Welcome to Hi/Lo Thursday, our regular feature where we all share our high and our low for the week.
WHY? Because people get to know each other better when they see both ends of the spectrum. What things do we consider our happiest events and moments? What struggles and trials are the lowest point of our life? You become much more attached to people when you share the times that are the most emotionally embedded.
WHY? Because people get to know each other better when they see both ends of the spectrum. What things do we consider our happiest events and moments? What struggles and trials are the lowest point of our life? You become much more attached to people when you share the times that are the most emotionally embedded.
Our High This Week:We could name several, like Abby being home and not in the hospital but we have to give the nod to SpiderParty.
SpideyLandis turned three and last Saturday we had a great party for him, with several of our good friends over to celebrate. You can check out some great pics here if you missed them.
SpideyLandis got some really great spideytoys and we have been enjoying him webslinging all over the house this past week.
He is never shy of posing for the camera, and rarely breaks character! He is SpideyLandis pretty much all day, every day.
Our Low This Week:
I said "potty" because that is the object in question and involved both SpideyLandis and Abby.
SpideyLandis cannot be convinced that real superheroes use the potty instead of "using the Pullup" if you know what I mean. He has absolutely NO interest in being potty trained. We have tried every angle from shameless bribery to appealing to his spidey-ego (Spiderman doesn't poop his pants...) to trips to the woodshed. But nothing works. Any suggestions?
Another even lower predictably involves Abby. She is in the bathroom about 20 times a day with tummy problems on both ends. Every day. She throws up 10-20 times A DAY, and goes to the bathroom probably a dozen times or more. It's a REALLY low point for us. She's so miserable.
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16 comments:
Cheerios. My son refused to go on the potty too. So I threw about 5 cheeios into the toilet and told him to sink them with his pee. It worked. It only took about 2-3weeks. (It helped with his aim too!) I slowly "weaned" him down one cheerio at a time, so eventually we didn't have to use any. Trust me. He'll love trying to sink them. And? If it doesn't work? I never said a thing. :)
I am currently potty training my 2 year old son. What has worked for us is...nudity. I know that sounds strange, but when we are home, he usually wears underwear and no pants. I leave his potty chair out so that he can use it whenever he needs to. When he does use the potty, we practically call everyone we know to tell them the good news. He loves the attention! However, with my 4 year old, he peed outside when he was potty training....that doesn't quite work in the winter!
I can't help you with the potty-training as we aren't there yet. But I did want to let you know that we are praying for Abby. She seems like a strong fighter. Hang in there kiddo!
I was just going to say what Ang said - nudity. Think of this - no Spidey costume/jammies/etc until he masters this skill.
The other technique that worked for us, and it's embarrassing to admit this, was the day care center. My son went to a day care center when he was little, and (in communication with the teachers there), we just sent him with extra clothes for about a week. That took care of it right there - I figure those folks are pros, let them do it! Oh man, that's terrible - I think I just publicly admitted to "outsourcing" potty training!
I totally agree with Ang. Get away from the pullups unless you absolutely need them to go to the store or something. Do nudity, and if you can't stand that, use a thin underwear. There will be a few accidents, but he will learn from the feeling that it's not good to do that anymore. A pullup doesn't help at all, they are just diapers. Boys tend to be lazier to as far as potty training goes, so they need a bit more of a shove. If you're nervous about him peeing on your couch or something, put a plastic bag with a towel over it under him. I worked in daycare for years and toilet trained over 100 kids, plus my own, so I've had a bit of practice in this. I would tell parents to leave the pullups at home and it always freaked them out, but if you really go hard core and dedicate to the nudity/underwear for about a week, you can have them trained that fast.
You could havea friend call him as the "real" spider man if he starts using the potty. Promising a call from Spider Man might help do the trick?
Praying for your whole family.
The Guille Family
Can I just say - that your spideyLandis brings huge smiles to my face!
Oh goodness that boy is funny and precious!
He and Gabriel would get along great - HA!
Praying for Abby and for all of you to have the endurace to run this race sustained by His grace!
Hugs and love,
Jill
Does Spidey like stickers? We used a sticker chart for my oldest daughter. We hung it on the bathroom door. I think she was 3 years and 2 months. ...But I had a boy cousin who was almost 4 before he was housebroken. Really smart little kid who just did NOT care about being potty-trained.
The thing that worked for mine...the "lick & stick" tattoos. OMGosh covered in them if they attempted to go (just sitting on the potty). Then we moved to only if you do something on the potty. So yes for a while ours looked like little tattooed sailors!! LOL!!!
Have you done the you will get to wear spiderman underwear?!? Ours loved going & picking out their own underwear!!!
Many prayers to Abby & the rest of the family as well.
Just accept that Spidey isn't ready yet and don't sweat over it. I tried on and off for six months to potty train my little one. My mom kept telling me she would do it when SHE was ready. And as always... my mom was right. :) Out of the blue one day, with NO prompting from me, my daughter decided she wanted to pee on the potty. She had just turned three. It took her another month or so to poop on the potty though. - He'll get there.
I have 3 boys, my oldest (4) was easy to potty train! My middle however was a much different story...we tried all of the above tactics, the problem was we started to late and he was already set in his own, stubborn- middle child ways! The only thing that helped was TIME. He finally potty trained at 39 months. I learned my lesson and am now trying to potty train my 19 month old...it's acutally going surprisingly well! Good Luck and God Bless your sweet Abby!
Oh man been there done that.
My now 12.5 boy is potty trained now but at 3 we didn't think this day would ever come. We imagined him off to kindergarten with diaper in his back pack and regularly teased him about it.
My advice is just wait. We tried EVERYTHING! He just didn't want to stop and go to the potty. I gave up and acted like it was no big BUT I didn't push for diaper changes either.
When he realized I really didn't care he potty trained in TWO DAYS. I had tried for months with no luck. Hang in there someday spidey will decide it is time. After all I don't see too many superheroes still in diapers and we have had a lot of them including Spiderman, Superman, Batman, Robin, Bible Man, Indiana Jones and even James Bond!!! :)
I have one four year old who is potty trained but won't poop in the potty...she says it is too scary.
I have another four year old (six weeks younger than the first) whom you can strip nakie all day and she will pee and poop all over herself and the floor and not blink an eyelash. As an older mom, I am not concerned...nor do I enjoy cleaning it up SOOOOOO I wait. LOL
Praying for your sweet girl.
He may not be ready yet--it took our little guy until age 4 to be fully potty trained. When he is ready, try to ditch the Pull-Ups during the daytime. They are so absorbent that it just doesn't phase them that they're wet or dirty. We went to regular undies during the day & kept him in Pull-Ups at night only until he went a whole month without going in his pants. He still has accidents now & then, but is doing really well.
Kim
she's beautiful and she's a fighter
an awesome combination!!
I'm a nanny and childcare worker and I've trained a few kids in my time! A few people have already said it, you have to ditch the pullups. They are too comfortable, and it may be gross but he's going to have to feel what wet pants feel like...and it is not pleasant. Also if you just draw the line and say "That's it - you go potty, no more diapers," he will follow your lead if he sees you will not back down.
Dr Phil recommended Darcy's idea, it was to get the child's hero to ring up on the phone to encourage them. Gee, let's see, who might Landis like to get a phonecall from? You tell him if he uses the potty, Spiderman will call him. Then you get a friend to call up as Spidey and congratulate Landis. Sticker charts can also be good, and kikibibi, don't be ashamed, a LOT of parents have sent us kids to be trained! It can be easier when the child sees all the other kids going potty, they just do it.
Marie.
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