(Somebody reassure me that, someday, my four year old will be potty-trained, able to dress himself, and willing to eat a meal that does not contain chips of some sort. *rubs temples tiredly*)
NO I DO NOT EAT UTTAPAMS THEY ARE YUCKY NO I DO NOT EAT SCRAMBLED EGGS NO I NEVER ATE THESE NEVER NEVER EVER NO I DO NOT EAT TATER TOTS THEY ARE GROSS NO I DO NOT EAT PEAS EW EW EW THEY TOUCHED MY OTHER FOOD
Isk is totally uninterested in peeing standing up. I have no problem with this, though I suppose at some point before kindergarten I should see if my brother is willing to provide a demonstration of how it works, just in case.
Oh, god, poop jokes. The strong belief that adding the word "butt" to any sentence renders it hilarious. Or "fart."
SIDE NOTE: There's a song on the new Ben Folds Five album with the chorus "If you can't draw a crowd, draw dicks on a wall." We were terrified Isk would start repeating it. Turns out, he thinks it says "twelve ticks on a wall" because HE'S NEVER HEARD THE WORD DICK BEFORE. Oh god, please it be a while before he discovers his penis is funny, please please please...
Balls are hard to handle. Also boys think they are hilarious.
My son was only fully, *fully* potty trained over the past year and he is seven. But he has sensory issues (not knowing he has to go until it is too late) and anxiety issues (being afraid to go in public places).
Little Isk should definitely be able to hold his own (so to speak) on the potty thing before he gets to kindergarten. If it seems like he's struggling maybe you can figure out why.
Otherwise, I agree with newo_fic. And told myself that many times.
*I* think balls are hilarious. My ability to sternly tell him to put his underwear on properly was sabotaged by the laughing hysterically. (Leigh is better at not breaking character.)
I think Isk may be dealing with some focus/concentration/sensory issues in this department--he'll often "leak" a little without seeming to realize it--but I really can't tell what's him being stubborn, us starting late, the fact that right as he started to get it this fall I was away for two weeks and a half weeks and ruined everything, etc. Nine months to kindergarten. The plan is to work really hard the next two weeks, and then switch from pull-ups to underpants for preschool in January. He often-but-not-always comes home from school dry, so hopefully we use that for momentum...
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HI HI HI YOU SHOULD BE ON LJ ALL THE TIME HI HI HI
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By high school. I promise.
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NO I DO NOT EAT SCRAMBLED EGGS NO I NEVER ATE THESE NEVER NEVER EVER
NO I DO NOT EAT TATER TOTS THEY ARE GROSS
NO I DO NOT EAT PEAS EW EW EW THEY TOUCHED MY OTHER FOOD
"Well, then, what do you eat?"
"I eat all the foods in the world."
*CRYING FOREVER*
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Why yes, that IS how I won Parent of the Year!
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Oh, god, poop jokes. The strong belief that adding the word "butt" to any sentence renders it hilarious. Or "fart."
SIDE NOTE: There's a song on the new Ben Folds Five album with the chorus "If you can't draw a crowd, draw dicks on a wall." We were terrified Isk would start repeating it. Turns out, he thinks it says "twelve ticks on a wall" because HE'S NEVER HEARD THE WORD DICK BEFORE. Oh god, please it be a while before he discovers his penis is funny, please please please...
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My son was only fully, *fully* potty trained over the past year and he is seven. But he has sensory issues (not knowing he has to go until it is too late) and anxiety issues (being afraid to go in public places).
Little Isk should definitely be able to hold his own (so to speak) on the potty thing before he gets to kindergarten. If it seems like he's struggling maybe you can figure out why.
Otherwise, I agree with newo_fic. And told myself that many times.
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I think Isk may be dealing with some focus/concentration/sensory issues in this department--he'll often "leak" a little without seeming to realize it--but I really can't tell what's him being stubborn, us starting late, the fact that right as he started to get it this fall I was away for two weeks and a half weeks and ruined everything, etc. Nine months to kindergarten. The plan is to work really hard the next two weeks, and then switch from pull-ups to underpants for preschool in January. He often-but-not-always comes home from school dry, so hopefully we use that for momentum...
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