tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998204900912962092.post6396588379563166844..comments2023-10-12T02:33:56.490-06:00Comments on Buried in Laundry: Potty Training ConfessionsQuadmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12811147214370454309noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998204900912962092.post-51591419177853731772009-07-22T15:27:38.488-06:002009-07-22T15:27:38.488-06:00Roo is on her first full day of underwear. WOO HOO...Roo is on her first full day of underwear. WOO HOO!!! Now just one to go. Sue-Sue wants the underwear but doesn't want to do the work.Quadmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12811147214370454309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998204900912962092.post-14037002229742000272009-07-22T15:21:50.157-06:002009-07-22T15:21:50.157-06:00I think you're doing a great job with the pott...I think you're doing a great job with the potty training! There's no sense in stressing them out or making them use the potty before they're ready. I'm the youngest of 5, and my Mom tells me we all potty trained at different ages. She was convinced she'd have to send one of my brothers to kindergarten in diapers. He, like everyone else, started using the potty when he was ready.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998204900912962092.post-28868119905942240642009-07-21T16:04:15.836-06:002009-07-21T16:04:15.836-06:00If only panties had been the two day cure for us. ...If only panties had been the two day cure for us. They were so excited when I bought underwear for them... and then couldn't care less if they could actually wear them.Quadmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12811147214370454309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998204900912962092.post-60195563122420571042009-07-21T11:50:21.594-06:002009-07-21T11:50:21.594-06:00My son was very challenging (just before he turned...My son was very challenging (just before he turned 5) despite years of trying. Underwear, real underwear NOT training pants, turned out to be the key. Once we put those on him, he was potty-trained in two days.<br /><br />Panties (yes, unabashed bribery) turned out to the be the key for my eldest daughter at a much younger age, but she was ready and, again, trained in two days. She WANTED those panties, to be a big girl.<br /><br />Jury's still out on Roxy, but she is fascinated when anyone uses the bathroom and has already figured out how to take off a diaper so she might be another early one. If not, well, we'll wait longer. Pushing too hard when they're not ready (as my son demonstrated) only drives the parent nuts.Stephanie Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998204900912962092.post-11947493019738337622009-07-21T11:38:00.217-06:002009-07-21T11:38:00.217-06:00Laura, I actually tried a "boot camp" an...Laura, I actually tried a "boot camp" and simply put the girls in underwear one day. I must have tried way too early because I turned around and each of them had peed on the floor.<br />---------<br />Sadia, I have to plan outings around the potty. Cakes and Tortilla HATE using public bathrooms. They will hold it for as long as they can, rather than have to sit on a public toilet. Don't know why.Quadmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12811147214370454309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998204900912962092.post-16027876406904073672009-07-21T11:28:18.030-06:002009-07-21T11:28:18.030-06:00I tried all sorts of things, but your method is wh...I tried all sorts of things, but your method is what my daughters chose. However, I'm beginning to realize that the "training" actually becomes work after the switch to panties. I have to teach public bathroom usage rules and figure out commute potty solutions. My girls went straight from diapers all the time to diapers never. Two weeks, and no nighttime accidents!Sadiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04042551936789254047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998204900912962092.post-771026464119361422009-07-21T10:59:19.872-06:002009-07-21T10:59:19.872-06:00Who cares what other parents think? That's how...Who cares what other parents think? That's how we potty trained the boys - waiting for them to take the lead and be ready. There is just no reason to spend all day cleaning up pee off the floor!LauraChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14322568136833382134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998204900912962092.post-29225758240852799212009-07-21T10:50:09.211-06:002009-07-21T10:50:09.211-06:00At one point I basically told Hubby if the girls w...At one point I basically told Hubby if the girls wanted to go to college in diapers then I was fine with that. Yeah, I'm joking but that's how I felt for awhile, which is why I just decided to back off. The ONLY reason Cakes is diaper free at night is because I realized she has never once wet her diaper at night when she switched to underwear in the day, so I decided to stop wasting a diaper. Tortilla is mad that she's not wearing underwear at night but she still wets.Quadmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12811147214370454309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998204900912962092.post-73039972620781652962009-07-21T09:49:56.383-06:002009-07-21T09:49:56.383-06:00My daughter wasn't potty trained until her thi...My daughter wasn't potty trained until her third birthday, and if she hadn't decided she was ready then I wouldn't have pushed it - especially if she were one of four! My primary motivation to do anything about it at all was that I didn't want three kids in diapers this summer... I should add that she wears pull-ups at night, and I have no intention of doing anything to stop that in the near future unless she starts staying dry on her own.<br /><br />Peer pressure and bribery definitely provide some parenting benefits :)MaryAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13253503049272771754noreply@blogger.com