@rschenck14 I've heard of that, the 3 day method. That's great that the daycare does that! I think for DD, 2.5-3 will be late for her. She isn't even 2 yet (birthday in December) and with her being as aware now, I know it may take some time, but I think within a few months she'll be trained. It adds to the difficultly because we do work M-F, and while her daycare is more than willing to work with us with pull-ups, using the potty as much as we want her to, it isn't a class specifically for potty training. So in the meantime, we just need to be working as hard as we can when possible and go through this phase.
***warning trigger***
DH was saying this morning, based on how stressed I was yesterday, that as difficult as this phase is to remember that it DOES pass and just to be grateful we have the opportunity to go through the phase rather than not have her at all. During the hard times we just remind ourselves there are parents who wish they had the chance to go through the rough moments. I have a friend from church that lost her infant son at 1 week old in January due to a congenital heart defect, so any time I feel like I'm too stressed for words I just remind myself that she wishes she had these moments, and I remember to say a prayer for her and all the other parents who have similar situations.
imrachellea, It sounds like you are doing great and your DD will figure it out. Our school/daycare method does not work for everyone, its just kind of what we went through. Your are absolutely right about needing to keep it all in perspective. There are definitely times when we feel frustration and stress and you have to be thankful you have the opportunity to feel that because some people can't. Hoping things get a little easier for you though!
@NachosAndPeaches Our daughter showed interest in potty training around the same age as your kiddo and we just went with it. She was young so we started small. We started by taking her to the potty as soon as she woke up. Like, first thing. We did that for a week and made a huuuuuuge deal about it if she went in the toilet. We started that on a Monday. That Saturday, we went into full potty training mode. We got her a little cheap timer and she would set the timer for 15 minutes. We took her to the bathroom every 15 minutes. She had 2 accidents, but overall it was pretty successful. Albeit, tedious and time consuming. Then Sunday, we went every 30 minutes. Her teachers at daycare were awesome with continuing the process come Monday because I'm sure they're happy to change 1 less diaper. It worked really well. She wasn't having accidents by the end of the week and was completely potty trained (no night time or nap diapers) by her 2nd birthday.
Long story short, if he's interested, I would go for it. Boys usually want to train later but if your little guy wants to try, I would let him. It was awesome to be done with diapers for a while. So much easier.
We did naked first, but she freaked out the first time she had an accident so we went to underwear. I took her to target and let her pick some out. She picked out a boys Olaf pair from frozen. She said "no pee on Olaf" so I figured it was motivating. Ps. She still wears boys underwear over a year later. She says they feel better on her butt haha. Underwear worked better for us because she didn't like getting dirty, but naked works better for some kids because they can feel when they have an accident easier. Try both to see what works best for you guys.
@NachosAndPeaches There's is also a DVD called Elmo's Potty Time that she still likes.
See when I hear things like that I realize he's totally not ready. He has no concept of "no pee on olaf". Or maybe he does but can't verbalized it. He's advanced in problem solving and fine motor but was a later talker. Not delayed, just not his forte lol.
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I've definitely heard that character underwear can help because they don't want to get their favorite characters dirty or messy. We have Frozen underwear because that was her thing...but now she's all about Mickey Mouse and Doc McStuffins, so we will be making another trip to Target to get her some new ones if she wants them.
I've definitely heard that character underwear can help because they don't want to get their favorite characters dirty or messy. We have Frozen underwear because that was her thing...but now she's all about Mickey Mouse and Doc McStuffins, so we will be making another trip to Target to get her some new ones if she wants them.
Haha - my mom let us pick and then said keep "character" dry. Apparently it worked great for me and my sister was practically traumatized she felt so guilty for peeing on Minnie. She's still much the more sensitive one of the two of us
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It sounds like you are doing great and your DD will figure it out. Our school/daycare method does not work for everyone, its just kind of what we went through. Your are absolutely right about needing to keep it all in perspective. There are definitely times when we feel frustration and stress and you have to be thankful you have the opportunity to feel that because some people can't. Hoping things get a little easier for you though!
Long story short, if he's interested, I would go for it. Boys usually want to train later but if your little guy wants to try, I would let him. It was awesome to be done with diapers for a while. So much easier.
@NachosAndPeaches
There's is also a DVD called Elmo's Potty Time that she still likes.