kittzy07My CHILD is AT LAST POTTY-TRAINED
Today, August 10, 2008, is the day I can truly say that my child is already potty-trained. Awhile ago, I was so much focused on watching TV that I didn't hear her say, "Pee! Pee!". Because she usually does that only AFTER she already peed on her underpants. She does it best even for her sister. But when I reached out for her underpants and it was not wet, that's the time that I recognized that she was really telling me that she was about to pee and she needs my help. With a little bit of panic, I immediately carried her to the bathroom and removed her shorts, just in time. Later, after cleaning her potty-trainer, to our surprise it is filled with pee again, meaning she again used it to relieve herself.
After several months of pursuasion, frustration and misses of teaching her to do it on her potty-trainer, she now knows where to do it. My being a working mom just added to my frustrations because I cannot be with her to monitor her. I only asks the baby-sitter to do it for me. But when I'm with her, I always see to it that I talk to her about it everytime she pees on the bed or anywhere even on top of their drawers. Whew! See, I really don't know how I did it but I think AWARENESS, CONSISTENCY and COMMUNICATION is the key to teaching your child.
AWARENESS started when I begin to remove their diapers during the day. They begin to recognize their pee and their poo-poo. Because diapers only teaches them mediocrity. They can pee anywhere and everywhere they like because there are these diapers that can just catch it for them. But when you start to remove it, they will begin to recognize their poo and pee. They begin to feel icky about it. Just be prepared to clean-up after their mess. My youngest, who is just a year old and a half is already aware because she goes down from the bed when she feels she wants to relieve herself.
When my eldest, who is going to turn three on December, begins to be aware of her pee and her poo-poo and begins to COMMUNICATE to us even AFTER she has done it, that's the time I started talking to her and be CONSISTENT on telling her that she should do it in her potty. Her potty-trainer is just a simple pink potty-trainer. You don't really need those fancy ones with musical sounds. The most important is that they are comfortable with it. You could even bring them to you to the store so she could pick it herself. I guess in the end, there isn't really a special formula or solution to it and there is really no age limit that I child should be potty-trained but the earlier you teach them to be the earlier they will learn. Just be persevering and patient on your child and wait for for them to do it by themselves and don't get frustrated.
After several months of pursuasion, frustration and misses of teaching her to do it on her potty-trainer, she now knows where to do it. My being a working mom just added to my frustrations because I cannot be with her to monitor her. I only asks the baby-sitter to do it for me. But when I'm with her, I always see to it that I talk to her about it everytime she pees on the bed or anywhere even on top of their drawers. Whew! See, I really don't know how I did it but I think AWARENESS, CONSISTENCY and COMMUNICATION is the key to teaching your child.
AWARENESS started when I begin to remove their diapers during the day. They begin to recognize their pee and their poo-poo. Because diapers only teaches them mediocrity. They can pee anywhere and everywhere they like because there are these diapers that can just catch it for them. But when you start to remove it, they will begin to recognize their poo and pee. They begin to feel icky about it. Just be prepared to clean-up after their mess. My youngest, who is just a year old and a half is already aware because she goes down from the bed when she feels she wants to relieve herself.
When my eldest, who is going to turn three on December, begins to be aware of her pee and her poo-poo and begins to COMMUNICATE to us even AFTER she has done it, that's the time I started talking to her and be CONSISTENT on telling her that she should do it in her potty. Her potty-trainer is just a simple pink potty-trainer. You don't really need those fancy ones with musical sounds. The most important is that they are comfortable with it. You could even bring them to you to the store so she could pick it herself. I guess in the end, there isn't really a special formula or solution to it and there is really no age limit that I child should be potty-trained but the earlier you teach them to be the earlier they will learn. Just be persevering and patient on your child and wait for for them to do it by themselves and don't get frustrated.
