He's finally not the small guy in the house anymore...
He'll have to step up a bit more, pull his weight and learn to be a big kid...
No more fooling around - he'll need to concentrate...
Learn to do some things himself...
Yup, Evan is now the proud owner of a step stool...
We figured it was time after he repeatedly took off his pants and diaper, tipped over the bathroom garbage can, climbed up and tried to pee in the toilet...Now I just have to buy some pull-ups and not get frustrated when he isn't completely trained after one afternoon of learning to aim for cheerios in the toilet.
ANY ADVICE?!?!?!?
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Toilet teaching is clearly not my forte. It seriously ranks as #1 on my 'Things That Suck About Parenting' list. I spent literally hundreds of dollars trying to bribe Aiden with Thomas the Tank Engine toys. When I was ready to pull my hair out the child experts in my life told me I was doing the right thing I just hadn't done it long enough. Long story short, I can't offer any advice, but I can make one hell of a reward chart and would be happy to do so for Evan :)
Yikes! I know nothing about little boys and potty training. Just thinking about it makes me cringe.
Good luck and keep a lot of Clorox wipes nearby ;)
Tristan: Thanks for the encouraging words...but since I know you need one more thing to do in your life I'll totally take you up on that reward chart!! :>
Whitni: Also, thanks for the encouraging words and we've already gone through dozens of bottles of clorox wipes! Do little girls like to be naked as much as little boys??
I am by no means an expert here, but I can offer a couple of thoughts that worked for me:
1 - Pull ups are just expensive diapers. Theo would just pee in them since they felt just like diapers.
2 - the rewards system - use something cheap, because you'll use a lot. We bought a couple of different inexpensive toys (a pack of 25 tiny dinosaurs went a long way), and then make the rewards increasingly difficult to accomplish - first, reward for just going into the potty, later for actually using it, etc.
3 - make him sit. boys can sit, and you'll have way less pee on the floor. he can aim for cheerios once all the rest of the stuff has been worked out.
4 - don't give up - this may take months.
Good luck! Just remember, we all learn it eventually.
I think ALL kids LOVE to be naked.
(Wait a minute...something just clicked while reading everyone's comments. I only have pee around/on my toilets when my friend's family comes for dinner...and she has three little boys; two or which are toilet trained. Yikes! Sorry if I seem naive, but you don't normally think of these things when you only have a little girl and a husband (who's been threatened with his life if he doesn't clean-up after himself)who are relatively clean in the bathroom.)
Claudia: Great advice, thanks!!! After reading up and talking to my sister with 3 young boys - it almost seems easier to keep him in diapers until he's 5 then relate how embarrassed he'll be in kindergarten if he doesn't start using the toilet.
Your ideas sound much less emotionally harmful. :>
Whitni: Yeah, I was naive too when all my nephews came over! I always keep a huge bottle of clorox wipes when the whole family comes - since we currently only have one bathroom it's every man/woman/child for himself after the little boys have been in there!
Since everyone else has tackled the potty advice, might I just say that your bathroom tile is stunning?
Potty training boys is the best! I don't know what I would ever do with a girl. First child takes a little longer than second boy who has seen his big brother doing it lots. Sounds weird, but have your DH demonstrate (he IS a role model after all, right?)
Remember that every child is different, but here's what I learned from first to second.
1. YOU know best what will motivate your child. (My second didn't even need motivation after the first couple of skittles, I'd only give him one if he reminded me...not often)
2. With the second boy I told myself I would just "introduce" him to it, which was easier (on both of us)than "teaching" him and expecting certain results. NO EXPECTATIONS!
3. He'll get it when he gets it. NO EXPECTATIONS!
4. Just be happy whe he gets it right. NO EXPECTATIONS!
Corbie: Thanks! That's all Todd, he has good taste and he's handy - does it get any better?
Anne: Got it, no expectations. That's good, that sounds like a lot less work for me. :>
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