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Pee! In the Toilet!
August 19, 2009 at 7:00 AM by Cafe Sheri - Comments (8)
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My little coming-up-on-three-year old son Leo peed in the toilet! Two mornings in a row!
Okay, okay, I'm not getting overly excited (but secretly I am...shhhh...). I know this little burst of potty training may not stick. His brother had at least one relapse. But I'll take it.
You see, Leo is a Scorpio, just like his mom, and let's just say he'll decide when the time is right. No one else. And so far, he has all but stuck his fingers in his ears and sang "la la la" when we bring up the notion of actually using the potty.
While writing the post on the diaper-free movement, I got a little inspired (by those super-talented infants more than their oh-so-patient moms), and one article I read reminded me that babies and toddlers pee right when they wake up, just like older kids and adults. Oh yeah...I forgot...
So first thing the past three mornings, we've plopped Leo on the toilet. And two out of three of those mornings, he peed! He has never, not even just for fun, actually peed on the toilet before now, so I was thrilled. All of us danced and screamed and sang for him, and he smiled (Scorpios love this stuff).
Then we started a sticker book for him. As a potty training reward, he gets to put a sticker in the book every time he has success on the potty (or makes a full-fledged attempt to get there in time). We used the sticker book idea with his older brother Clyde. Clyde liked it, but then again, he's a Capricorn (they like to have a defined purpose).
I'm trying to get Leo's preschool teachers to try for an after-nap pee on the toilet too. Baby steps, I figure. From there, who knows where it will go? I cannot even fathom a fully potty-trained household!!! Okay, calming down now...bracing for disappointment...
How did potty training start in your house? Baby steps or all at once?
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Comments:
how do i get my 2 and 1 year old to start using da poddy lyk big boys
I have a 2 year old, and i got a potty that talks to him and he has not used it not one time I cut the potty off. He now is scared to try so do not get one that talks. My 4 year old showed him how to potty in it. But he still will not go around it. How do i get him to potty?
OMG! MY SON, MAXIMO JUST PEED IN THE POTTY THIS WEEK ALSO. IN FACT, HE'S A NOVEMBER (8TH) SCORPIO AND YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, SCORPIOS, PARTICULARYLY MALES, ARE UNIMPAIRED AND UNCLOUDED WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT THEY WANT AND WHEN THEY WANT IT. IN THIS CASE, MAXIMO, A BRILLIANT MIND INDEED, WHO'S OVERLY CAPABLE OF USING THE POTTY, OPTED NOT TO USE IT UNTIL HE DEEMED READY TO DO SO. NEVERTHELESS, I'M ELATED THAT HE NOT ONLY USES THE POTTY, YET VOLUNTARY, BUT REQUESTS IT
My son Charlie who is also a SCORPIO has been going potty lately. He will be 3 Nov 16th... :D We are going to use a sticker chart and he is going to work towards his goal of a truck! Woot Woot! :D
I love your zodiac approach! My son is a Leo, and isn't very receptive to change. It has definitely been baby steps for us. He's a Taurus moon too, which must be where he gets his stubborness, because he just flat-out refuses to go most of the time. It's been a challenge!
my 21 month old girl was afried 2 sit on the potty n the other day she finally sat on it.when ever i go 2 the bath room i take her with me.so since yersterday i have been taking her but no luck.today she fianlly peed in the potty i was so proud of her.she was proud of her self 2.hopfuly we can keep this up
Ok I have a 3 yr old that every once in a while will use the big boy potty, then wants nothing to do with it. I don't want to push him because when i do he pushes back. I am frustrated because i have a 1 yr old as well, and im thinking he might potty train before his big brother. I need help PLEASE!!!!!!!ANY SUGGESTIONS
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Cold turkey at first, but it didn't work. My son was nearing 4 and was still not trained. We took away the diapers and did the all underwear thing, but my son got a complex and started to get consitpated. So we quit. He did get the hint, though. He trained himself a couple months after that -- night and day. Once he was trained, that was it. He never work a pull-up at night, never had one accident.
Cafe Cynthia Aug. 19, 2009 at 9:43 AM