Potty Training *Updated* Why is there such a push to do it so early?
#mombassadorchat Moms, Done with diapering? Today we're chatting all things potty training with @smilingwithmyawesome4kids, who is a mombassador and admin of the very popular potty training group in the app. Share your potty training stories, ask questions and share tips on this post. @smilingwithmyawesome4kids will also answer any questions! Here's her bio and general tips: Hello I am Ceiamaria I am a stay at home Mother to 4 children ages 12,8,7 and 11 months old. I am happily married for 12 years and we are still going strong. I am determined and driven for success FAILURE isn't an option for me. I potty trained my oldest at 9 months old. My 2 middle son's were more difficult they were between 18 months and 2 years old. My baby boy was showing interest in potty training, I decided to buy him a potty chair. Potty training tips 1.) Don't rush your child 2.)Don't yell at your child 3.) Don't punish your child for having accidents 4.) Don't give you child candy 5.) Don't compare other children to your child 6.) Do praise your child 7.) Clap your hands when your child goes to the potty. 8.)Take your child every 15-30 minutes to the potty 9.)Don't criticize your child 10.) I don't recommend pull ups but I don't bash mothers who decided to use them. 11.) Remember potty training is not taught in one day you have to be determined to potty train your child. Add your replies in the comments below! Thank you @smilingwithmyawesome4kids !
Ahhh life with boys!! Boys are something else I tell u!! I grew up with 3 sisters, one being my twin sister, so the boy thing was new to me. Anyway my 3 year old is newly potty trained so he says he needs to go potty. He’s at the stage where he’s just now going by himself, can wash his hands alone etc. so he comes out of the the bathrooms and says “mom I peed on the wall” sure enough just next to the toilet pee all over the wall!! Any boy moms can relate?!?
@itsamemario, you deleted your post before I could hit send but this is my comment: I don’t know if this answers your question but this is my answer. My son is 7 and he knows race and color. Why? Because he himself comes from a family that is multi racial and because he has already experienced racism. I also believe as his mother it’s my job to teach him color and the cold hard truth about society. He knows what’s going on in this world. I’d be hurting him if I allowed him to blindly walk outside without this information. Children of color are being targeted and killed too. It’s not just adults. I let my son know we treat everyone equally and with respect. I let him know that we love everyone for their differences. In every aspect. Color, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual preference we love everyone.
Yesterday I went out with my boyfriend went to watch a movie, me and him don't live together yet. but point is yesterday when he was dropping me off his like sleep over at my house witch the mom and dad lives. I said no, his response was why is everyone deciding or making choices for you and their going to do the same with the baby, when I know that's not true. what he thinks is that my mom tells me not to sleep over. So he left all mad. and I felt in my heart that he went on and cheated on me and did something else with an other girl.... and it's 10:51 am now and he hasn't texted me at all. and after he dropped me off I texted him saying what I felt and nothing. I don't know if I'm over reacting or what or what should i do. do i wait until he text me?
Destiny Gates·
Мама сына (4 года)
Just keep taking him to the bathroom and tell him what the potty is used for
Rachel·
Мама сына-младенца
@oceanprincess23, there's no point bc she doesn't even really make him go. Me and my fiancé read about potty training and everything we read said every 30-45 mins take him and put him on the potty and make him sit for 10-15 mins. (We thought that was too long so we only make him sit for 5-7 mins until he gets the hang of it.) and even when he doesn't wanna try we make him try. When she does it she asks him to go sit in the potty and he tells her no and she just says ok and let's him pee n poop in his diaper. Then she complains bc we get him to use the potty and he never goes for her. Plus we both r doing a potty chart. But the way our chart works is whenever he actually pees or poops in the potty he gets a sticker and once he gets 20 stickers he gets a new toy. At her house as long as he sits on the toilet he gets a sticker even if he doesn't go to the bathroom. And after 5 times he sits on the toilet she gives him a toy. And we told her that wouldn't work bc he has no actual incentive to use the potty. I read online that u should only give it to him when he actual goes potty. Bc if u give him a sticker just for sitting on it. Then he just sits on the potty to get his sticker and a toy and will continue to go in his diaper and not even try to go in the potty bc he gets a toy anyway. So it's hard for us to get on the same page as her. She's more interested in being her son's friend then being a parent. Even when he throws a fit bc he wants something and she tells him no after he throws a temper tantrum she gives him what he wants anyway. Where at our house that doesn't fly. If we tell him no, the answer is no. We don't cave into him.
alex·
Мама двоих (младенец)
I did find it much easier to teach my son to stand and pee. Outside even at first a little bit just to get him used to it (kinda weird but we have a super private back yard). Cheerios in the toilet help with aim.
Destiny Gates·
Мама сына (4 года)
Talk to his mom and come up with a plan
Rachel·
Мама сына-младенца
@ocennprincess23, i wanna try that. But we only get him every other weekend and his mom has him the rest of the time. And we r scared that if we try teaching him standing up n his mom teaches him sitting down he will just get too confused.
Destiny Gates·
Мама сына (4 года)
Try to have him stand up while going pee and then sit down while going poop that's what I did with my son