Did you know there are no fewer than 19 items required for potty training? I thought all we needed was a toddler potty chair, some toilet paper, and a step stool for hand washing. *chuckle* How naive I am.
We need a potty time watch. What. The. Hell is a potty time watch?
We're also supposed to have potty travel mitts? Does he not wear diapers anymore when traveling? Am I required to catch the pee and/or poo while in the car?
And apparently Charmin is not child friendly. According to this book we need toilet paper for children. I didn't realize toilet paper was age restricted.
Luckily, Lil Mootz seems to be doing just fine without 16 of the 19 required potty training items. He may need therapy one day for his lack of potty training equipment, but I suppose the money we're saving on only buying 3 of the items, can be used for his future therapist.
He only pees on the potty right now. Obviously, he still uses a diaper quite frequently, but about once a day he lets us know he has to pee in the potty. At two years old I think that's quite an accomplishment. Granted, he only actually pees about half the time and the rest of the time he just wants an excuse to wash his hands, but I'm proud of him none-the-less.
A Potty Time Story...
The other day Lil Mootz comes running into the bathroom, half naked, and plunks his little tushy on his toilet. After a few minutes his potty starts singing at him letting us know he peed! Stonewall and I dance the congratulatory potty jig for Lil Mootz. At this point, Lil Mootz stands up, walks over to the big potty, looks up at Stonewall, points at the toilet and says, "Daddy, pee!"
Once Stonewall actually pees Lil Mootz does his own congratulatory cheering for Stonewall.
What can I say? Peeing is a family affair here at the Mootz household.
Any potty training tips to pass on to me?
9 comments:
For a boy, that is awesome. My boys weren't potty trained until 3-3 1/2..they aren't dummies either. Boys are just slow going on that one. Hence the lid up, not hitting the target.....Yet, I just can't train them to sit down to pee, there is just something unnatural in that. So I clean up.....that is what mom's do...
This is hilarious! 19 items to pee? That's insane. Happy peeing to Lil' Mootz!
Whahahaha... We also used 3 items - potty, toilet paper (family grade) and panties.
The bunny is almost potty trained. It's me that's got to get fully trained now. Like not letting her drink after 6, and making sure her first trip in the morning is to the toilet (we also have a baby seat for the toilet, so scratch 3 and make it 4), not my bed. She only wears a nappy (daiper) if we're doing a long car trip or when she sleeps at night. She wears panties for her day nap. She's 2 and a half now. Also started at 2 and is doing great.
Well done, by the way... We forget to congratulate the parents! They're the ones having convulsions about potty training and should be just as excitedly encouraged as the child. (so well done lil Mootz for dancing for daddy)
I'm sure we didn't use 19 items, but we did have one more that was very helpful. We had a rubber duck that floated in water in the potty and my boys dressed in a hunting camo shirt and underwear. Then - when they needed to go they took aim at the poor little duck and won a prize if they shot him.
I know.... it sounds insane, but my boys potty trained quickly and easily and two of them grew up to love hunting. The third is a vegetarian that won't kill an insect.
And I don't really remember potty training my daughter. Probably because she pretty much trained herself.
We are in the stage too! Maybe find a good carpet cleaner?? HA!
19 items, oy vey, I'm already hyperventilating about the prospect of potty training. I haven't gotten to that stage yet, but I've been told cheerios are a great trick for boys. Get them to sink the cheerios. Makes for potty time fun ;)
OMG! I didn't have anywhere near 19 items and my children are fully potty trained. Special paper? A potty watch? Whatever happened to a good old urge to go and a potty?
awww....he's doing really well for just turning two! My kiddo's didn't get it down till almost three.
In my experience, I introduced the concept, showed them the kiddie potty, and would casually talk about the endeavor from time to time, but not getting down to brass tacks at first....my theory being that I could kind of subliminally put the idea of using a potty instead of diaper into their heads (kind of like the movie "Inception" ...haha)
This would last for a bit...depending on how busy i was at the time. Then would come THE DAY. It would be a day when I had nothing planned except for training. And the babe would spend all day naked, indoors of course. When the time came to go, I suppose the fact that they had no clothes on what-so-ever cued them as too the immediate necessity to have to put it somewhere. (ew, sry).....Yes, these days were messy....but all in all it kinda worked after the first mess....and I always gave a two day block, in case we had to continue with it the next day.
Good luck guys! Keep strong!
That is an awesome story! I don't think toilet paper is age-restricted, nor do I agree there are 19 "necessary" items - insanity! That's great Lil' Mootz is getting the hang of things and likes to wash his hands - lifelong skills right there. =)
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