So, Joshua turned the big 3, back in April. Immediately, it wasn't that he had hit some huge milestone or look how well he's talking or wow, he's so helpful with some simple chores. No...its that he's not potty trained. About three kids ago, I gave up pushing potty training, figuring that they will do it on their own when they are ready. I've learned to deafen myself against the bragging words of other mothers whose children much younger or even the same age as mine is potty trained, even out in public and at night time.
Finally, one morning about a month ago, Joshua announces he's ready to go potty. Yay! He pees! He poops! Woo-hoo!!! Could it really be that simple!? Hannah was like that, but would Joshua do it too?
1st week: We use pull ups in the car and in public. So far so good.
2nd week: We have all bathrooms in public places mapped out. We debate about night time and nap time. He's woken up dry a few times.
3rd week: not getting to the toilet fast enough sometimes, so we have a few accidents. Have a few streaking moments of naked kid in the front yard.
4th week: Living most of life with a naked 3 year old. Accidents galore. He peed in the carseat. He pooped in his pants. One night, he pooped, then fell asleep on the bathroom floor.
I'm not a quitter, and I'm not giving up...yet.
(Daddy Note: Extremely proud of Joshua. For the most part he lets us know when he has to go, and the accidents are more or less from us not getting him onto the toilet in time.)
4 comments:
I am going through this too. My 3 year old, who also turned 3 in April, will pee in the potty regularly. But he refuses to poop in the potty. He says its scary? He will hold it all day. Once I put that night time pull-up on before bed - he poops immediately. Ugh - its frustrating. Hang in there!
I'm with you. I have a 3 and a half year old..who is going back and forth with potty training. I also gave up potty training a couple kids ago, and decided, that I will encourage, but not push it. So, I've never had a 3 1/2 year old not potty trained before. My last two pretty much trained themselves around the 3rd b-day. My Elias though....he's something else. He goes most of the time, but we just can't get him to that point where he doesn't have accidents. He's happy to go...he's happy to not! So, now it's pushing my limit of caring what other people think..I'll admit. I don't really get too frutsrated about it...more embarrassed that he is still running around in a pull up or diaper (if I run out of pullups) at church when all the other kids his age are wearing underwear.
I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one...I rarely find anyone who doesn't start pushing the training at 18 months!
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Susan
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Been there - done that - about to do it again. My little one has figured out how to get her diaper undone, wiggle her little bums out of the thing and run off - leaving the diaper behind. Ahhh. Everyone says I need to start the potty time - but she is so little - she is my 6th and I just do not want the headache just yet.
I figure they do not go to K-5 in diapers - or at least I HOPE they don't. Do they? LOL
Good Luck,
~Martie
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