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| I think my daughter is ready to do the potty training thing...yeah...and ahhhh:) My first question is how did you guys know your kids were ready ie "signs". Second how did you start the process? There is no doubt when she goes #2, so I can get her in and try that out. The thing is in a book I read it says look for facial expressions, she doesn't really make any when she is going #1. The only sign I have picked up is when she is wet she tuggs on her diaper but that is after she has already gone. How do I catch her in the act and get her to realize that when she feels this way she needs to do to the potty? Normally I am really good with figuring this stuff out and teachnig her stuff but this one just gets me and I am not sure on how to "attack" it. HELP! |
| Posted by Cindy on 05/22/2008 02:22 PM
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| that is a good question i have been woundering the same thing. my son does the same thing he tugs on his diaper when it is wet and most times he lets me know when he went #2 so i have been thinking about when i should start trying to potty train. i have been told by friends that when they start telling you when they are wet and when they are going that is when to start but i have no clue how to get it started. how old is your daughter? my son is 15 months and i was thinking that is to early but i do not know. Please let me know what you find out |
| posted by Fabia on 05/22/2008 03:43 PM
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| My daughter 14 months has been pulling on her diaper for the past month when wet and will actually take off the diaper if she is poopy. I am thinking of potty training too. I am a little scared because she is so young and everyone keeps telling me it is too early and she could regress. I am thinking about putting her on the potty a couple times a day to start like 1st thing in the morning and right before her bath at night and maybe before and after nap to get things rolling without overwhelming either of us. Then I will gradually add more times to take her potty. I know this is possible because babies in China are being potty trained from day one, but mom does a lot of laundry and taking the kid to the potty to figure out their body function times. The kids are completely trained by age 1. I am with you all...I am just not sure what to do or how to go about it. |
| posted by DB on 05/23/2008 08:29 AM
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| I haven't potty trained my daughter yet, but I have been asking my mom questions about it. She said with all of her kids she would put them on the potty every hour and would have them in regular underwear so if we wet we would know. When we went in the potty she would make a huge deal out of it and she said we eventually learned when we needed to go. Oh, I also read an article that doctors are starting to think under 2 is not too young that it may be easier because they aren't going through the stubborn terrible two's (hopefully). |
| posted by Ashley on 05/23/2008 08:32 AM
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That's interesting - I recently read an article stating the belief that parents are potty training too early these days...that boys aren't ready until closer to 3 years old, and girls a little sooner. I guess it depends on the child and the mother's desire to train/patience level. Good luck! :)
My son is 21 months old now and he sometimes pulls on his diaper when it's wet, but we're not going to tackle the potty until sometime after his 2nd b-day, per instruction of the pediatrician. Apparently, the younger child will show interest sometimes in the potty initially because its new and fun, but if they're not developmentally ready, this newness will end and the child will lose interest and you'll be forced to start from scratch later on. Who knows? This parenting business is such a mystery.... :) |
| posted by on 05/23/2008 10:23 AM
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