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There's a wave running through my friends who all had kids about 2 and a half years ago. That wave is pee in a toilet. It seems everyone around me is potty training. I think I feel more pressure than my son. He could frankly care less. They tried putting him on the potty at daycare one day when he woke up dry from a nap, and he fell into the toilet. Since then he is very ANTI-TOILET. He thinks it's funny when we do it, but when I ask, "Do you want to go on the potty?" I get an emphatic NO. When I ask, "Have you pooped?" It's always a lie, a "nooooo" and then he runs into the corner.
My husband wants to bring out the potty chair, and just have him play with it, or sit him on it. I want to just forget about it until we can sit down and have a logical conversation with him that he won't be flushed. I figure once we bring that chair out we're officially "trying."
Also, what's with the shame? Toddler shame? How advanced! But the "everybody poops" line of thinking isn't working. I worry it's because we spent the majority of his life going "whoa that's NASTY!" when he has a huge poo.
So, share some stories of your potty training woes? When did you start? Did you stop and start? I now have friends that potty trained almost 2 year olds, but I have a friend who's son almost made it into to kindergarten still refusing the potty. He's now a normal 7 year old who doesn't wet himself and can wipe his own ass. Still, stories welcome.
My husband wants to bring out the potty chair, and just have him play with it, or sit him on it. I want to just forget about it until we can sit down and have a logical conversation with him that he won't be flushed. I figure once we bring that chair out we're officially "trying."
Also, what's with the shame? Toddler shame? How advanced! But the "everybody poops" line of thinking isn't working. I worry it's because we spent the majority of his life going "whoa that's NASTY!" when he has a huge poo.
So, share some stories of your potty training woes? When did you start? Did you stop and start? I now have friends that potty trained almost 2 year olds, but I have a friend who's son almost made it into to kindergarten still refusing the potty. He's now a normal 7 year old who doesn't wet himself and can wipe his own ass. Still, stories welcome.
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Permalink Reply by Mamawho on
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What I can't figure out is why no one told me that you basically have to potty train your kid twice - once for pee and once for poop. I hadn't prepared for that. It must on the list of parenting secrets, right under "breastfeeding may be natural, but that doesn't mean it's remotely easy."
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Permalink Reply by GGG on -
You guys are a wealth of information! Thanks Kana... I hadn't thought of that I'll give a swing this week.
Mamawho - I know right?! I'm like ok pee Check! He is still running from me to hide with a toy to poop in privacy. I'm working on getting him to understand he can uber privacy in the bathroom...on the pot!
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Permalink Reply by LeastLikely2Breed on -
The girl has been pooped trained for over a year (she's 2 1/2 now) -- BUT she still prefers to pee in her pull up-up. We ask her why and she says "it's just easier and it makes you mad."
Nice.
My mother is so annoyed that she isn't potty-trained yet ( cause don't you know, we were all potty trained at 18 months.)
*sigh*
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