Potty question
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Topic: Potty question
Posted By: meow
Subject: Potty question
Date Posted: 13 June 2006 at 8:35pm
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We decided to make a star chart for Ella on the weekend, she gets a star for doing either poos or wees on the potty. Then she gets a reward after 10 stars. Since Sunday she has gone on her potty 7 times, 2 of those were #2's! She was only going randomly before that.
I guess my question is, is this the right way to go about toilet training? It just kind of happened, I do have to ask her most of the time if she wants to go, but she is starting to say, "mummy take pants" off sometimes too. Oh and is it better to get them used to using a toilet seat or is the potty fine too? It's just so freezing in our toilet room so I let her take her potty into her room by the heater (she always shuts the door on me, wants privacy hehe). Thanks! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 13 June 2006 at 8:39pm
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Woah! Go Ella!
If it's a winner... stick with it! Just start stretching out the rewards. I think Becca had a good plan for that but I forget the details. |
Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 13 June 2006 at 8:58pm
| yeah I agree, sounds like a good way to go about it. When I was in aussie i brought a wee lolly jar with a tiger on it filled with lollies and Kobe was allowed one after he went to the toilet thinking once they were gone we would start a star chart but now he always asks for a "special lolly" and Im not sure how to swap cos he gets so excited. I dont like using food as a reward though but I guess for a while if it works we will keep doing it. I dont use the potty with him but thats more his choice than anything cos he loves his toilet seat. |
Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 13 June 2006 at 9:04pm
Ooh I think I might have to get some of those damn leg warmers! hehe  
Yeah I was thinking about food but I remember someone saying "don't use food as a bribe" so I decided on a sticker chart, Ella loves stars so we got some star stickers from the warehouse and she gets to choose her colour each time  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 19 June 2006 at 6:33pm
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Just wanted to update and say that since starting our star chart Ella has been rewarded 19 stars!! She has used the toilet several times too, at creche and here. I think it's safe to say we're on our way with toilet training! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 19 June 2006 at 7:02pm
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We used a star chart for Kiya... after 20 stickers (the size of the chart) she got a small reward - her choice of an iceblock or lollypop from the dairy down the road. After we'd filled in three or four charts we bought her a "big treat" - the Piglet's Big Movie DVD that had just come out, and put it on top of the fridge where she could see it but not get it. We told her that she had to fill in the rest of the current chart, and all of the next one, and then she'd get the DVD.
At first she got stickers for going to the toilet... once Kiya had got the idea and was taking herself when she needed to go, we changed it to stickers for staying dry. It worked out to be one sticker for staying dry breakfast to lunch, one for lunch to afternoon tea time (around 3pm), one for afternoon tea to bed (7pm) and a bonus one if she'd stayed dry all day. I didn't bother with using a potty or kids toilet seat... I couldn't see the point in needing to take it with me when we went out! I got a step-type stool from $2 shop and Kiya would sit right on the "grown-up's toilet like a big girl". ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 20 June 2006 at 6:41am
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totell the truth, Jake doesn't understadnt eh concept of the potty. he sees it as a small stool for him to get things he shouldn't be touching. i might try him (eventualy) just with the real toilet too.
Dammit, Taine is on my knee and obsessed wiht touching the keyboard. icky, drool! |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 20 June 2006 at 9:36am
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lol liz, jack is the same as jake.
i would like to start jack on toilet training but he doesn't show any of the 'signs' to say he's ready....should i wait or just try and start him anyway??  ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 20 June 2006 at 2:02pm
| I've heard if you start them before they are ready, you'll have a looooong struggle on your hands. I figuer jake can't really say things well enough. I mean he can say "raining" and "plane etc, but he probably wouldn't be able to say when he needed to go. Althought he other night when he peed in the bath, he was investigating and ended up spraying everywhere....curiosity or annoying? You decide! |
Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 20 June 2006 at 2:18pm
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Well the general concencus is that boys take longer to train than girls.. but of course, as with everything, it all depends on the child! I wouldn't worry if Jack has no interest, as Liz said it takes less time if you start when they are really ready. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 20 June 2006 at 3:03pm
lol good on you jake! at least he was already in the bath liz.
that's what i figured too gals, thanks for the reassurance
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