- Your almost 3 1/2 year old still isn't potty trained. Yes, I am embarrassed and ashamed to admit that my daughter is still not potty trained. Megan is a different creature entirely from my other children. I've tried not to be too pushy with the whole potty training because she is not one to be pushed around. I also assumed that she would be like my other 3 children when it comes to potty training. They all just decided one day that they were ready to use the potty and within a matter of days they went from diapers to underwear and we never looked back. I never had to do stickers or rewards or any sort of bribing or coercing, they just did it. I guess I figured Megan would be that easy. Not so. Any potty training advice would be appreciated, just don't judge me because all your children were potty trained by the time they were 2. ;)
- You realize that your next monthly visit from the big bad (.) will come the same day you are planning on leaving for vacation. Great way to spend vacation!
- You are excited when you see a gas station sign showing gas at only $3.00 a gallon.
- You find a set in stain in your favorite tan capri pants.
- Your 8 year old son tells you that he thinks you are addicted to the computer and you know he is right.
- The nursery bully, who probably deserved it, gets punched in the kisser by another boy in nursery. This didn't happen in my nursery class, but in the other nursery class. The bully is usually in my class, but since I had thirteen kids show up for my class yesterday I
beggedpolitely asked for some of them to go to the other class. I'm glad I wasn't the one that had to explain that one to the parents.
In other news, I am once again in the planning/brain storming stages for our next Enrichment night. This one is our annual Visiting Teaching Guiltfest Visiting Teaching Conference. I was wondering if any of you had any ideas, suggestions, or had been to an inspiring Visiting teaching conference that you wouldn't mind sharing. I'm kind of thinking of something along the lines of lost sheep and finding the lost sheep.
I hope everyone has a great Monday!
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Don't be jealous, but all mine were potty trained before they were four. I'm the kind of mom that likes to wait until they're ready. Hopefully that won't be in kindergarten.
Potty training advise?...This worked for a friend of mine...she put big girl panties on...THEN the pull-up or diaper...so the child got the not so nice feeling of wet...and the mom didn't have clean up. It'll happen.
Good list
I hate, hate when said (.) comes during vacation
I'm not good at potty training. My 5 year old took the longest and made me pull my hair out. She had accidents daily until her fifth birthday!! Then told me that five year olds don't have accidents. I should have told her she was five years before.
Good luck
You ladies are the best!!! I was totally feeling like a looser mother. A lot of the kids in my nursery clas who are younger than Megan have been potty trained for months.
carrot: I keep telling myself that she won't be wearing diapers to kindergarten. Sometime between now and then she'll get it. I was hoping for sooner than later.
sodak: That is a great idea. I'll have to give it a try.
pj: I've tried telling Megan that 3 year olds don't wear diapers, maybe I need to tell her she is 5. :D
I didn't focus on potty training my son until he turned 3. That was mostly because our main floor bathroom at the time was out of comission for most of his 2nd year of life and I, selfishly, didn't want to be going up and down the stairs to our bathroom too many times a day. So, I waited until the main floor bathroom was operational, and by that time he was really really ready. Marshmellow treats and m&m's helped too! ;)
So with you on the potty training problem - Emma isn't the least bit interested! Ugh.
I feel your pain about potty training, Amanda. It has been the hardest part of parenting for me, bar-none. "D" took a full year to "get" it and we couldn't buy Pullups the entire time.
"J" took just a matter of days thankfully. If it had been the same experience the 2nd time around, I think I'd be a nutcase.
13 kids in the nursery! I don't blame you for sending some to the other class. Can you imagine the headache you would have had by the end!
I don't have any good advice for a VT Conference. I've never actually been to one, but the lost sheep idea sounds great! :)
none of my kids have been potty trained before 3.
Lost Sheep sounds good. Our last guiltfest had the theme of angels among us and it was really nice. If you want more details I can type up a little outline of what I remember.
GOod luck :)
I have no good potty training advice. I think it's a crap shoot (get it?). I think it has less to do with skill and more about interest, and muscle control, and personality.
I don't have any good VT ideas, either.
But I do know all about the big P right smack dap in the middle of a vacation. Bummer.
Our gas is 3.11 today and that seemed like a bargain.
just don't judge me because all your children were potty trained by the time they were 2
Just yesterday I got crap at church becuase my kids don't speak Spanish. So, I shall not judge you for your unpottiness :D
I did the same that Sodak Angel said, during the day I'd juts ask him constantly if he wanted to go.
At night, no drinks after 7 pm and I'd wake my son up (the hardest to train) at mignight.
As always EW is right and I agree with her, it's all about the interest, some kids, like my daughter, was ready ealier and it was easier too.
VT? Sorry, no help there. i'm bad.
Amanda, you get no judgement from me about potty training! I posted just today about Lindsey never pooping on the toilet. She has done it once and I think it was purely coincidence. And she peed in the living room today after dinner, so we are far from being fully trained.
Also, about the big (.) on your vacation, that is a bummer! The other day I was counting ahead to see when my next one would fall and it will be right in the middle of our week camping at the beach. So I get to have PMS for the long flight to California and then the period for the last half of the trip. Yeah me!
I'm also at a loss on VT conference help. Our ward tends to do it during RS one Sunday during the year. They ask sisters ahead of time to share visiting teaching experiences and then the presidency talks about it and there is something to take home. Good luck!
Our ward is having it's big bad visiting teaching conference at the end of this month. The theme is really cute, but I can't remember what it is, hold on while i go shake out my church bag...
I found it:
Is your sole hurting? We can help you heel!
It sounds like it will be visiting teaching/pampering. along with breakfast and even some crafts. Wow - that's a lot.
Now I see why - it is a super saturday from 9am-1pm.
Sorry about the nursery. I feel somehow responsible.
Sodak's idea is a great one! I do that with Taj's pull up at nite.
I have no ideas for enrichment nite for you. I always skip the VT one. I know, I'm horrible.
How about a V.T. Water Balloon fight?!
I'm having a hard time training my 2 1/2 year old! He has no interest at all. He likes his undies, but also likes to pee in them too. :( It's so frustrating. My oldest was 2 and fully potty-trained, so this has been hard. I need the advise too!!!!
I like the undies/pull-up idea... I need to do something!
Ha! My Jake is 3 1/2 and was once partially potty-trained when he was 2 1/2--then one day basically told me to shove it and peed everywhere. He's been in diapers ever since. So, no advice. Just please, please, please let me figure this out before he turns 5...
Lost sheep and finding sheep? How about counting sheep? "How many sisters do you VT? 1...2...zzzz." It would be nice and relaxing, don't you think?
Or you could play "Where's the Sheep" and hide some paper sheep under people's chairs! Lucky winners get quotes from GAs telling them if they don't do their VT, they will burn.
Or...oooh. How about "Fleece Your Sheep" and give a mini-class about how to take advantage of your VT-ees while you are at their homes?
"Sheep-in-a-Haystack: Much Easier than Finding a Needle"
"Sheep-Dip: De-louse your Visiting Teachees"
"Lamb Chops or Veal?: The Debate Rages"
So not helpful. Sorry. I'm sure you'll come up with something great. Especially without my help.
UGH...Potty training! My least favorite thing to do as a parent. Good luck! We will be training our lil one soon (She will be 3 in December and is NOT interested in the toilet)
Linda
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