So the potty-train in a day method worked for one day. The day she was introduced to the doll on the potty is the only day my daughter went when she felt she needed to. I feel that if I continue introducing her to the doll that she may one day do it on her own and I will continue to do so because I see this as an effective method along with the sticker chart and rewards.
I am excited that I found a method that worked however not overwhelmed over the time it has taken for me to get to this method after all of the trial and error. I will still have loads of laundry, but I will have less diapers and pull-ups which I learned are like 1/8 of what I throw away every single day. Disgusting.
Friday, October 29
Thursday, October 28
POTTY TRIAN YOUR CHILD IN LESS THAN A DAY
What You Need
A doll that wets
A potty chair
Big boy/girl underwear (instead of diapers)
Lots of liquids for your child and the doll to drink
**Note that the following instructions using liquids also apply to potty training for bowel movements.
Consider Before You Begin
Development: The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests waiting until 2 years of age to potty train.
Modeling: You can demonstrate or have the doll demonstrate the process of "going potty."
Motivation: Find out who your child's superhero is. The hero will provide the motivation in this process.
Step 1: Teach a Doll That Wets
Your child will learn by teaching the doll how to go potty. Have your child name the doll and give it something to drink. Then walk the doll to the potty chair with your child. Pull the doll's "big kid" underwear down and watch the doll go potty together.
Step 2: Throw the Doll a Potty Party!
When the doll successfully goes potty, throw a potty party! Make it a big blowout with party hats, horns and celebrate. Give lots of attention to the doll so that your child understands that going potty is a good thing.
Let your child know that when he goes potty, he will have a potty party too. Not only that, your child gets to call his favorite superhero to report the good news!
Step 3: Get Rid of the Diapers
At the beginning of the process you placed underwear on your child's doll. Now it's time to take away the diapers and put underwear on your child.
Step 4: Drink Lots of Fluids
Give your child plenty of fluids to drink. The sooner he has to go potty, the sooner you can begin potty training.
Step 5: Ten Trips to Potty When Accident
Ask your child if he needs to go potty. Your child might say no and that's OK. Because you've given your child plenty of fluids, he will soon need to go.
If your child has an accident in his underwear, don't scold him. You want this to be a positive experience. Instead, take your child to the potty, pull his underwear down, and have your child sit down. Do this 10 times. This builds muscle memory and your child will eventually go.
Step 6: Let the Celebration Begin!
When your child successfully goes potty, throw him a potty party. Most importantly, your child can now call his favorite superhero and tell the hero about what he just did! Enlist the help of a friend or relative to play the hero and take the phone call.
When your child has an accident, simply take him/her to the bathroom ten times in a row as you did before. This will continue to build muscle memory. And don't forget to keep up the positive reinforcement.
ARTICLE FROM: http://www.drphil.com/articles/article/264/
**Note that the following instructions using liquids also apply to potty training for bowel movements.
Consider Before You Begin
Step 1: Teach a Doll That Wets
Your child will learn by teaching the doll how to go potty. Have your child name the doll and give it something to drink. Then walk the doll to the potty chair with your child. Pull the doll's "big kid" underwear down and watch the doll go potty together.
Step 2: Throw the Doll a Potty Party!
When the doll successfully goes potty, throw a potty party! Make it a big blowout with party hats, horns and celebrate. Give lots of attention to the doll so that your child understands that going potty is a good thing.
Let your child know that when he goes potty, he will have a potty party too. Not only that, your child gets to call his favorite superhero to report the good news!
Step 3: Get Rid of the Diapers
At the beginning of the process you placed underwear on your child's doll. Now it's time to take away the diapers and put underwear on your child.
Step 4: Drink Lots of Fluids
Give your child plenty of fluids to drink. The sooner he has to go potty, the sooner you can begin potty training.
Step 5: Ten Trips to Potty When Accident
Ask your child if he needs to go potty. Your child might say no and that's OK. Because you've given your child plenty of fluids, he will soon need to go.
If your child has an accident in his underwear, don't scold him. You want this to be a positive experience. Instead, take your child to the potty, pull his underwear down, and have your child sit down. Do this 10 times. This builds muscle memory and your child will eventually go.
Step 6: Let the Celebration Begin!
When your child successfully goes potty, throw him a potty party. Most importantly, your child can now call his favorite superhero and tell the hero about what he just did! Enlist the help of a friend or relative to play the hero and take the phone call.
When your child has an accident, simply take him/her to the bathroom ten times in a row as you did before. This will continue to build muscle memory. And don't forget to keep up the positive reinforcement.
ARTICLE FROM: http://www.drphil.com/articles/article/264/
Monday, October 25
goodnights
So I have decided to get rid of my daytime pull-up routine and went out this morning to buy some pretty girly underwear. I bought Goodnights training pants for overnight accidents but otherwise we will be trying potty-training without the fake diapers and will be doing a lot more laundry.
Along with using underwear, we will be trying one of the last methods I've found and that is the one day method. It is done by using a doll that pees as an example for your daughter by putting the doll on the potty and the child copies.
I do not have a doll that pees but have plenty of baby dolls that I can easily make look like they pee and will have my daughter copy. We will do this tomorrow as today has been a long day of fighting with the potty and all of the laundry that is piling up.
Along with using underwear, we will be trying one of the last methods I've found and that is the one day method. It is done by using a doll that pees as an example for your daughter by putting the doll on the potty and the child copies.
I do not have a doll that pees but have plenty of baby dolls that I can easily make look like they pee and will have my daughter copy. We will do this tomorrow as today has been a long day of fighting with the potty and all of the laundry that is piling up.
Sunday, October 24
Pull-Ups: Waste of Money or Must-Have Potty Training Tools?
Don't Fall for the Hype About Pull-ups!
You've heard the "facts" time and time again. Once your child is ready to potty train, you should make the switch to pull-ups. They are easy to pull up and down and the child will feel like they are using realunderpants. In addition, they save parents from the inevitable mess you'll encounter when potty training. Once they have mastered using pull-ups, parents can help their child transition to potty training. The fact of the matter is, it isn't that cut and dry. While pull-ups may seem like the answer to your potty training woes, the truth is that they may actually hinder your child's ability to learn to use toilet.
Problem #1: Pull-Ups absorb like a diaper.
No matter which brand or style of pull-up you choose to use they are designed to contain wetness so parents do not have to clean up a mess and children don't end up wearing wet clothes. As a result, they will always contain absorbent material. But by absorbing wetness, children aren't able to feel when they are wet as easily as they would if they were wearing regular underpants. This can actually delay potty training, instead of encouraging it.
Problem #2: Pull-Ups confuse children.
If you are using pull-ups sometimes, diapers sometimes, and underpants other times, your child will simply end up confused. When will they get wet and when will they stay dry? When should they head for the toilet, and when can they just go? By using pull-ups, parents confuse their children and don't give them the opportunity to learn that if they go wee or poo outside of the potty, they get wet or messy. This is part of the learning process for children, and parents who use pull-ups don't allow their children to experience this.
Problem #3: Pull-ups are costly.
If you have waited to see cues that your child is ready to potty train, it should happen in a timely manner. In fact, you will save money by switching to cheap underpants instead of pull-ups. Underpants can be rinsed and washed when accidents occur, but pull-ups cannot. As a result, they can be a major waste of money for parents.
ARTICLE FROM: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/382629/pullups_waste_of_money_or_musthave.html?cat=25
Problem #1: Pull-Ups absorb like a diaper.
No matter which brand or style of pull-up you choose to use they are designed to contain wetness so parents do not have to clean up a mess and children don't end up wearing wet clothes. As a result, they will always contain absorbent material. But by absorbing wetness, children aren't able to feel when they are wet as easily as they would if they were wearing regular underpants. This can actually delay potty training, instead of encouraging it.
Problem #2: Pull-Ups confuse children.
If you are using pull-ups sometimes, diapers sometimes, and underpants other times, your child will simply end up confused. When will they get wet and when will they stay dry? When should they head for the toilet, and when can they just go? By using pull-ups, parents confuse their children and don't give them the opportunity to learn that if they go wee or poo outside of the potty, they get wet or messy. This is part of the learning process for children, and parents who use pull-ups don't allow their children to experience this.
Problem #3: Pull-ups are costly.
If you have waited to see cues that your child is ready to potty train, it should happen in a timely manner. In fact, you will save money by switching to cheap underpants instead of pull-ups. Underpants can be rinsed and washed when accidents occur, but pull-ups cannot. As a result, they can be a major waste of money for parents.
ARTICLE FROM: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/382629/pullups_waste_of_money_or_musthave.html?cat=25
Fail??? I think
So three days have gone by and the "three-day naked method" did not turn out the way it should have or how I'd hoped but maybe I made some progress.
During these three days my daughter made it to the potty to do #2 and knew it was wrong to pee on the carpet but still did it anyways at least half way until she was ran to the potty. So none the less I used all of my extra towels and she is back in her pull-ups and clothes. We will continue to take her to the potty every so often and continue searching methods. I have heard that pull-ups might make potty-training harder as toddlers still see them as diapers that they can go in. I'm thinking of only using the training pants at night and we will see how that affects my trials.
During these three days my daughter made it to the potty to do #2 and knew it was wrong to pee on the carpet but still did it anyways at least half way until she was ran to the potty. So none the less I used all of my extra towels and she is back in her pull-ups and clothes. We will continue to take her to the potty every so often and continue searching methods. I have heard that pull-ups might make potty-training harder as toddlers still see them as diapers that they can go in. I'm thinking of only using the training pants at night and we will see how that affects my trials.
Friday, October 22
Today is the DAY!!
Today is the day I begin the "naked method."
Deserae is asleep right now and I have everything ready including extra towels, carpet cleaning spray, and her potty in the living room. When she wakes up I will give her a bath and let her run free. She thinks it's a game when I let her run around naked and has peed on the floor ONE time before and did not know what was happening. I'm hoping she will quickly get to the potty when she feels the need to go. To feel that need is to know how it feels when she is actually going. I think this will be the hardest part and I am actually hoping inside that she will not wake up soon. I know right? I should be excited!
Deserae is asleep right now and I have everything ready including extra towels, carpet cleaning spray, and her potty in the living room. When she wakes up I will give her a bath and let her run free. She thinks it's a game when I let her run around naked and has peed on the floor ONE time before and did not know what was happening. I'm hoping she will quickly get to the potty when she feels the need to go. To feel that need is to know how it feels when she is actually going. I think this will be the hardest part and I am actually hoping inside that she will not wake up soon. I know right? I should be excited!
Thursday, October 21
The NAKED CHILD APPROACH to toilet training
Another commonly cited approach involves keeping a child naked as much as possible for several days in a row. The philosophy behind this approach assumes children do not like to be wet and loose control of their urine. Variants of this approach allow the child to be in underwear but require the child to wear the wet clothes for a while if they have an accident. In order to try this approach, parents must view this as not being a form of punishment for being wet. Parents must allow accidents to occur without getting upset. If a child is allowed to have accidents and not get punished, then a child who is otherwise unaware of their bodily functions can learn valuable lessons. The message for using the toilet to avoid being wet or having an accident is made more evident. Children are allowed to learn by observing and feeling, they begin to understand that urine and stool comes out and they either need to go into the toilet or they will go into the clothes/diaper. This technique can be rewarding for both child and parent since it employs a very simple concept of learning the normal bodily functions and how to avoid feeling wet or sticky.
If a child is not ready to train or is unwilling to change his behavior when an accident occurs, then this approach fails. Continuing to force a child to be wet or have accidents over a long period of time can result in humiliation and resentment. It can be difficult for parents to maintain a loving and encouraging environment if the child continues to have accidents. This approach can be very successful, but without also encouraging a child to sit on the potty, it will probably fail. Children do not always equate being wet with not using the potty. Parent instruction is necessary in order to explain that accidents do occur when you do not use the potty. This approach is very similar to potty training in a day, but it spreads the emphasis over several days and allows the child to learn from their mistakes.
ARTICLE FROM: http://www.greatdad.com/tertiary/363/1984/.html
If a child is not ready to train or is unwilling to change his behavior when an accident occurs, then this approach fails. Continuing to force a child to be wet or have accidents over a long period of time can result in humiliation and resentment. It can be difficult for parents to maintain a loving and encouraging environment if the child continues to have accidents. This approach can be very successful, but without also encouraging a child to sit on the potty, it will probably fail. Children do not always equate being wet with not using the potty. Parent instruction is necessary in order to explain that accidents do occur when you do not use the potty. This approach is very similar to potty training in a day, but it spreads the emphasis over several days and allows the child to learn from their mistakes.
ARTICLE FROM: http://www.greatdad.com/tertiary/363/1984/.html
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