August 12, 2011
I decided it was about time to introduce Aiden to the potty chair.
The plan was all laid out. I chose a day where we had nothing to do, so we could focus on pee. Both children were going to be naked most of the day...potty chairs ready! The rug was pulled off the floor, the potty chairs were side by side, and "Elmo's Potty Time" was ready to play. The boys were stripped of their clothes and read the book "The Potty Train". Aiden decided he would hold himself because he had to go, and it was coming out. He would tinkle, hold it, tinkle, hold it...meanwhile I'm trying to pick him up and put him on the potty seat, and Austin says, "oh, oh he peed". It was really quite funny. Pee all over the couch and on the floor, and I'm trying to get my 3 and 1/2 year old to sit on the potty while my 20 month old gives me the play-by-play! Needless to say, I was done with that after 20 minutes! How do you potty train a child that doesn't communicate, and may not even feel when he has to go?
Plan B...
I'm getting a seat that will fit in the toilet so Aiden can use that when he is ready. He is way too big for the potty chair anyway. I will encourage him to sit on it at certain times of the day--when he wakes up, before rest time, and before bath time. It doesn't matter if he does anything. It is the idea of getting him used to the potty. Even though my 20 month old is ready, I think I'll wait awhile. Aiden is going to take all of me right now. I can tell this is going to take a lot of patience and hard work! Bring it on!
Wonder if it would work to teach him to pee standing up first since he is older. Riley ONLY pees standing up. We just use a stool by the potty so he can reach. Riley always has to be like Daddy!!
ReplyDeleteDo you want to use our "potty turtle" for a seat? We won't need it for a while. We got it at target...was pretty cheap....inexpensive rather. :-)
You might want to consider the "standing up" comment. Remember that whatever you teach might end up staying that way for life. :) If there isn't a stall to sit down, and that's all he will do, you've got a problem when he's older and you're at a place with urinals only. I wish I had the magic to wand to help with this one, but just remember that it does happen...just with many more trials and errors than your other child. I do know when you're at the end of your rope and you think it will NEVER happen, it will happen then!
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