We have a dilemma here in the Hodges' House...my son's bottom is too big for regular diapers anymore. Yes, he's only a little over two, but he is almost 45 lbs and they just don't make diapers that big! We have gone to pull-ups that don't have enough coverage and we have even bought size 7 diapers that are WAY more expensive. I came to the conclusion that we couldn't do this anymore. We are not made of money, you know! So, I read a book and talked with a friend who has tried the potty training in a day method. My friend said it worked for her, and out of desperation and literal lack of money, we decided to try this method.
Basically, you get a baby doll that has a refillable bottle to drink from, and the ability to pee. You give your child the bottle and have your child give the baby drink. Then tell your child that the baby has to go potty on the potty chair. Instruct your child to then put the baby on the potty chair and watch the baby go potty. After the baby potties on the chair, instruct your child to give the baby a treat. Instruct your child to congratulate the baby and continue letting your child give the baby water and telling the baby to go potty on the potty chair. After this scenario a few times over, tell your child it is time for them to potty like a big boy/girl on the potty chair. Instruct the child to pull their pants down, let them situate themselves, wait for them to pee on the potty, congratulate them heartily, then give them a treat. This should go on for the better part of a day. Try to set aside time where it is just you and the child you are training. Better yet, let the child go naked without pants and when you see them running around every 5-10 minutes, tell them it is time to potty on the potty chair.
So, you may laugh now, but don't laugh too hard, because if you read my blog about a month or so ago, pottying was a no-go. Since the baby doll, Josiah has not skipped a beat. He comes to me at various times of the day and tells me his baby went to pee on the potty and needs a treat, but I make him sit down and pee first. Now, he is not FULLY trained, but we are well on our way to no more diapers for the big kid! He still wets in his pants, but now he comes and tells me he didn't pee on the potty, but he peed in his pants and it is "dirty, yucky". Pooping on the potty has not ocurred yet...I won't even begin to mention that, but if you are ready to start and you think your child is, get the baby doll...it has worked wonders for us!
Happy training!
2 comments:
That's so great! I've heard a lot of good about potty-training in a day, but haven't heard from somebody I actually knew who did it like the book said and it worked.
My aunt did something similar with my cousins -- gave them Sprite or something they liked to drink and something salty like potato chips (so they would be drinking a lot), and basically camped out in the bathroom for a day so they would drink a lot and pee (in the potty) a lot.
What a great idea!
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