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Can anyone please share their pt policies? I know this has been talked about recently but I am failing to see other providers' potty training policies. I had a new family start, wants help with pt but is not using common sense- sends no pull ups, puts child in snap pants, and child has NEVER told me he needs to go so I need to send something to them pronto. thanks, excuse my typos, on my phone
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I found nangirl's on another post but if someone else wants to share i would love to see- tks -
NannyDe has a great letter/policy for parents in her blog about potty training.
It CLEARLY outlines your expectations and their responsibilities as a parent.
It can be found here: https://www.daycare.com/nannyde/pott...m#comment-1457Comment
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Nanny De is a flippin genius.
I'm not sure I'd have rigid policies regarding all that per say but offering a print off or link to all that would be a great explanation as to what I do and why I do it too.
Every kiddo is different, every family is different. I would want the flexibility to deal with each individual as an individual even though my basis of beliefs was across the board the same for all kids.
I think that would be one of the harder pills for a parent to swallow if it was all out there like BAM. These are the RULES for your child's elimination training process
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I think having policies that detail certain things such as how you will handle PT, behavior, discipline etc. is smart. It sets boundaries of what you will and will not do as a provider.
As far as PT goes I'm pretty flexible with parents in the sense that I will try whatever method they are doing at home and try it here at DC within certain limits. Do you give stickers for successful trips to the potty? Ok, but they get stuck on a chart or paper ... I don't want them stuck all over my house. Do you use a small potty at home? Sorry, can't do it here ... I don't have the time or staff to be thoroughly sanitizing a potty each time a child uses it, here we will use the big potty with the kid size potty seat and stool. You do a peepee dance and sing a song each time that a child successfully uses the toilet? Great, how fun. I can do that. You let your child walk around in undies at home when they aren't completely PT and still have accidents? Sorry, I just can't do that here etc.
Here are my PT policies:
Toilet Training
Assistance with toilet training will be provided with the understanding that it is exactly that, assistance. The childcare provider will assist with toilet training while the majority of toilet training is done at home.
Toilet training must first begin at home when the child shows signs of readiness. After toilet training has been introduced and once the child shows signs of interest and can notify the childcare provider that he/she must use the toilet then training can begin here as well.
Toilet training at daycare will begin in training or regular diapers and will continue to be used until the child can use the toilet successfully and unassisted. When the child can accomplish this for two consecutive weeks without an accident the child is ready to use children’s underwear at daycare. If the child has an accident in underwear at daycare the child will go back to using diapers until another two weeks have gone by without an accident. If another accident occurs the two week period will start over.Comment
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i have a first time mommy that is interested in PT.she says her son keeps a dry diaper all night.. now she is not looking for him to be out of diapers or anything.. he is 30 mnths old and she is just curious.
BUT child speaks mostly baby talk still and sometimes another language like his parents speak at home.. this is their first child so she asks us EVERYTHING.. i explained to her that we will ASSIST her and her husband but they will ultimately be the directors of his care and PT.
i mean every question as to what to call the potty? what to call what he does at the potty, what songs to sing.
now ive only been in business a few mnths now and my youngest is 11?? and the little bit i do know.. it might not be her style but i tell her.. i dont know how to get her to understand there is no wrong or right.. she is very anxious and scared about this next chapter, i guess i am too.. i didnt even really potty train, my husband did..and it was more discipline based because that was our choice for our family
.. i feel like i need to give her a letter that is even more elementary than nannyde's so she can assume control of this and just let me assistComment
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