"Potty Treats"

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

I'm going to talk to the afternoon teacher today about stopping treats and I'll talk to his main teacher on Monday.

I just didn't want people to think I was a mean mom for saying he couldn't have treats.

Seemed like everyone thought I was mean when I wouldn't give permission to feed my infant pudding/cookies/juice, too, a teacher once told me my 10 month old felt "left out"

You are not mean. I think it's wise to discontinue treat use since he clearly doesn't NEED them to use the restroom in other situations.

We don't give pudding/cookies/juice to our child and she's nearly 4. We figure the sugar isn't necessary. She's never had those things and she doesn't know what she is missing. She's content with fruit for now. People will always have an opinion about other people's parenting decisions. Don't worry about what they think if you can help it. We just say, "We don't do that in our family." when people voice strong, negative opinions after being politely told no to giving her something.

[happymom]

Thanks you guys.

The morning teachers were not doing potty treats regularly, but I found out 2 of the afternoon teachers were. Guess which teachers were taking him to the potty 4-6 times per hour? ::

I talked to both of those teachers individually and also to his main teacher (who they report to), so it won't be a problem anymore at least until he moves up a level to the 2s class (where I guess they regularly do potty treats).

At home I don't take him to the toilet on a schedule or just for the hell of it. I DO take him first thing in the morning and before we leave the house and before bed/nap, but other than that he initiates all his toileting and it's usually every 2 hours or so.

He sleeps through the night dry, so unless he's eating an entire watermelon he shouldn't need to potty every 10-20 minutes