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Mary Gordon wrote: I have three kids, and we never made them sit on the potty. A 3 1/2 year old is smart. You pick a date, circle it on the calendar, buy them new underwear, and go cold turkey. They will figure it out. You don't need to schedule potty sessions (total waste of time and way more time and effort than this mom had patience for). Expect a fair bit of laundry, but the very vast majority of kids your daughter's age will "get" it within a few days. Depending on the child, this can backfire. Especially a child who is afraid to sit on the potty/toilet and has never done so before. If you take away her diapers, she is still going to be afraid of the toilet. If she doesn't want to wet her underwear, she may hold her pee until she is bursting, stretching her bladder. We didn't even get pushy with our son, and he was happy to sit on the toilet (without letting anything out), and he still started withholding urine for periods approaching 24 hours, with negative medical repurcussions, when he decided he didn't like the feeling of wet diapers, but still didn't *want* to use the potty. There are lots of things kids are quite capable of doing but don't necessarily WANT to do, including picking up toys. Sometimes some low level parental direction is not only needed, but a Good Thing for everyone in the bigger picture. This is true in general, but when it comes to things like toileting and eating, where the parent can't truly take control, sometimes making things like this a battle turns out to be a very bad idea. When kids don't WANT to use the potty, you really can't make them, and the alternative is not fun. --Robyn |
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