tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576310937763715660.post502963792542883398..comments2023-09-05T05:16:26.203-04:00Comments on Living in the Light: Potty Training Report #3Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17347490959410472081noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576310937763715660.post-56318942730989038092009-07-31T18:55:23.444-04:002009-07-31T18:55:23.444-04:00Thanks for all the comments and encouragement! I ...Thanks for all the comments and encouragement! I love to hear what other people have experienced, so I hope no one is afraid to comment and give advice. I'll take whatever I can get :)...Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17347490959410472081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576310937763715660.post-21462174301577899872009-07-31T09:49:23.540-04:002009-07-31T09:49:23.540-04:00she is doing great!she is doing great!Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839002672133730210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576310937763715660.post-37654412842082105502009-07-31T07:54:52.230-04:002009-07-31T07:54:52.230-04:00I've been abstaining from advice but following...I've been abstaining from advice but following along with interest. For my daughter it was clear that she just didn't know ahead when she needed to go- that it was physiological and part of her DS. What we did is not push it, I just sat her on the regular toilet (we had a ring for kids) about every 2 hours, praised her when she went. I didn't make a big deal out of it, it was just built into our daily routine (which she's always loved). I would say that she was able to know 98% by age 4-5 and go completely independently, after that the issue of occasional accidents was related to how distracted or the amount of fun she was having. In kindergarten I always encouraged the teacher/aide to have her go before recess since that was often an accident time. Now, she still (at 9) uses a pull up at night since she will not wake up when she pees. I've read that some kids, even neurotypical kids, have nighttime enuresis due to a delay in the development of the "switch" to tell their bladder that it's sleep time and not to pee. Sorry for the lengthy advicetype response- just passing along my experience. I am a rather unambitious parent around potty training I'm afraid so not a great role model- I take a laid back approach that they all do it eventually! Hope that helps!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576310937763715660.post-46725489554942713842009-07-31T07:46:56.457-04:002009-07-31T07:46:56.457-04:00I think she's doing great. I say just keep on...I think she's doing great. I say just keep on with it. Kaia went through an "uninterested phase", but I refused to give up (thinking it would be harder to start again later on) and her phase only lasted a day or two. I just kept asking her if she needed to go, or just putting her on anyways and she complied. While she could usually tell me yes or no (accurately) when I asked if she needed to go, she didn't initiate telling me until about 2-3 months later. If she told me no, I just kept reminding her that she needed to tell mommy when she needed to go. And if a long time period went by and she handn't gone, then I would try and get her to go so we wouldn't have any accidents.<br /><br />Good luck!Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13519879301526309089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576310937763715660.post-90945938349921063642009-07-30T23:21:45.954-04:002009-07-30T23:21:45.954-04:00Oh I love the stickers. Good idea.Oh I love the stickers. Good idea.My name is Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12532019900834158013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576310937763715660.post-77767952175449135092009-07-30T22:37:25.947-04:002009-07-30T22:37:25.947-04:00I don't have any suggestions but my oldest use...I don't have any suggestions but my oldest used to call out "poop" too when anyone passed gas- too funny! Good luck with Bridget and potty training- sounds like she is doing great and will hopefully get it soon.Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803241505573440439noreply@blogger.com