Post by Jodi on Mar 20, 2005 21:21:26 GMT -5
Ryan, my beautiful 6 year old is ALMOST potty trained. We started 3 years ago... OMG - time goes by too fast.
We started in preschool with pull-ups and the method was trying to catch him before he went. We also used a picture schedule. About a year ago, Ryan seemed to be able to have some amount of control but it was inconsistent. We thought it might be an issue that he couldn't feel when he was wet so we switched to underwear. That was fun... and messy sometimes. We tried the "one day" training where you focus on potty training, load him with liquids, and do dry pant checks. We actually tried this a couple of times. We all got very burned out on the whole thing about six months ago.
We started using a timer again, and we would take Ryan into the bathroom every 45 minutes or so. Then, we decided to wait longer. Who has to go to the bathroom every 45 minutes anyway??? For the past three weeks, Ryan has had only a few accidents, and has stayed dry almost every night. Yippee!! That leads me to today... here's the big question... do you have any ideas on how to get your child to initiate going potty? Ryan's verbal communication is very limited, he signs "potty" but we cannot get him to initiate. We can go 3 to 4 hours and he won't go on his own (but at least he stays dry!!). He is so proud of himself. I ask him every hour or so "are you dry" and he says "rye" with a big smile... I love it.
On a side note, Ryan woke up early this morning and he pointed to his throat. I asked if he had an owie and he said yes. Then he said "poopoo". The funny thing is he didn't have to go poopoo, he just said that to get to the bathroom so he could point to the medicine we usually give for a sore throat. It amazes me sometimes the hoops he will jump through just to get me to understand him!!
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
Jodi
We started in preschool with pull-ups and the method was trying to catch him before he went. We also used a picture schedule. About a year ago, Ryan seemed to be able to have some amount of control but it was inconsistent. We thought it might be an issue that he couldn't feel when he was wet so we switched to underwear. That was fun... and messy sometimes. We tried the "one day" training where you focus on potty training, load him with liquids, and do dry pant checks. We actually tried this a couple of times. We all got very burned out on the whole thing about six months ago.
We started using a timer again, and we would take Ryan into the bathroom every 45 minutes or so. Then, we decided to wait longer. Who has to go to the bathroom every 45 minutes anyway??? For the past three weeks, Ryan has had only a few accidents, and has stayed dry almost every night. Yippee!! That leads me to today... here's the big question... do you have any ideas on how to get your child to initiate going potty? Ryan's verbal communication is very limited, he signs "potty" but we cannot get him to initiate. We can go 3 to 4 hours and he won't go on his own (but at least he stays dry!!). He is so proud of himself. I ask him every hour or so "are you dry" and he says "rye" with a big smile... I love it.
On a side note, Ryan woke up early this morning and he pointed to his throat. I asked if he had an owie and he said yes. Then he said "poopoo". The funny thing is he didn't have to go poopoo, he just said that to get to the bathroom so he could point to the medicine we usually give for a sore throat. It amazes me sometimes the hoops he will jump through just to get me to understand him!!
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
Jodi