No, we did not get this...
What is it you ask? Good news, FTD and I made a video to explain it!
Well... When I say, "FTD and I," I really mean, I tried to make this video educational, FTD... well... I am not sure, but you will get the idea of what I was getting at...
Very cool, right? Beats the hell out of those little plastic potties you put on the floor. We bought one Ollie will only stand on. To which I realized I am thankful for. I have no desire to clean the crap out of his diaper, so why would I want to do it out of a plastic bowl for God knows how long? Seriously, what's the point of teaching my son to dame a dump in a plastic bowl on the ground, only to have to then teach him to do it in a porcelain one later? Screw that. I am all about one and done!
In addition to the Miracle Maker seat, we also got super thick potty training big boy pants, about 400 disinfecting wipes and two cans of carpet cleaning spray. I also did the research for tips. I hit up the usual suspects from the internet, to books, to our pediatrician, to been-there-done-that parents... All agree on these five tips... then they go in wild directions and start scaring me with tips and theories...
1. Wait for the cues, before forcing the poos. This seems to be the most important tip since EVERYONE agrees on it. Don't push your kid into potty training. Nothing is going to happen until they are ready. (Ollie is telling me he has to 'poo poo' then we run, and try... more about that later... As in later this week, I need more time with this for a proper post...)
2. BRIBE IT OUT! That's right, finally the experts are saying we CAN bribe our kids! Use something like tiny M&Ms before and after. Think bribe then treat.
3. Do the potty dance! Make it seem like your child just figured out the answer to ending global warming! Dance, cheer, clap, go crazy with excitement...
4. Out on the town, don't pass up the porcelain crown- At home offer up the potty regularly, and when out of the house, don't pass a public restroom without offering up it's services.
5. Patience is a potty training virtue. Eventually the diapers will come off... Don't get discouraged, or your child will be too.
I'm so ready to do this!
I only need one more thing before we start... your tips! If you have the answer to brain damage free potty training, SPILL IT!!!
6 comments:
Not sure there tips but things that we done wrong. We started thinking about potty training when Sam was 2.5yrs old and although there seemed to be sucess in the home out of the home was a desaster. But at home he would sit on the potty even to play watch cartoon etc. Out of the house it was like he just wasn't aware. Looking back it was just luck in the house, we where told by a health visitor who said boys in particular can't feel the need to pee until there a bit older. Because of all the trying and it not happening it was super frustrating and I lost any enthusiasm for it. We stopped for a few months and started again just before his 3rd birthday. This time he was ready as well as us. Just remember they all go to school being able to walk,talk and go to the toilet don't push them because your ready it's stressful enough.
I LOVED that toilet contraption that attached to the toilet seat.... I am going to find one of those!! We were gifted one of those potty chairs that you'd have to dump into the toilet... disgusting! I am not doing that no way... Thanks for the post. Keep us updated on Ollie's progress. We are starting to get cues from James too. Mostly though I think he just likes to say "Poop" because Andy laughs when he does.
Please tell me you photoshopped the iPad potty! Would Steve Jobs ever have envisioned this?
You are saying the one thing EVERY mother has said, "Wait until baby is ready." I try to remember that every time Ollie runs for the potty, sits and runs off... I want to yell, COME BACK! but have to let this first stage be on his terms. Thank you for the tips!!
That attached seat has been SO convenient. Ollie loves that it is "his special seat" too
Nope! That is a bonfire potty on the iMarket! I'm sure there is even a kid sitting on one now...
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