Charlie, my Charlie. He'll be four at the end of August and he is only now taking the slightest interest in using the potty. I am sooooo tired of diapers. You would think I would have a handle on this whole aspect of parenting by now, but it is one of the most trying phases for me. I won't bother with details here because we all know what goes on in these first weeks of potty training, but suffice to say I think I deserve better. We are keeping at it though, with lots of reminders and daily accidents, and I hope that something clicks soon. I'm not going the pull-up route as I think it's a move sideways rather than ahead. Cloth training pants all the way. I'd love to hear any advice on the matter.
I like this little tutorial, but it's not warm enough yet to be so pantless outdoors. And here is what I've read recently from Sister Mary Martha. Humorous! Some days, yes, I do think I need spiritual intervention in this matter.
A friend recently told me about someone she knows who began potty training with her newborn infant and was completely successful with it by some grotesque age under 1 year. Pfft. Whatever. Too late for that method, I guess.
I know, I know, he'll just catch on when he's good and ready. In the meanwhile, put in a prayer to Saint Elizabeth Seton for me, willya?
3 comments:
The poopy little secret of the early potty-trainers is that the parents are potty-trained, not the kid. They are always hanging their infants over pots and sopping up continual mistakes. Charlie is so smart - he probably knows the whole deal already and is just waiting for you to bribe him with something marvelous. Why not cash? A buck a piddle in the pot. Joe was cheap. He did it for a vat of popcorn.
At that age Michelle, you'll be done in a day (provided your bribe is good) - have no fear but fear itself!
Yes, I think you are right. I need a fabulous bribe. I did buy a bag of Hershey's Miniatures candy bars I *Love* those cute little things. (You can just guess whats coming, right?) I told him he would get a candy bar if he made nice on the potty. Well, evidently chocolate is not worth it to him. He has had one piece while I have had to eat half the bag in order to feel like we have accomplished something. I had better go pick up more just in case he changes his mind.
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