BARF Parents: Potty Training
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jstabeemer
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Mine was more into the tools. :teeth He don't look to happy either.. :rofl
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It's not as bad as you might think. Pick up the DVD, "Elmo's Potty Time." The kids love that video, its entertaining and it really encourages them to think about using the potty. Do this while their still in diapers.
When it's time to start introducing them to the potty, make it fun. Offer rewards for "no accident" days, but don't punish if they have an accident.
Most importantly, be flexible and pay attention to what might work, anticipate and take action. My oldest was easy, she was potty trained in a week. My son, is being a little more challenging. He started off with a little kids' potty that plays music when it they pee in it. He f-ing LOVES that music! It's hilarious!
Best of luck, Faz!
KooLaid
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LoL, my daughter is gonna kill me later on down the road lol. She prefers, Motocross magazine.
Potty training isn't tough. You should sit there and do business or atleast pretend you are with them though. Then of course, the biggest thing, CLAP, CHEER, MAKE A HUGE HAPPY RIOT THAT THEY WENT TO THE POTTY. Do that EVERYTIME, tell them they did a great job, etc etc. That they did such a great job that they deserve/earned a piece of candy. Candy is the magic fix all of problems for kids. That and ice cream. Always make it a big happy deal. I was surprised at how simple it was for me to train my daughter even without help.
Oh and another, set your watch to beep every hour. Or invest in a grand father clock type thing that bongs every hour. Any how, every hour, send them into the potty whether they want to or not. Keeps accidents down ALOT.
The only time I miss diapers are those LONG driving trips more than 2 hours. Potty stops suck and those places are nasty.
Potty training isn't tough. You should sit there and do business or atleast pretend you are with them though. Then of course, the biggest thing, CLAP, CHEER, MAKE A HUGE HAPPY RIOT THAT THEY WENT TO THE POTTY. Do that EVERYTIME, tell them they did a great job, etc etc. That they did such a great job that they deserve/earned a piece of candy. Candy is the magic fix all of problems for kids. That and ice cream. Always make it a big happy deal. I was surprised at how simple it was for me to train my daughter even without help.
Oh and another, set your watch to beep every hour. Or invest in a grand father clock type thing that bongs every hour. Any how, every hour, send them into the potty whether they want to or not. Keeps accidents down ALOT.
The only time I miss diapers are those LONG driving trips more than 2 hours. Potty stops suck and those places are nasty.
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faz
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I should get one of those for myself... it will make the beer nights a lot more fun! :laughing
Thanks for the info everyone... yeah, our daughter (2 years 3 months old) has tried a couple of times in the kid's potty thingy.... she likes it. We should get her started on this pretty soon before she graduates to the bigger kids room in the day care.
Sharky
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Girls are easier than boys to potty train. My son pretty much refused to use the potty until he was 3 and a couple of months. He'd just get up and go outside. Funny at first, but it was a pretty tough habit to break. After a couple of weeks and lots of dollar store prizes he is 100% even through the night.
gnahc79
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That's what I hear as well :cry. We probably won't start until our son is 3 or so. The little guy doesn't talk much, except when it comes to food
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My daughter was easier than my son, but I don't put a lot of weight into that. They're just different people regardless of gender.That's what I hear as well :cry. We probably won't start until our son is 3 or so. The little guy doesn't talk much, except when it comes to food
Also, I wouldn't put a specific date on when to start training. Just pay attention. Kids give clues about their maturity levels. They probably are already inviting themselves into the bathroom with you whenever you go in there, so by all means talk to them about it. You gotta watch for the signs...
We probably could have started with my son over 6months ago. But we have a (now) 10month old child. We didn't have as much time to focus on him and probably missed the opportunity then. Hopefully now, the overall transition will be much quicker since he is a little older.
BTW, he had no accidents yesterday and even survived a 30 mile ride/nap in the car. Today, he's had 3 accidents so far. Shit happens... hopefully in the toilet. :laughing
weak_link
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We have one of those potty chairs that plays music when it gets peed in and it scared my daughter to death. Set us back a couple months because even after the first time and we took the batteries out she was still terrified of it. We're back to peeing which is great but she refuses to take a poop in it. I can't help but feel like we're close but I wish we could just get to the next step. I'll try RRX.
gnahc79
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While we're on the subject
...yeah, whenever I'm doing #1 he walks over and takes a peek all curious-like. Right before bathtime we prop him up on his potty stool and lean him over the normal toilet. He never goes, but we do it just to get him used to it. We're still not sure if we should to the mini-toilet thing. 1) another thing to clean up 2) requires another step of learning from mini-toilet to big toilet 3) another thing to clean up 4) with a boy the aim into a smaller target can be problematic (according to a friend and her 3 yr old)
Start him out sitting down for #1. Easy transition for #2 and no piss all over the floor, especially when he gets to doing it by himself. My son is a short guy, so poor kid would have to rest his nuts on the cold edge of the big toilet to go standing up. :laughing
The point is to teach him to control his functions. He'll learn to pee standing up when the first time he needs to pee when we're out riding ATV's.
The point is to teach him to control his functions. He'll learn to pee standing up when the first time he needs to pee when we're out riding ATV's.
jstabeemer
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I got tired of buying diapers so one day I opened up his jammies and took his diaper off and told him tough. A few mins later he was taking his jammies off to go to the bathroom. Needless to say he did have some accidents and he sure didn't like the way #2felt in his undies. :teeth He is 6 now and will still have a pee pee accident. He just waits to long and can't get his pants undone in time. :rofl
usndocjaysin
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ZOMG!!!:rofl:laughing WIN!!!:thumbup Maybe that's what I'm doing wrong with the JF!