Parent Thread

lurkingdirk_sl said:

My son was just plain uninterested in potty training until he was 3. I did the encouragement, the treats, everything. Spent serious time on it, and did my utmost to create no hostility or negativity in the situation. As soon as he did get interested, and decide it was a good thing, he was completely finished training. I mean, even over night. So, at the age of 3 years and about 2 months, I was completely done with diapers.

Just keep at it. It's not a fun thing, but you know you have to do it. I promise your kids won't go to prom in diapers. The end will come.

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Yeah this is my daughter. She just doesn't want to do it. We have a new plan, we're basically going to have our older daughter potty train our younger one. I am hoping that maybe the 2 year old will be more likely to follow her example rather than our sad ass attempts at bribery or encouragement.

IF you are worried about speaking, get his hearing evaluated while he hear sounds he may be slightly hearing impaired. my 8yr old also did not talking until he was ~3ish(now he won't shut up)

my 8yr old boy has a speech impediment/issue. we did the whole hearing check, specialists etc, there was nothing wrong with his hearing. however he had trouble with pronunciation. L R ch S hard and soft C etc, and from kindergarten thru now has had speech therapy twice a week @ school then down to once a week this past year, to now his speech therapist said he no longer qualifies for special education-ie he just has to pay attention to what he is saying and it comes out right, its just a hinderance not a handicap.


potty training- sometimes they just decide to go the potty on their own, and otherwise they need an incentive to do it-their friends are all trained etc.

my son almost twelve just didn't want to use the toilet until he was 3ish, so we said ok fine and he went ~3 days with no pants or diaper on, which fixed that

my 8yr old daughter was potty trained by the time she was 2, my 8yr old son, once SHE did it, he decided to go on the potty. which is how it went until they were 5ish.
she would do something first, then he'd do it, rinse & repeat.

my 7 yr old niece, was 1 and a half, they did the bottomless training, worked.

every kid is different though, ymmv.

Lenardo_sl said:

my son almost twelve just didn't want to use the toilet until he was 3ish, so we said ok fine and he went ~3 days with no pants or diaper on, which fixed that

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My oldest girl, we did this and it worked perfectly and immediately. With my 2 year old.... bro she shit on my floor. Bro.

It has been about 6 months, we may try that again if this doesn't work.

A little early for my girl, but this algebra app one comes highly recommended
http://www.dragonboxapp.com/

chaos which is why i said every kid is different ymmv (your milage my vary) some kids take to the no pants/bottomless thing, some don't.

My daughter had no issue going pee but shitting took a whole lot longer so she was stuck wearing a diaper/pull up longer than I would have preferred. I think she was fully potty trained right around 2 1/2 so I guess in that sense it's was average.

Diaper Genie was a great invention.

ahh speech problem.. unless he has a medical defect preventing the forming of words tongue/mouth positioning, it should resolve "soon"(tm)

it'll be fine, all kids are different your son will just take a bit longer than average. not a big deal, like i said my son really never spoke in sentences until he was 3ish. then had pronunciation problems that are now fixed.

it could be as simple as his mind is working faster than his mouth.

My middle girl (3) has a developmental delay that began with the speech problems. She has been in a program for 7 months now and has improved a ton. She will be going into a mixed class (half special needs, half "normal" kids) next year.

But potty stuff! She had the same problem, no interest in it at all. We've been "encouraging" (strongly) since she was two and she just didn't want to. Finally this week, with them finished school and no plans to leave the house, I decided she was going to learn.

Day 1, I put her on the potty as soon as she woke up. She threw her usual fit over it but we sat there for about 20 minutes and read potty books. Nothing. Ah well, gave her a skittle, set an alarm for 30 minutes and tried again. This time there was a little bit of pee. Made a huge deal about how awesome it was, gave her a sticker on her potty chart and a lollipop. Set the alarm again for 30 minutes. All day we set the alarm, and sat on the toilet every 30 minutes. No pee, she got a skittle; when she peed, she got a lollipop. By noon she realized that if she peed every ten minutes she got a ton of lollipops (they are tiny ones). Whatever, at least she is going. It went great though, she was going. Lots of wet panties but not a big deal.

Day two we nixed the alarm and I just helped remind her. We toned down the candy (none when she didn't go anymore) and I let her lead it a bit more. She started to figure it out, less accidents and a poop as well! She was actually upset about the diaper at night and woke up two hours after she went to bed to go to the bathroom.

Day 3, even better. Barely reminded her and only had two accidents. Less candy again, only a lollipop every other potty trip.

Today is day 4 and the first day I felt brave enough to leave the house with her (only for about 40 minutes). No accidents yet, haven't needed to remind her (although I'm paying attention just in case she leaves it too long).

So yes, this is a kid that I have been struggling with potty training for two years and have talked to her doctor about several times. I was starting to think she'd be in diapers until she was 10 because she is so damn stubborn. So my advice for those with kids with developmental problems and no interest in doing it - wait until you know for sure they are 100% capable of it and then just make them do it. Don't leave your house for several days and focus A TON of energy on it. Eat lots of candy (or whatever it is that does it for them), wash lots of laundry and sit in the bathroom a lot.

edit: Also this:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1. I just installed this in the kids bathroom and it is super handy. She didn't like potty chairs and it was annoying to constantly be moving the little toilet seat one.

chaos_sl said:

My oldest girl, we did this and it worked perfectly and immediately. With my 2 year old.... bro she shit on my floor. Bro.

It has been about 6 months, we may try that again if this doesn't work.

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i had considered goint the "pants off" route, but I like my floors too much.
and everything else, because she's get the shit on her hands and paint all the walls.

On the other hand she's not even 11 months yet so guess I'll just sit and wait.

You're trying to potty train an 11 month old? The fuck.

Cyni_sl said:

You're trying to potty train an 11 month old? The fuck.

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They're cultivating the next Doogie Howser

mkopec_sl said:

Its been a while but isnt potty training at like 2-3 yrs old?

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Typically yeah. It can take longer with boys though I have heard.

After 52 days in the hospital, our kid is coming home today. For those that don't check the pregnancy thread, he was born at 30 weeks due to preeclampsia issues, and has been in neonatal intensive care ever since, 7 1/2 weeks.

Going to pick up mom and the kid here in a couple hours.

Here he was just a few days old back in early May. About 2.5 lbs here


And here is is a couple days ago, 5.5 lbs:


Zero health issues at all so far, he's just been in the hospital gaining weight and learning how to eat on his own all this time.

joeboo_sl said:

After 52 days in the hospital, our kid is coming home today. For those that don't check the pregnancy thread, he was born at 30 weeks due to preeclampsia issues, and has been in neonatal intensive care ever since, 7 1/2 weeks.

Going to pick up mom and the kid here in a couple hours.

Here he was just a few days old back in early May. About 2.5 lbs here

And here is is a couple days ago, 5.5 lbs:

Zero health issues at all so far, he's just been in the hospital gaining weight and learning how to eat on his own all this time.

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I'm very happy for you! Such a blessing. My very best as your household adjusts to the addition today!

Congrats! It is good to see he is doing so well and he is absolutely adorable too.