    
Happy Household (Unregistered Guest)
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 11, 2006 - 01:02 pm: | |
I recently finished potty training my son and wanted to share my "close call" experience. I also want to thank Potty Training Concepts for saving me from frustration and failure.
Being a first time Mom, since the day of his birth I have been trying to figure out when to start training my son. When my son turned two I thought it might be time to get started. I had been told my son is bright (we all like to think that, don't we?) so I thought - surely he's ready. I started researching the how's of potty training. In the process I wound up reading this website's article entitled "What Age to Potty Train". Wow, was I surprised! My son and I weren't ready at all. As I read through the information about physiological development, motor skills, cognitive and verbal development, and emotional growth and social awareness, I realized we had some work to do. Well maybe not so much work, as waiting. I relaxed for awhile and watched as my son progressed. Every now and then I would re-read the article to re-assess my son’s readiness.
Just before he turned three my husband and I decided it was time. We told our son we weren’t going to use pull-ups anymore, we purchased a few “surprises” for rewards, and we started first thing in the morning. We reminded him throughout the day and made sure we had good mattress protection at night. We were pleasantly surprised after a few days to learn he latched on to the process and loved it. He only experienced a couple accidents when he was distracted playing outside. The process was easy, painless, and nearly mess-free.
I can only attribute the success to waiting until my son was ready. If I had started when I wanted to there’s no doubt in my mind the process would have been frustrating and full of conflict for all of us. Thank you Potty Training Concepts for helping my family have a positive experience with potty training! |
