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I'm 46 and the only "old school" way of pt that I know of involved long stretches of time spent sitting on the potty and punishment for accidents. IMO and experience, I find that a lot of parents who are are struggling with potty training, the situation they end up with is more elimination communication than potty training. A child who is ready to potty train will have some investment in the process and won't need to be brainwashed into peeing on the potty or have their parent do most of the "work". IOW, it shouldn't be that hard if the child is truly ready.
My DS trained late and had developmental issues that caused this. He's not special needs but just late-ish on some of his milestones (including potty training). In his case, he had anxiety with regard to change (no he's not AS) and lacked the maturity needed to be invested. A few months after his 4th birthday, he potty trained completely in 2 days with his only accident occuring during his first overnight without a pull-up. He didn't need to be forced, he just needed time to mature.
My DS trained late and had developmental issues that caused this. He's not special needs but just late-ish on some of his milestones (including potty training). In his case, he had anxiety with regard to change (no he's not AS) and lacked the maturity needed to be invested. A few months after his 4th birthday, he potty trained completely in 2 days with his only accident occuring during his first overnight without a pull-up. He didn't need to be forced, he just needed time to mature.
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