Nina
July 9th 03, 12:53 AM
Wow, that old and still in diapers? My kids both were reluctant to
wear them much after they turned about 20 months or so. My son used to
wander around the house bare bottomed. My solution was those thick
training pants, they are much more comfy to a kid than diapers
ESPECIALLY in the summer.
Let her wear underwear and just be ready to whisk her off to the
potty/toilet whenever she seems like its time to go. YOu can always
offer fluids so you can control when she goes, that way you can more
easily reinforce the pee/potty link. Give her a glass of water or
juice, then watch her like a hawk.
Nina
(Nancy) wrote in message >...
> My daughter, who turned 2 and 1/4, takes off her diapers several times
> a day...usually when they're wet or soiled, but sometimes when they're
> not. This is becoming a problem in that she'll then sit on the carpet
> or a chair before she's been cleaned up, yikes!
>
> She shows interest in how kids/adults use the toilet...she knows when
> she's done something and is very capable of articulating it...she
> doesn't like the feeling of wet/soiled diapers...she has a potty chair
> which she likes sitting upon. I'm not sure, however, that she's made
> the connection between the feeling of having to pee/poo, and the
> actual event. It's also quite possible that she's just too busy to
> pay attention. :-)
>
> Anyway...I don't want to discourage her from taking off her diaper,
> either verbally or by resorting to pins, overalls, etc., since taking
> it off is part of learning how/when to use the potty...but encouraging
> her to take them off only when about to sit on the potty is having no
> effect.
>
> Advice? Oh, as background: I don't want to use Pull-Ups, although I'm
> not sure about "cold turkey" either (and don't think she's ready for
> that anyway). I was going to use terry training pants when the time
> was right. How will I know when that is? I'm just puzzled about "the
> next step."
>
> Thanks!
>
> Nancy
wear them much after they turned about 20 months or so. My son used to
wander around the house bare bottomed. My solution was those thick
training pants, they are much more comfy to a kid than diapers
ESPECIALLY in the summer.
Let her wear underwear and just be ready to whisk her off to the
potty/toilet whenever she seems like its time to go. YOu can always
offer fluids so you can control when she goes, that way you can more
easily reinforce the pee/potty link. Give her a glass of water or
juice, then watch her like a hawk.
Nina
(Nancy) wrote in message >...
> My daughter, who turned 2 and 1/4, takes off her diapers several times
> a day...usually when they're wet or soiled, but sometimes when they're
> not. This is becoming a problem in that she'll then sit on the carpet
> or a chair before she's been cleaned up, yikes!
>
> She shows interest in how kids/adults use the toilet...she knows when
> she's done something and is very capable of articulating it...she
> doesn't like the feeling of wet/soiled diapers...she has a potty chair
> which she likes sitting upon. I'm not sure, however, that she's made
> the connection between the feeling of having to pee/poo, and the
> actual event. It's also quite possible that she's just too busy to
> pay attention. :-)
>
> Anyway...I don't want to discourage her from taking off her diaper,
> either verbally or by resorting to pins, overalls, etc., since taking
> it off is part of learning how/when to use the potty...but encouraging
> her to take them off only when about to sit on the potty is having no
> effect.
>
> Advice? Oh, as background: I don't want to use Pull-Ups, although I'm
> not sure about "cold turkey" either (and don't think she's ready for
> that anyway). I was going to use terry training pants when the time
> was right. How will I know when that is? I'm just puzzled about "the
> next step."
>
> Thanks!
>
> Nancy