Comments on: The potty problem http://mayberrymom.com/2009/02/19/the-potty-problem/ Raising Opie and his sister in the most wholesome town in America. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:07:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rejected blog project ideas http://mayberrymom.com/2009/02/19/the-potty-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-6330 Rejected blog project ideas Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:45:51 +0000 http://mayberrymom.com/?p=548#comment-6330 [...] Potty Training Tip of the Day [...] [...] Potty Training Tip of the Day [...]

]]> By: The potty problem, revisited http://mayberrymom.com/2009/02/19/the-potty-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-5876 The potty problem, revisited Mon, 25 May 2009 03:32:46 +0000 http://mayberrymom.com/?p=548#comment-5876 [...] months ago, in a fit of pique (or defensiveness, take your pick), I listed all the potty-training methods that were not working on [...] [...] months ago, in a fit of pique (or defensiveness, take your pick), I listed all the potty-training methods that were not working on [...]

]]> By: kristin at prairiedaze.com http://mayberrymom.com/2009/02/19/the-potty-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-5312 kristin at prairiedaze.com Thu, 05 Mar 2009 02:31:00 +0000 http://mayberrymom.com/?p=548#comment-5312 my daughter too.<br/><br/>now she's 11(!!!!!!!) and not wetting herself.<br/><br/><br/>: ) my daughter too.

now she’s 11(!!!!!!!) and not wetting herself.

: )

]]> By: vincent http://mayberrymom.com/2009/02/19/the-potty-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-5270 vincent Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:02:00 +0000 http://mayberrymom.com/?p=548#comment-5270 I have never had to potty train a boy, so maybe it is different. I was just really lucky with my little girl, but I admit she was just maybe close to 4. I did not even bother her. I introduced the idea to her that maybe not peeing/pooping in your pants may be a cool thing, then I just let her lead the way... One day- no more diapers please! She has done great now at 5 on the self leading reading and shoe tying things too... Good luck... I have never had to potty train a boy, so maybe it is different. I was just really lucky with my little girl, but I admit she was just maybe close to 4. I did not even bother her. I introduced the idea to her that maybe not peeing/pooping in your pants may be a cool thing, then I just let her lead the way… One day- no more diapers please! She has done great now at 5 on the self leading reading and shoe tying things too… Good luck…

]]> By: Jerri Ann http://mayberrymom.com/2009/02/19/the-potty-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-5260 Jerri Ann Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:01:00 +0000 http://mayberrymom.com/?p=548#comment-5260 My son was 4 last November, he hasn't responded to any technique out there. Finally, this week, we are headed to have him evaluated. I have been to see the therapist and filled them in with all the information and on Thursday he see's the child psychiatrist.<br/><br/>Right now, we have a pair of superman underwear on top of our fridge with nothing but dust bunnies on it. They were put there last year to taunt him...they only taunt me....<br/><br/>There's a bag of his favorite candy, he is told, one piece of candy for every time he sits on the potty and he gets the whole bowl after dinner. That was last November...he has not one piece of candy out of the bag yet....the only person it taunts is me......<br/><br/>I owned a daycare and everyone I hired for a year said, "I've potty trained X amount of kids, I can potty train him" and then they return 3 months later saying, "Have you considered taking him to the doctor?"<br/><br/>We let him wear wet clothes once, he went down to 5 pair of soaking pairs of socks.......<br/><br/>We changed him as soon as we noticed he was wet one day, he wore 9 outfits......<br/><br/>We bought him a potty, we gave it away, we bought him another one, he uses it as a step stool....<br/><br/>I'm at my wits end.....ugh! <br/><br/>So, yea, I totally feel you! My son was 4 last November, he hasn’t responded to any technique out there. Finally, this week, we are headed to have him evaluated. I have been to see the therapist and filled them in with all the information and on Thursday he see’s the child psychiatrist.

Right now, we have a pair of superman underwear on top of our fridge with nothing but dust bunnies on it. They were put there last year to taunt him…they only taunt me….

There’s a bag of his favorite candy, he is told, one piece of candy for every time he sits on the potty and he gets the whole bowl after dinner. That was last November…he has not one piece of candy out of the bag yet….the only person it taunts is me……

I owned a daycare and everyone I hired for a year said, “I’ve potty trained X amount of kids, I can potty train him” and then they return 3 months later saying, “Have you considered taking him to the doctor?”

We let him wear wet clothes once, he went down to 5 pair of soaking pairs of socks…….

We changed him as soon as we noticed he was wet one day, he wore 9 outfits……

We bought him a potty, we gave it away, we bought him another one, he uses it as a step stool….

I’m at my wits end…..ugh!

So, yea, I totally feel you!

]]> By: nonlineargirl http://mayberrymom.com/2009/02/19/the-potty-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-5259 nonlineargirl Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:02:00 +0000 http://mayberrymom.com/?p=548#comment-5259 This is one of my biggest stressers right now. Ada refuses to use the toilet at all. Ever. Since December we have put her in charge of her own clean up - from taking her clothes off, wiping herself off (yup, even if it is poop and is all over her legs, etc), putting the soiled clothes in a plastic bag, taking them to the washer (and washing out poopy underwear in the toilet before they go in the washer), washing her hands and getting dressed. <br/><br/>The theory (we consulted a social worker out of our desperation) was that this would be such a pain that she'd decide the potty was better. Turns out it doesn't bother her so much. On the up side, I am not wiping her butt. Down side - a bowel movement takes a long time to clean up. <br/><br/>So far she is happy to do things herself, and even when we talk about how it is too bad that she's missing out on this or that because cleaning up took so long (oh, no time for books before bed etc, too bad...etc) she still doesn't seem to care. She has thoroughly (and of her own volition) potty trained her stuffed animals, dolls, etc. <br/><br/>This makes me cry a lot. And it makes me very angry, which is not so great for the loving parenting. This is one of my biggest stressers right now. Ada refuses to use the toilet at all. Ever. Since December we have put her in charge of her own clean up – from taking her clothes off, wiping herself off (yup, even if it is poop and is all over her legs, etc), putting the soiled clothes in a plastic bag, taking them to the washer (and washing out poopy underwear in the toilet before they go in the washer), washing her hands and getting dressed.

The theory (we consulted a social worker out of our desperation) was that this would be such a pain that she’d decide the potty was better. Turns out it doesn’t bother her so much. On the up side, I am not wiping her butt. Down side – a bowel movement takes a long time to clean up.

So far she is happy to do things herself, and even when we talk about how it is too bad that she’s missing out on this or that because cleaning up took so long (oh, no time for books before bed etc, too bad…etc) she still doesn’t seem to care. She has thoroughly (and of her own volition) potty trained her stuffed animals, dolls, etc.

This makes me cry a lot. And it makes me very angry, which is not so great for the loving parenting.

]]> By: Bon http://mayberrymom.com/2009/02/19/the-potty-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-5258 Bon Mon, 23 Feb 2009 02:19:00 +0000 http://mayberrymom.com/?p=548#comment-5258 Oscar just doesn't want to. i can't decide if i'm grateful to know he's normal, or despairing to realize he could be like this for another year yet. Oscar just doesn’t want to. i can’t decide if i’m grateful to know he’s normal, or despairing to realize he could be like this for another year yet.

]]> By: TB http://mayberrymom.com/2009/02/19/the-potty-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-5257 TB Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:43:00 +0000 http://mayberrymom.com/?p=548#comment-5257 Oh man. I don't even want to think about this. Myles is actually peeing in the potty (he asks, I don't initiate) but I don't want to push it and make him do it too soon. The whole thought of potty training a boy seems like such a daunting task. And I've looked at a couple of kids books on the subject and they are awful. I can't imagine what the dvds are like. <br/>And obviously Opie knows what to do, he just doesn't want to, which I'm sure is uber frustrating and hearing "he'll do it when he's ready" probably drives you nuts too. Oh man. I don’t even want to think about this. Myles is actually peeing in the potty (he asks, I don’t initiate) but I don’t want to push it and make him do it too soon. The whole thought of potty training a boy seems like such a daunting task. And I’ve looked at a couple of kids books on the subject and they are awful. I can’t imagine what the dvds are like.
And obviously Opie knows what to do, he just doesn’t want to, which I’m sure is uber frustrating and hearing “he’ll do it when he’s ready” probably drives you nuts too.

]]> By: jodifur http://mayberrymom.com/2009/02/19/the-potty-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-5256 jodifur Sun, 22 Feb 2009 02:44:00 +0000 http://mayberrymom.com/?p=548#comment-5256 a million trip to disney and the disney cruise worked for my kid. Good luck! a million trip to disney and the disney cruise worked for my kid. Good luck!

]]> By: the mama bird diaries http://mayberrymom.com/2009/02/19/the-potty-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-5254 the mama bird diaries Sat, 21 Feb 2009 02:19:00 +0000 http://mayberrymom.com/?p=548#comment-5254 I don't have any great tips for you. Hang in there. But I promise you, by the time you marry him off, he'll be potty trained. Or if not, it will be his wife's problem. I don’t have any great tips for you. Hang in there. But I promise you, by the time you marry him off, he’ll be potty trained. Or if not, it will be his wife’s problem.

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