what do you think of this potty training method?

Califragilistic · September 2009

I asked DHs friend how he potty trained his son and he said we put him in underwear and he would pee his pants and we told him he had to use the potty if he didnt want to pee his pants and it worked..I feel like this can cause trauma to a child..maybe im just too sensitive. Thoughts?

slhartzke · September 2009

Sounds dirty, mean and traumatic....

mrs.serrato85 · September 2009

Lol, see the "living dangerously" post. I too dont know how i feel about it. But as long as you are constantly checking on them and they wouldnt be wet for long i dont see it as too mean.

We'll see how I feel when we get there.

ETA: maybe this paired with constant trips to the potty even when he doesnt think he needs to go. To lessen the chance of accidents

war_eagle · September 2009

I think if the kid has started to show an interest, it would be ok. If the kid was not ready though, I would see it as more traumatic.

TriciaChick · September 2009

I tried this method with DS. Really didn't work for him so we are going to try again in a few months. However I know several people this has been successful for. I will do the same thing when we try again. Most recommend no underwear at all though since it can feel like a diaper. They are soupposed to go bare bottomed for 3 days. After that you can leave the house but they are soupposed to wear "loose pants" with nothing under.

Temp159135562506975 · September 2009

my guess is they did a bit more than just that.

but what he said is a basic way to train- and how it should be done... if they are ready to train- they should wear underpants- not pull-ups or diapers b/c they won't feel wet. They need to feel the pee/poop if they do it in their pants- so they learn that they don't want that feeling and will tell you ahead of time so they'll use the potty. It does work.... it's not cruel, unless, of course, you are mean about it.

laurenshay · September 2009

I really don't think its terribly mean as long as they aren't doing it out in public or the child isn't being ridiculed for it.

I think using at as a source of "this is what it feels like when you are wet" isn't mean.

kabarbanel · September 2009

My friends did this with both their sons. They waited until they felt the kids were ready and then put them in underwear. It worked quite well for them. Took about a week or 2 I think.

ZaraLou · September 2009

Well I certainly don't think it is okay to JUST let them wear underwear w/o seriously trying to potty train them..you don't want them to be scared and if they are not ready then they are not ready! However, my mom told me that when me and my sister were ready to be potty trained she took off a week of work to totally devote all her time to getting us trained..and in that week she didn't use any diapers bc we didn't like being "wet" and it worked (or helped in addition to her potty training us).

AshDoc · September 2009

From a mom who JUST finished potty training a little boy, you definitely can't force it and say "you are wearing underwear, don't pee in them." We waited until he was interested, got his favorite character underwear and told him not to pee on Spiderman, Lightning McQueen, etc. It took a few weeks but we are complete now! I think it is different for all kids, so if it really worked for them, good for them.

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