Potty Training
So, I took Friday off of work to Potty Train my son. The wife and I bought this doll last month called Potty Scotty that's supposed to aid in training, and is part of a Potty Train in One Day method, and we were willing, because anything we tried before wasn't working.
I have to state here that overall, things went very well. In the one day, he did learn everything he needed to do, the consequences for not doing it, and has been MUCH better about using the potty than he was in any of our previous attempts. About the only thing he hasn't done is self initiated (meaning, going to the bathroom without a reminder from us). But, he's close. He'll get that.
In the meantime, I cannot begin to describe to you how STRESSFUL this all was. We were working with him on it all weekend, but mostly it was me. The reason for this is two fold. 1st, I have far more patience than my wife when it comes to things like this, so I did it because my son would survive Friday that way. And 2nd, once I started, I needed to be the one continuing it for consistency.
I was on such a high level of stress all weekend long that I'm still not over it yet. My wife and I even got a break in the form of my sister-in-law taking the boy out to see Monster Trucks. We went out, got some ice cream, watched a great movie and had some... adult fun. But, even with that, I am still feeling stressed. Being at work has helped, some, but I still can't help but worry about how well he's doing at daycare.
Plus, I'm stressed about school. The whole point of this exercise was to get him prepared to go to school. He's so under challenged at daycare that he's starting fights with the other kids (or at least finishing fights with other kids by getting physical). He really needs to be in school. But, for that to happen, he needs to be potty trained. And while I can't help but see all the work that he and I have done as a good thing for the amazing distance he's come in the processes, he's still not ready enough to go to school, and that adds to my stress level. I fell like, on some level, I failed at my task in potty training.
Anyway... thanks for listening to me.
I have to state here that overall, things went very well. In the one day, he did learn everything he needed to do, the consequences for not doing it, and has been MUCH better about using the potty than he was in any of our previous attempts. About the only thing he hasn't done is self initiated (meaning, going to the bathroom without a reminder from us). But, he's close. He'll get that.
In the meantime, I cannot begin to describe to you how STRESSFUL this all was. We were working with him on it all weekend, but mostly it was me. The reason for this is two fold. 1st, I have far more patience than my wife when it comes to things like this, so I did it because my son would survive Friday that way. And 2nd, once I started, I needed to be the one continuing it for consistency.
I was on such a high level of stress all weekend long that I'm still not over it yet. My wife and I even got a break in the form of my sister-in-law taking the boy out to see Monster Trucks. We went out, got some ice cream, watched a great movie and had some... adult fun. But, even with that, I am still feeling stressed. Being at work has helped, some, but I still can't help but worry about how well he's doing at daycare.
Plus, I'm stressed about school. The whole point of this exercise was to get him prepared to go to school. He's so under challenged at daycare that he's starting fights with the other kids (or at least finishing fights with other kids by getting physical). He really needs to be in school. But, for that to happen, he needs to be potty trained. And while I can't help but see all the work that he and I have done as a good thing for the amazing distance he's come in the processes, he's still not ready enough to go to school, and that adds to my stress level. I fell like, on some level, I failed at my task in potty training.
Anyway... thanks for listening to me.