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candice king (Unregistered Guest)
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| | Posted on Friday, March 30, 2007 - 12:07 pm: | |
I am a daycare provider and I am currently potty training two 2 1/2 yr old girls. They are doing great peeing on the potty at daycare, but are not doing so well at home. How can I encourage (them and their parents for that matter)to go for their Mommy's and Daddy's? We are all on the same page as far as what training procedures we are all using. One little girl is holding her bowel movements until she is put in a pull up for bedtime - any suggestions????? |
Michaelyn Dunaway
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Username: Michaelyn
Post Number: 12
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Monday, April 23, 2007 - 02:08 pm: | |
Hi Candice,
Thank you for your post.
You mentioned you are all on the same page as far as training procedures, but to be sure you're covering all the bases, consider the following:
* Keep the children's schedule (wake-up, meals, snacks, naps, etc.) consistent from childcare to home.
* Use consistent rewards, terminology, and tone. Sing any songs?
* Ensure the children have identical or at least similar potty seats or potty chairs. Maybe they prefer the environment (potty chair, potty seat, toilet paper, etc) at school.
* Use the same approach - independent? timer used? assistance provided?
Often children behave differently around childcare workers than around their parents. They know just what they can get away with when their parents are around and they'll push it to the limit. I'm sure you know exactly what I mean. So, maybe these little ones need a little extra encouragement at home.
Once you are sure the foundation is consistent, then have the parents add an extra incentive. Maybe after a certain number of days without accidents the child gets to go somewhere special. Have the parents tried using potty training charts and stickers?
As for the little one that withholds her BM, it might be that she needs a shift in her schedule so she doesn't have a BM at night. Try adding more fiber (fruit), water, and activity earlier in the day. Hopefully you will help her shift to going earlier in the day.
Are the girls waking up dry? If so, I would encourage the parents to avoid using pull-ups or diapers, even at night. It confuses a child to go from potty training pants to pull-ups daily. Poop accidents are fairly common but you don't want to add to the problem by giving a child an option of where to go.
I hope these ideas help. Please give us an update when you can.
Have a great day!
Michaelyn |
leigh robl
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Username: Blrobl
Post Number: 1
Registered: 08-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 15, 2007 - 12:42 pm: | |
I have the opposite problem, my little girl is accident free at home but at daycare has one or two accidents a day. I'm so frustrated by the situation since it makes me think they aren't paying attention. Any advice? |
Christina Hillyard
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Username: Chris41508
Post Number: 1
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 03:41 am: | |
I babysit a friends children overnight on a regular basis. The parents are separated, and the kids also have another daycare provider. Nobody is on the same page with how to deal with the 3 yr. boy potty training. I have tried to talk to the dad about this, all he says is ask him all the time if he needs to go. We do this and he completely wigs out if we take him to the bathroom. I have been taking care of these kids since infancy and have a very strong bond with them. Is there any advice for me when I'm actually dealing with him? |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Saturday, August 02, 2008 - 10:46 am: | |
My son just turned 3 this past June. In my opinion he is doing great with potty training. We have now got him wearing underwear during the day and afternoon at home(he'd prefer his diaper, but oh well) and in the evenings he wears a pull up for sleep.
I just started him in pre-school for the first time a couple days ago and he only attends a few hours 3 days a week. When I picked him up on the second day, the teacher asked me why he likes to take all of his bottoms (diaper and shorts) off to go to the bathroom. I guess that it is more of comfort for him because he likes to spread his legs for leverage while balancing with both hands (elastic somewhat inhibits this).
She suggested we work on some self-help things with him like pulling his shorts down on his own etc. That's fine....we definitely need to do that. Should I be concerned that the teacher thinks it's "unusual" for him to want to take all of his bottoms off to go to the bathroom? She was referring that she has a schedule she has to go by and so it takes time to go assist him when he pulls all those things off because he can't dress himself back up either and she has to keep the others engaged in an activity while she's helping him.
I was thinking, my god woman, he just turned 3 and is starting to potty train. Shouldn't I be happy that he is pooping and peeing in the toilet period? |
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