Saturday, 25 June 2011
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"I Have to Go Potty"
As we all should know by now (okay, as all parents should know by now), potty training is a pain in the butt.
We're going to be starting attempt #3. I was supposed to start June 1st, but when we woke up that morning and started off with a tantrum for having to sit on the potty, I was already annoyed with it. For what feels like the gazzilionth time.
Well, now it's just become a game. My daughter says, "Mommy, I have to go potty", EVERY SINGLE time we go to a store/restaurant. Without fail, I swear. And what does she really mean when she says that? "I just want to go to the bathroom, so that you, mommy, can go potty and I can move around more and play with toilet paper". Because, heaven forbid, I actually put her on the big potty. It just turns into a meltdown. *rolls eyes*.
So, something that was already challenging enough... is getting even more challenging. I mean, sure, it's possible, but, really? Really?
I'll just keep in mind that every kid gets potty trained at some point. That's really my only hope right now.
Anyone have the cure for the potty-in-the-appropriate-place averse child?
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I have no advice, but I hope the potty training sinks in soon.
I dont have kids but I do know like, EVERY kid is like that! lol.. My sisters.. Ugh.. lol, sorry.. potty training is hard... My mom used to bribe me.. It was more of a dont wet the bed at night thing... if I go 3 days without wetting the bed I get a small prize, 5 medium and 10 a big prize.. Small prizes would just be some little dollar toy or something but it seemed to work for me lol
im going through the same thing with my almost 3 yr old son
My daughter did that thing with asking to go potty in the public places when we first started. After a few times like you're describing, I started telling her that if she didn't go when we got in there, she was going to be in trouble with consequence xyz. Anyway, that stopped that habit. I *still* have to remind her to go potty right before church (1 year later) because otherwise it never fails that she wants to leave church and potty. :)
Maybe she is not ready to be potty trained. Don't potty train her before she shows signs of actually being ready.
Potty training sounds like one of the biggest challenges for parents. It certainly requires alot of patience and time. As much as it must be frustrating that she wants to visit every public bathroom, consider that part of her interest in it may be motivated by her learning what this whole potty training thing is. curiosity is HUGE at this age and part of that may be her just exploring this idea and also testing limits at the same time. I am sure there is an acclimation process and everytime she watches you use the potty, it reinforces for her what is appropriate. Perhaps it is a good idea, as suggested by others, to start establishing the rule that you don't visit the potty unless you are going to use it.