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They make diapers and pull-ups in larger sizes.
Well at least they never had to waste money on a potty chair. Are these kids wearing depends or do they make pampers for 4 year olds?
They make diapers and pull-ups in larger sizes.
Potty training is one of the reasons I intend to cloth diaper. CD children generally potty train earlier than their peers, on average by a year or more. But regardless of what kind of diapers you use, there are things that have to be in place for the kids to get it and be able to anticipate and control their bodies well enough to get to a bathroom, and that's just plain going to vary between children.
Cool! Cloth diapers rock! If you happen to receive free diaper service from Nanna, like I did. Both my girls were potty trained by the time they were two
But realisticly, in spite of reading them "Once Upon a Potty", starting at 19 months, doesn't it make sense that they be old enough to say "I gotta make tinkle, or big stuff?"
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Yes and no. My friend has her daughter potty trained, and she was trained, for all intents and purposes, by 6 months old. I kid you not - she only wears diapers overnight, but even then they are usually dry. That's just how my friend's family did it.Cool! Cloth diapers rock! If you happen to receive free diaper service from Nanna, like I did. Both my girls were potty trained by the time they were two
But realisticly, in spite of reading them "Once Upon a Potty", starting at 19 months, doesn't it make sense that they be old enough to say "I gotta make tinkle, or big stuff?"
Just MOHO
That's what elimination communication is based on - I don't think it works so well if it's not the same person there all the time though, so I think you need some verbal communication abilities if you aren't a full time SAHM.
i couldnt imagine the disgusting factor related to cloth diapers. i have a hard time just trying to find the hole in the diaper genie with a fresh steamer in a regular diaper.
My daughter was trained before she reached 3. It was a long process, but once we slipped on the real undies the accidents reduced and she really didnt want to be wet. #2 was a little funny because she would hide in a corner. So if we noticed her missing for a minute we knew she was pooping and would run her to the toilet and just tell her this is where you make poop. Always talking to her and letting her know and feel comfortable around the toilet. Also giving rewards after the deed fairs well.
My (other) friend trained her son around 3 with his fascination of flushing the toilet. He loved to do it, and when he was very small, she would let him the flush the toilet for her. When he got older, she told him he could only flush the toilet if he made the poopie - it was very motivating to him.
My friend has her daughter potty trained, and she was trained, for all intents and purposes, by 6 months old. I kid you not - she only wears diapers overnight, but even then they are usually dry.
How the .....? How does a 6 month old let someone know they have to go to the bathroom? Or were they just sitting her on the pot every 30 minutes all day long? I'm really curious as to how a 6 month old is potty trained. To me, potty trained means that the child can either go by him/herself or at least let someone know they need to go so they can be taken into the bathroom.
Well, I'm picking up my friend's little boy around 5:30 at daycare. I'm ready to be patient with him in case he needs to go potty. Thanks to all the ladies who have been through this before. I think It's time I have my own kids so that I'll know what to do
i don't see how that even remotely possible..
We told our son he couldn't have his 4th birthday until he used the potty.
I bet he learned quick!
three words - Elmo's Potty Time. Works like a charm.
Man, some people are pretty uptight, huh? Just chill out, relax, everything will be just fine!
Yes, now she lets her know via sign language, same as asking for more food/milk. At 6 months, it was more about my friend watching her signs (if I remember correctly, she wrinkles her forehead and grunts before she poops) and getting her to the potty. She also, at that age, worked on making certain noises to encourage her to go, and she would pee on cue over the potty. Now, the baby signs before she needs to poop and they go to the potty.
I know it sounds completely unreal, but I've seen it.
Google elimination communication - there is a growing segment of the population that does this. For my friend - that's just what everyone in her family has always done, so it's normal to her. Like I said, I don't think you can do this unless you are there full time, and I'm not advocating it (we don't intend to do it) - but yeah, it does happen.
the sign language idea sounds great in concept, but good luck trying to actually teach it to the kid especially if both parents work full time!
I understand the whole sign language thing and knowing the cues and signs, but still. And please know I'm not making a personal attack here, but what kind of parent is so uptight and anal (no pun intended) that they would even consider potty training at 6 months? To me, this is just totally insane. Same with parents -bent on teaching their kids to read by age 3. I just don't get it. Maybe I'm a bad parent because I let my kids set the pace for their feeding (as infants), potty training, reading, etc. but they are both smart, happy and well-adjusted children.
It went well last night with little Joshua. I took him to Peter Piper Pizza for awhile and then we went home to watch the game and he feel asleep until his Mom picked him up close to 11pm. I did sneak the potty training video in his back pack and told him to show it to Mommy when she didn't have to go to work.
Fantastic! Did you have any potty problems at all?
Not really.
That's probably because I kept asking the poor kid every 5-10 minutes if he needed to go potty. At the beginning his answers were no with a cute smile and towards the end he had a "leave me alone already lady" look.
Not really.
That's probably because I kept asking the poor kid every 5-10 minutes if he needed to go potty. At the beginning his answers were no with a cute smile and towards the end he had a "leave me alone already lady" look.
I kept my niece for a bit the other night and although she's been potty trained since about 18 months, she's not "flush" trained. After she left, I went into the bathroom and she had left me a little gift in the potty
I asked my daughter about every hour. she wasn't too interested in using the potty for a while, but a couple months after she turned 2 she got really irritated wearing pull ups and wanted her "big girl" underwear. a little while after she turned three I quit putting pull-ups on her at night, and now she goes during the night by herself - I put one of those stick and click lights above her potty, and she loves it. but now she just yells " I GOTTA GO POTTY" when she needs to go and demands her shows be paused while she does so if we happen to be watching TV.Not really.
That's probably because I kept asking the poor kid every 5-10 minutes if he needed to go potty. At the beginning his answers were no with a cute smile and towards the end he had a "leave me alone already lady" look.
I wonder if DVR technology has helped potty training in general . . .
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