As promised, here is an update on how little S's potty-training went. I'm proud to say that he is now almost completely toilet-trained! He only wears his cloth diapers at nap time and at bedtime. The rest of the time, he wears briefs. (I know there is a whole debate on briefs vs boxers, but right now, I'm just happy that he's almost completely out of diapers.)
Remember that idea that I had to get him to want to pee in the toilet? I would take 1 square piece of toilet paper and draw a fish on it with a marker. Then I would put it into the toilet bowl. This is to entice him to pee into the toilet bowl and make the fish "swim". I can't say that it really worked. He liked it at first, but after a few times, he resisted going to the bathroom.
Finally we just took off his diapers and put him in his briefs. We repeatedly told him to tell us if he wanted to pee so that he could do it in the toilet. After a few days (and a lot of accidents), he started verbalizing his need.
He's been wearing his briefs for about a month now. He's now gotten used to peeing in the toilet and knows that that's where he needs to be when he has to go. Accidents still happen sometimes, when he would say that he wants to go and it's too late. But instead of stomping on his pee, he would now wail and keep his legs apart like he's all grossed out. Hehe.
Remember that idea that I had to get him to want to pee in the toilet? I would take 1 square piece of toilet paper and draw a fish on it with a marker. Then I would put it into the toilet bowl. This is to entice him to pee into the toilet bowl and make the fish "swim". I can't say that it really worked. He liked it at first, but after a few times, he resisted going to the bathroom.
Finally we just took off his diapers and put him in his briefs. We repeatedly told him to tell us if he wanted to pee so that he could do it in the toilet. After a few days (and a lot of accidents), he started verbalizing his need.
He's been wearing his briefs for about a month now. He's now gotten used to peeing in the toilet and knows that that's where he needs to be when he has to go. Accidents still happen sometimes, when he would say that he wants to go and it's too late. But instead of stomping on his pee, he would now wail and keep his legs apart like he's all grossed out. Hehe.
2 comments:
Wow, how old is your son? I've been using lampin for my daughter since birth (she uses diapers at night only). Hope my little girl gets potty-trained early too.
Hi Cheryl! He's 2 years and 4 months.
Good to hear you're using cloth! You can try EC:
http://milkstation.blogspot.com/2009/02/toilet-training-by-elimination.html
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