tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519610371756735682.post5048397245932704175..comments2024-03-15T04:52:16.456-04:00Comments on Marbles Rolling: On potty training: a post for people interested in this sort of thingJacqueline Searshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04091598444684936482noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519610371756735682.post-52818033671753375122012-06-26T11:38:53.163-04:002012-06-26T11:38:53.163-04:00Heidi: Ugh, the "ready when I am" part i...Heidi: Ugh, the "ready when I am" part is the biggie. :) We haven't put much effort into it, and it's been interesting to see his natural progression. I am ready to be done, just not quite ready to put in the extra effort to make it happen... You are all right though, he is ready. Maybe he'll be motivated by his cousins when we're at the beach in two weeks.Jacqueline Searshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04091598444684936482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519610371756735682.post-50376967908813894802012-06-23T12:10:33.266-04:002012-06-23T12:10:33.266-04:00I agree with the underwear and no diapers usage if...I agree with the underwear and no diapers usage if you are comfortable. Of course, Lillian was much more amiable and younger but we had a conversation along the lines of mommies not buying diapers anymore. 100% underwear all the time, nap and night too. Love the waterproof matress liners. Of course we have a rare occassional accident but Lillian completely understands that because she has underwear on if she pees in the bed it will get wet...we've never been dramatic about it though if she has an accident clean up and move on. A boy I know rather wear shorts only and no underwear and he seems to be potty training quite well...so if he doesn't like the feel of underwear now...skip them! Just put him in shorts or swimshorts...or let him go naked around the house if that works. Something that worked quite well with lillian was to have a sort of activity basket (books/handheld games) where she goes potty. She still asks for a book to read while she poops...I may have conditioned her for a lifelong habbit.;-) Lastly, Lillian now only uses a big potty with an insert but a few months ago I still had her potties out in the rooms we were frequently in NOT just the bathroom. That way upon her urges she would go sit at the potty without disruptng her activities too much. This was especially useful at the beginning when I told her no more diapers. Plus if you do the I'm not going to buy you more diapers thing...the travel potty was awesome because I use to just set it up for her without her asking and have her try before we went shopping or out in the park, etc....Potty independence I feel takes a while...Lillian still asks me to go with her, carry her, place her, wipe her etc. Now, that is my next milestone before she starts playschool...best of luck, Roscoe is ready when you are!Heidi Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519610371756735682.post-13822245098635454032012-06-23T08:02:48.681-04:002012-06-23T08:02:48.681-04:00Definite progress! Have you tried putting him in u...Definite progress! Have you tried putting him in underwear yet? <br />As I explained on my blog, Lilah has been peepee trained since she was 26 months or so, but the poopoo was a whole different story! But she has been doing really great these last few weeks! Maybe it was just coincidence, but she started using the potty 100% of the time once I put her in underwear through the night too. She wasn't waking up dry from nap or bedtime yet, so it seemed kind of counter-intuitive but once she was sleeping in underwear she only had one accident in her bed and has woken up dry ever since AND started using the potty for #2 every time too. I think that maybe the back and forth between underwear and diapers for nap/bedtime gave her a false sense of security to poo in her underwear too. <br />I heard that the "ideal age" for most kids to potty train is 2.8. And, despite all of L's early signs of readiness, she became fully potty trained (day and night) at 2.8. <br />Honestly though, I would have preferred that she be one of those kids that shows NO SIGNS of interest until 3 and then they just manage to train in like 3 days, rather than the lengthy process we went through. <br />Good luck! It sounds like he is soooo ready!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07929850176678535570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519610371756735682.post-78600412420213787172012-06-22T22:37:52.956-04:002012-06-22T22:37:52.956-04:00Sounds like he's well on his way! I have no t...Sounds like he's well on his way! I have no tips as Allie basically trained herself. We were SO lucky! I am fearful of how potty training will go with Jake since he's a boy and also since I feel like I wasn't able to "learn" how to potty train my first kid!Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13029781576253283036noreply@blogger.com