Potty Training At Daycare

[Play Care]

Jamaica was a disaster as far as potty training goes. I don't know what I was thinking. She was great in the airport and on the plane (and side note- traveling with a toddler was so much easier with a carrier and a carseat. My sister in law did neither and had a much harder time!). I think it was the change in diet and all the pool water she was drinking- she seemed to remember what to do the last day but the rest of the week was tough. I'm thankful that they had washing machines at the resort!

Overall we've had a few hiccups, but she's doing well. I'm so glad I trained her early. She's really proud of herself- just this weekend out of the blue she told our bank teller that she was a big girl because she uses the potty. Her daycare teachers deserve a ton of the credit because they really pushed me to put her in underwear. I'm also happy I was able to get some money back selling her diapers.

That is wonderful she is doing well! Traveling is always tough when it comes to the potty. We went to Walt Disney World when my younger daughter was four. She was so afraid of the automatic flush toilets at the parks that she would try to hold it all day...without much success...The airplane bathroom was also the same - it was just so LOUD that she was intimidated. And wound up peeing all over the airplane seat (the attendants were so happy about that) Keep in mind the one of the main reasons we had waited to go to WDW was because we wanted both kids *well* out of the diaper/accident stage Anyway congrats!!

[Brooksie]

My policy is the child has to be accident free for a week before sending in underwear. But I do work actively with the kids who are training. I'm working with 2 girls right now, one is my dd. Both are 2.5 and we have a sticker chart system. Fill up all 10 flowers with stickers and they get to pick a prize from the prize box. DD has already on her 5th chart in only 3 weeks (shes also at daddy's house 2 nights a week.) I don't see why people won't help train or complain about it. Its part of teaching. That's the stage they are at and if the child isnt stressed by it I dont see why someone would refuse to try. Although, I guess I don't have time to stand over the potty with a 9 month old for 15-20 minutes at a time. After 2 I'm willing to work with them.

[dave4him]

My twins turn three in a few days and still aren't potty trained. Any suggestions welcome.

[c.w.]

no advice, I think we're lucky. My nephew will be three in two weeks and he shows no interest. My little one is the only one now in her class trained. We just started sitting her on the potty at times of transition as soon as she could sit unassisted. We cloth diapered so I think that helped. Right before her 2nd birthday at home we got rid of diapers and put underwear on her, and then at the teacher's suggestion did the same thing at daycare. She got it after a few accidents. She's even staying dry at night and at naps. Of course I can't get her to sleep in her own bed to save my life, and I'd wipe her butt until she was a teenager if it meant a night without her feet in my face. Kids are weird.

[Unregistered]

My twins turn three in a few days and still aren't potty trained. Any suggestions welcome.

I did one m & m for pee, 2 for poop. Worked like a charm for the girl twin age 2. The boy twin, he was pee trained at 2, but has a disease to which he took a LONG time PT'ing for poop (was 3 before poop trained). He still has trouble feeling it. He didn't have accidents; in fact he just didn't GO potty at all due to inability to feel the urge. We had to stick him on potty after lunch/dinner every day and pray he'd go. He's on medications for life for his condition and we STILL have to watch at his age of 6yo.

[blandino]

My policy is the child has to be accident free for a week before sending in underwear. But I do work actively with the kids who are training. I'm working with 2 girls right now, one is my dd. Both are 2.5 and we have a sticker chart system. Fill up all 10 flowers with stickers and they get to pick a prize from the prize box. DD has already on her 5th chart in only 3 weeks (shes also at daddy's house 2 nights a week.) I don't see why people won't help train or complain about it. Its part of teaching. That's the stage they are at and if the child isnt stressed by it I dont see why someone would refuse to try. Although, I guess I don't have time to stand over the potty with a 9 month old for 15-20 minutes at a time. After 2 I'm willing to work with them.

I am very hesitant to work with children on potty training. To me, the "pre-potty training" months where the child isn't fully ready are to be handled at home. Then once the child is totally ready, I will work with them at daycare. But I am hesitant to say I work with them, because to me, when they are fully ready it really doesn't require much work. We use the 3 day methods, where children go straight to underwear, and then I will continue that process during the week, and usually that does the trick. So I do work a little, but not over any long span of time.

I guess after seeing so many kids who will use the toilet a fraction of the time for months, I don't see the point of exhausting so much energy before they are ready. To me, my part in the toilet training process should be very small. So I guess, I don't so much refuse to work with them, as I don't feel that once they are ready, it shouldn't require that much working with them. I want parents to get them to that point at home. But I could see how for you, who has a DD who is PT age - it wouldn't be such a big deal because you are already doing what I ask parents do at home, during the daycare day with her, because she is with her parent. Hope that makes sense ?!?

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

My policy is the child has to be accident free for a week before sending in underwear. But I do work actively with the kids who are training. I'm working with 2 girls right now, one is my dd. Both are 2.5 and we have a sticker chart system. Fill up all 10 flowers with stickers and they get to pick a prize from the prize box. DD has already on her 5th chart in only 3 weeks (shes also at daddy's house 2 nights a week.) I don't see why people won't help train or complain about it. Its part of teaching. That's the stage they are at and if the child isnt stressed by it I dont see why someone would refuse to try. Although, I guess I don't have time to stand over the potty with a 9 month old for 15-20 minutes at a time. After 2 I'm willing to work with them.

Mine have to be accident free for two weeks at home before underwear here and they have to wear plastic pants over them once they come in underwear. That is for sanitary reasons.

For time constraint reasons, I can not "assist" any child in becoming potty trained. That would divert my attention away from 7 other preschool-aged children (and about to be my newborn) with great frequency and that simply isn't practical or safe. I can tell them to go potty during our pottying schedule, but I cannot be in there with them helping them out or having them go eleventy bajillion times per day. I am not Mommy. I do not try to replace Mommy. I would never expect someone else, a daycare worker or teacher, to potty train my child or actively take part in that process.

[canadiancare]

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[kimmills]

If she's done well so so long, there's no reason why they should be any accident. Don't worry. And as you said they asked it so they will manage.

[MrsSteinel'sHouse]

Funny that this post popped up here today for me. I just had my twin boys (2 1/2) pee in the potty. They asked after lunch and went. Mom has been working with them at home for a couple of months now. I am thinking it is time to ditch the diapers! Yay! I could have 2 more out of diapers!
Oh and how I potty train- it varies on the child. Some I have looked at and said no more diapers and that was it. Others I have done pull ups. Others I wait for mom to do it