Potty Training SUCKS!
I'm thinking this will probably bore all the non-mommy's to death... but heck, 's'on my mind so I gotta spill.
Potty training has been the main issue on our menu lately... Gal's 2.5 years exactly today and all around her the potties are bein' pissed at *g* and that other thing... but well, it's not like I'm one to succumb to peer pressure but the kid's been wanting to test the... waters... for a while now. So we'd had quite a confusing time with Gal wanting to take her nappy off, wandering with cute shiny tushy all over the house, sitting on the toilet, the potty, and on God knows what... and mostly missing the toilet and hitting the floor, the carpet... and the worst... our computer table chair *iick!!!*
It drove me nuts cause she was willing but was unable to understand her body, but well, as long as things were this way I didn't try to fully train her - I just went with her whims - whenever she'd ask and I could oblige, the nappy would come off.
I did ask the kindergarden teacher what she thought - should we start training her? and she said to wait till it's warmer and also that Gal won't tell them once she'd done something so she decided she wan't ready. At that time I accepted it... although Gal used to announce her creations (no.2) but she stoped doin' this and I figured she just doesn't want to be disturbed with a nappy change.
But yesterday we struck gold! late in the afternoon Gal asked to remove the nappy and I obliged - she then sat for a long while on the toilet and did no.2. From then on I'd kept her in panties and she'd asked to go potty and was able to hold herself till I organized things for her and only then she'd let go. I was happy and impressed and so I decided I'd send her with panties to kindy...
You can guess the rest - it was a disaster - she'd gone on the kindy carpet 3 times, all her changes were wet and smelly - and they had to put the nappy back on and the teacher seemed upset - saying that she's not ready - I was annoyed - I ain't stupid - I know what I saw... and the difference is obviously related to how things are done in kindy - they, apperantly, march the kids in training, every 20 mins to the toilets - whether they need to go or don't... I figure she just got fed up... sigh...
OK, 's'late...
Hugs to all the sweet people who sent me bday wishes... I think it was Mem, and Mary, and Marcia and Ranee... and man... if I forgot you it's cause now I'm officially old and senile - but HUGS to all!!!!
Potty training has been the main issue on our menu lately... Gal's 2.5 years exactly today and all around her the potties are bein' pissed at *g* and that other thing... but well, it's not like I'm one to succumb to peer pressure but the kid's been wanting to test the... waters... for a while now. So we'd had quite a confusing time with Gal wanting to take her nappy off, wandering with cute shiny tushy all over the house, sitting on the toilet, the potty, and on God knows what... and mostly missing the toilet and hitting the floor, the carpet... and the worst... our computer table chair *iick!!!*
It drove me nuts cause she was willing but was unable to understand her body, but well, as long as things were this way I didn't try to fully train her - I just went with her whims - whenever she'd ask and I could oblige, the nappy would come off.
I did ask the kindergarden teacher what she thought - should we start training her? and she said to wait till it's warmer and also that Gal won't tell them once she'd done something so she decided she wan't ready. At that time I accepted it... although Gal used to announce her creations (no.2) but she stoped doin' this and I figured she just doesn't want to be disturbed with a nappy change.
But yesterday we struck gold! late in the afternoon Gal asked to remove the nappy and I obliged - she then sat for a long while on the toilet and did no.2. From then on I'd kept her in panties and she'd asked to go potty and was able to hold herself till I organized things for her and only then she'd let go. I was happy and impressed and so I decided I'd send her with panties to kindy...
You can guess the rest - it was a disaster - she'd gone on the kindy carpet 3 times, all her changes were wet and smelly - and they had to put the nappy back on and the teacher seemed upset - saying that she's not ready - I was annoyed - I ain't stupid - I know what I saw... and the difference is obviously related to how things are done in kindy - they, apperantly, march the kids in training, every 20 mins to the toilets - whether they need to go or don't... I figure she just got fed up... sigh...
OK, 's'late...
Hugs to all the sweet people who sent me bday wishes... I think it was Mem, and Mary, and Marcia and Ranee... and man... if I forgot you it's cause now I'm officially old and senile - but HUGS to all!!!!