Advice on Potty training

Nicki

Magpie. wrote: »

ready to start school in September (they only take them clean and dry)

No they don't! They may claim that to be the case, but by law all state schools and nurseries MUST take children whether or not they are toilet trained. So, OP if it take longer than you anticipate to get your little one trained, please don't worry about it, and don't postpone sending him to school or nursery if that is what you would otherwise do.

For anyone who is told by a school that they will not take their child if he or she is still in nappies, please phone the education department of your local childrens services, who will soon put the school straight on your behalf. It really really annoys me when schools let this message be understood, as most children are toilet trained by the age they are due to start nursery and if they are not it is always for a good reason, be it the child's developmental age or the family situation. It is not the child's fault if he or she isn't out of nappies by then, which is why the state does not allow schools and nurseries to penalise or discriminate against children who are not.

Magpie.

Nicki wrote: »

No they don't! They may claim that to be the case, but by law all state schools and nurseries MUST take children whether or not they are toilet trained.

I live in Spain...... schools will only take clean and dry children out here.

If they have an accident then they call the parent to go in and deal with it.

3onitsway

I firmly believe that a child won't be potty trained until he/she is ready! When something in their brain clicks - and tells them they need a wee.

I never tried to potty train DD - Just before she was 3, she said one morning 'I'm wearing big girl knickers today' - and that was that! She probably had 3 or 4 accidents - but they were when she was doing something that was far too important to stop for a wee.

DS has learning disabilities and Autism. He was in nappies/pads until he was almost 10. Every summer since he was about 3 we let him run around naked in the garden - but he just wee'd everywhere, unaware that he was doing it. School started to take off his pad when he got there in the morning after christmas when he was 9, and it just seemed to click. After a couple of weeks of pads for bed, I noticed they were bone dry in the morning - so left them off and we've never had an accident (almost two years on now!).

I dont think a four year old in nappies is as unusual as you think - he'll do it when he's ready.

Nicki

Magpie. wrote: »

I live in Spain...... schools will only take clean and dry children out here.

If they have an accident then they call the parent to go in and deal with it.

Thanks for pointing that out as I hadn't noticed you weren't in the UK.

It is still important for UK mums to know that their children can go to school and nursery irrespective of their potty training status though, as there are still lots of myths around about this, and lots of naughty schools who like to try to mislead parents on the subject!

HappySad

I like this http://www.closeparent.com/our-products/pop-in-nappy/ as it is easy to use & has a built in inner & outer leg guesset. They do not do pull up, so I would like recommendations. If you have a web link to the product then this would greatly help.

hayleyc_2

have a look on the Cloth Nappy Tree forums. There's a section on potty training with a few recommendations of pull-ups.

www.clothnappytree.com

Have a look here for a few different sorts:

http://www.twinkleontheweb.co.uk/acatalog/Potty_Training_Bedwetting.html

squashy

I have used these when good absorbancy is still a priority
http://www.minkinappies.co.uk/index.php?cPath=34

And these which are much more like little pants, they only absorb a bit of a dribble though but obviously great for a toddler who is much more aware when they need to go
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bright-Potty-Training-Pants-Large/dp/B001JD516U

HappySad

squashy wrote: »

I have used these when good absorbancy is still a priority
http://www.minkinappies.co.uk/index.php?cPath=34

And these which are much more like little pants, they only absorb a bit of a dribble though but obviously great for a toddler who is much more aware when they need to go
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bright-Potty-Training-Pants-Large/dp/B001JD516U

You are a super star.. Just what I am looking for.:rotfl: :T :T :j

Nikabella

Hey everyone,

Seeing as it's a bank holiday weekend & OH is home for 3 days we decided to give potty traing another go with our DD. She's currently 2 yrs 4 months. At 19 months we went through a stage of having quite a lot of success with getting her to use the toilet, however, not long after she decided she didn't want to do it anymore so we backed off.

This time DD is much more interested & was keen to get in her Tomliboo "knick-knicks" & yesterday we had 2 wees in the potty & 1 poo. She actually knew when she needed to go & asked rather than us putting her on in the hopes of catching one. She was sat on great-grandad's lap & luckily jumped off everytime she needed to go - much to "Pop's" relief:rotfl:

Anyway 3 hits & 4 (wee) misses yesterday. Today however she was up for over 4 hours this morning, went to the park, played in the garden etc & still no need to go. In the end she had a very small accident but there must be more in her bladder than she 'released'. Trouble is ever since she was about 12 months old DD has always gone around 3.5 hours between wees & so if we miss one then it's ages before we can try again!

Should we be trying to encourage her to drink more than usual to encourage her to go more or do we just leave her as she is? She hates being 'asked' to go/if she needs to go & so we want to leave it to her to ask but with such a big gap in between you find yourself reminding her a lot :rolleyes:

Rewards at the moment are being able to put a sticker in her Charlie & Lola sticker book each time & a little piece of chocolate & of course lots of clapping/kissing/hugs.

I think one of my worries is that when she goes back to nursey on Tuesday for 3 days all the hard work will be completely undone.

Any thoughts appreciated.

A.x

absolutebounder

Nikabella wrote: »

but with such a big gap in between you find yourself reminding her a lot :rolleyes:

She probably knows what happens when you break the seal:D