a 3 1/2 year old before I potty trained.
I say if you want to go for it, go for it now, then do it, but be consistant. I think there are lots of books out there about it and mostly you just have to be consistant.
Good luck! I can't wait to hear what you decide!
My son was freaked out about by the big potty in the beginning, even though he wanted to sit on it. We had to start with a small one. My advice is either now, or next summer, for a while its easier when they are just in underwear, so either warm weather or lots of heater. Its extremely frustrating until they "get it" then its really exciting. Its weird how exciting it is to have them potty on the toilet. Oh and boy do I love not changing dirty diapers. I followed my mom's advice which is to potty train early before they understand power struggles. I decided to listen to her, because I watched multiple niece and nephews with power struggles over potty training. They knew when they needed to go, but liked to have the power over mom by having an accident. We have had a few so I'm so glad we did it young before he gets more opinionated, and even more stubborn. I put it off for a while, we had all the supplies for 3 months, and all of sudden one day I decided I had to do it. And so the next morning we woke up and did it. It took us a few days to get it, because my son has a huge bladder. So maybe wait until you get that urge (no pun intended) to just do it. I don't know. I was in my first trimester so it was challenging to be the bathroom that much but it worked. I love rarely buying diapers (he still sleeps in them), and as a mom it makes me really proud to know, that when I see other two years olds, mine is the one in undies. That might be stuck up but its still what gets me through the days with accidents. Plus its so cute when he says, "I potty like daddy" "yea!" with lots of claps. Its so cute to see him so proud of himself still after using the toilet for months. If you want to read my chronicles of potty training, click on my potty training label on my blog. It can be real stressful, so wait until you wake up one day with the gumption to do it, would be my advice. I sort of followed the book potty training in less than a day, my son only goes 5 or less times a day, so it took 3 days. It takes everyone who reads the book, who is not a clinical study about 3 days.
Oh potty training. Good luck. Every child is different, so just think about her personalitly before you decide on a method! With Kaitlyn I got a potty chair out and let her sit on it when she wanted to. We did that for a few months and then I decided I did NOT want to potty train her because Logan was comming and I didn't want to have to do it twice. Well Kaitlyn decided she was wearing panites no matter what. I'm not kidding about me not wanting to do it, so I only let her wear panties until she had an accident then it was back to the diaper. Also she refused to poop for quite a while (I think she was afraid to go in the potty) so I wouldn't let her wear panties again until she got more regular. Anyway it turned into a power stuggle, but Kaitlyn was wanting to use the potty and I was wanting diapers still. Because it was HER choice and the oppisite of what mom wanted, she did it. lol, go figure. She had a bunch of pee accidents but not once has she had a poop accident which is the main reason I didn't want to potty train. I don't know if that helps at all or not. I hope it goes well when you decide to go for it!
Oh my gosh...Jenny I will say...don't do it just don't do it!!!! hahaha!!! I just have to say that I have had the worst time with Annie...but you know every child is different so who knows!! I don't want to be so pessimistic about but Annie was three when I tried and she is still off and on and she is almost four!! But you know you just don't know how they will do!! So try it if you want to and see how she does! Your friend Debbi said Be consistent...that's true...but its the hardest part!! Sorry I am very bitter about potty training but I have not had a good experience with it...I shouldn't even have posted this comment because now you aren't going to want to do it!! Sorry!!
With Evelyn I did Potty Train in a Day method (there's a book) and I loved it. It worked great. Ev was 2 1/2. The best part of that method is the practice. It makes accidents happen less frequently. I disagree about the power struggle comment. You just tell your kid they have to clean up any accidents and then do the practice routine if they have and accident and do it no matter what. Then it's still their choice to use the potty but what's non-negotiable is the consequences. That's the way good parenting should be anyway. Waiting until a child is a little older can make things like car trips easier because you shouldn't bounce back and forth between panties and diapers (even pull-ups). Some kids have better control, though, so use your judgment. Check out that book and see what you think. It has solutions to all sorts of issues that might come up, too. Good luck!
Did you ever get the whole potty training thing worked out? :) I wish I had some words of wisdom to give you, but you'd know more than me at this point! Dave said he talked to you the other day, but we'll have to chat one of these days. He's gone until Friday, in Arizona, so I'm pretty sad about that :(
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