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Well, it's about time!Nov 21 '01 Write an essay on this topic.
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The Bottom Line It takes time and patience but sometimes you have to just go cold turkey.
Somewhere between 2yrs.-4mths. and 2yrs.-7mths. my son finally mastered the art of "going pottie." So how did we get across that bridge?? Well, if you read my previous 'epinion' called **The #1 thing to know for potty success** concerning my philosophy on potty training you know where I stand on getting through the process. But there was one step left that I had not reached when I wrote my last review. Taking the plunge. After buying bag after bag of Pull-Ups I started to realize that he finally knew what to do and exactly how to do it. He just wasn't doing it. But then why would he if he had on the pull-ups. So I made a trip to the local Target and stocked up on the smallest underwear they carried. Beginning immediatly that Friday night (I wanted to give him as much home time to practice before he had to go to Grannies house Monday morning.) Right off the bat I could see that he preferred them over the bulky pull-ups. The pull-ups we had left would be saved for nights and when we went to the store, park, or even visiting friends, just in case. But home and while his Grandmother cared for him during the day he would wear his big boy underwear. We also made a rule effective immediately that he would not have any liquids after 7 or 7:30 to avoid wetting himself at night. The whole thing has been a big success. As soon as his last pull-up was used he even slept without them. I immediately started teaching him to clean up behind his accidents. If he wet himself I would instruct him to take off his clothes and hang them over the side of the hamper to dry, then get a towel (which I keep within his reach) to wipe up any moisture he left on the carpet or floor. Then go sit on the pot until I came for him. Of course while he waited on the pot I would go behind him and clean up properly. I would rarely let him see me cleaning up behind him, I wanted him to feel it was his responsibility. This way he understood that what he did was unacceptable and that there are consequences. Soon he even graduated to using the grown-up pottie with the help of a stepping stool. At this time I can finally say that my son is 'pottie trained' he knows how to go without being told and how to request help if he needs it. He rarely has accidents and when he does it's because he just doesn't make it in time. It's been a long road and it took time and patience. This past weekend he didn't quite make it and I woke up that morning to find him trying to dry the carpet with a towel outside the bathroom door. I couldn't get upset. He a least tried. So I relieved him of duty and finished the job, while inside I was bursting with pride.  |
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