Comments on: Helping my little one off the nappies…

By: Janda

Janda — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:23:18 +0000

Maria, this is really great news! So glad you had such a positive experience. I would agree to wait until the child is ready when possible.

By: Maria

Maria — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:56:01 +0000

We had a really (unnaturally) easy time with potty learning. I had “tested” a few times, but found that The Boy was interested and ready by all the signs, but did not want to stop what he was doing to go potty. However, around 26 months, he started asking to use the potty. We were about to leave on a couple of trips, so I would allow him to sit when he wanted, but kept him in diapers. On the second trip, close to 27 months of age, we were in Milan and he started asking to go poop on the potty. He cried on the plane when there was a line for the bathroom and he had to pee in his diaper. Needless to say, when we arrived home, we started with potty learning in full force. He was ready!

Overall, we used underwear all day, and a pull-up at night for about a week, but then he wanted underwear all the time. He rarely had an accident after the first day, and he went on his own.

Like I said— unnaturally easy, but a big part of that was waiting for HIM to be ready— not me. Not when others told me he should. Not when others told him he should. When he made the decision for himself.

By: Janda

Janda — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:32:00 +0000

To Lori T: You are most welcome. Do realise that I am mearely writing about my own experience. Doing so, I hope I could make mum’s feel a little more comfortable with the idea of starting the big training.
To Rachael: I am so sorry about your experience. It is hard when we do our best but our Tods just don’t want to work with us… In a restaurant, my friend’s son once hid next to me, away from his mum so he could do the dirty…! Not pleasant!
Whilst I cannot guarantee the value of Gina Ford’s Potty Training in one Week, I can say that it did give me a different view on the whole affair. Some people put their kids straight back into nappies and start the process over again… this could work. I really don’t know, sorry! I really do hope that this will not be a big issue for you much longer! Good luck!

By: Rachael

Rachael — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:12:17 +0000

Arghhh! Thanks for your post. I like hearing what works for people but am saddened that I have not had the sme success just yet. This potty training thing has the ability to test any parent. I am terribly impatient parent with my 4yo son and his lack of pooping on the potty. He’s 4 — I was patient for about 3.75 years. I’ll have to check out that book. He does not consistently poop in the potty — and doesn’t care about stickers! He gets cagey and doesn’t want to leave the room to take a couple of minutes to stick it in the potty, so he puts it in his pants at times. Maddening. But, unlike a 3 yo, a 4yo KNOWS when he is pooping and is choosing it. I don’t get it, but I’ll have to say that older kids often CHOOSE (especially boys) to poop their pants over the potty for any number of reasons — not all obvious. I keep telling myself to hang in there. Son goes naked on the last 3 weekends but will still go off and poop in the corner! crazy stuff. Just today he pooped in our new tent — it fell out of his underwear and he stepped on it — I’d set up the tent for sealing the seems. Nice, huh?! Hang in there parents. Your kid will (I keep telling myself) poop on the potty by 18. LOL.

By: Lori T

Lori T — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:27:10 +0000

Thanks so much for your post. It was really helpful!