Potty training

April 3, 2008

I am wondering if anyone who is going or has already attended the lecture on potty training would be willing to share their notes with me? I wish I could go but its just too far and childcares an issue At church tonight , another girl came pretty close to teasing my daughter for not being trained(savannah will be 4 in July)...........I guess I really need to get a handle on this

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August 28, 2008

My son will be 5 in September and we still haven't mastered it yet. I think

the apraxia has a great deal to do with it. I have been told by many people to

not get stressed out that it will come. My son will wear underwear and sit

on the toilet but he will hold his urine until he gets a pull up on for nap

time, or going out, or else he just has an accident, he will not pee in the

toilet. I don't know what to try anymore. Jen

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August 28, 2008

My son Jakob was 4 in July and we just did potty training this week. He was

diagnosed with Apraxia when he was 18 months old, with low muscle tone from

the waist down....anyway, potty training has gone very well - but before

this, he has wanted nothing to do with it....

Good luck!

[ ] Potty Training

> Hey all,

> So, approaching Jack's third birthday, I still get the feeling he's

> not ready for potty training. Whether this is a result of muscle

> control or what, I'm not sure, but I wanted your input on if it is

> normal in children with apraxia to potty train late, when you started,

> etc. Thanks!

>

> ------------------------------------

>

August 30, 2008

Thanks everyone for the input. Ironically, this was the one area of

parenting I never worried about - used to work as a preschool teacher

and potty-trained hundreds of kids. Turns out figuring out how to do

it with my own little one is the tricky one! In any event, I think

I'm going to hold off for a bit, and try to work on getting him to

tell me when he needs a change first (one of the reasons I don't think

he's ready - he doesn't particularly seem to care).

I don't mind holding off till he's ready, other than the worry that

we're going to run out of big enough diapers - already in size 7 and

growing every day!

But thanks again for the input. Good to know this all affects

everyone differently and that I wasn't looking at a wholly separate

issue here.

June 16, 2009

I'm psyching myself up to potty train my " newly turned 6 year old " this summer.

Any words of wisdom? Dr. Goldberg said not to push it, but he's SIX!! I can't

let this one go any longer.

Thanks-

From: <thecolemans4@...>

Subject: Re: Potty Training A Toddler

Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 11:51 AM

Nope. Both of my boys were 4 before they were fully potty trained lol! I failed

that one big time.

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From: Kristy Nardini <knardini@roadrunner .com>

Kristy Nardini <knardini@roadrunner .com>

Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 10:40:40 AM

Subject: Potty Training A Toddler

Has anyone had any success potty training a 17-month old boy?

Kristy

June 16, 2009

I would reinforce him/her for going to the potty with what he likes/enjoys the

most. That is what we did and it helped. But Dr. Golberg is right, once the

child is more aware it will know and it will be easier to be trained.

It requires a lot of patience, but can be done.

Thanks,

JR

From: thehacks@...

Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:04:35 -0700

Subject: Re: Potty Training

I'm psyching myself up to potty train my " newly turned 6 year old " this summer.

Any words of wisdom? Dr. Goldberg said not to push it, but he's SIX!! I can't

let this one go any longer.

Thanks-

From: <thecolemans4@...>

Subject: Re: Potty Training A Toddler

Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 11:51 AM

Nope. Both of my boys were 4 before they were fully potty trained lol! I failed

that one big time.

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From: Kristy Nardini <knardini@roadrunner .com>

Kristy Nardini <knardini@roadrunner .com>

Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 10:40:40 AM

Subject: Potty Training A Toddler

Has anyone had any success potty training a 17-month old boy?

Kristy

June 16, 2009

There's a really good book by Wheeler on potty training a child with

autism. We used social stories with great success as well. I used pictures of

the bathroom and Noah washing his hands, drying them, etc. It really helped.

HTH,

Robyn

From: <thecolemans4>

Subject: Re: Potty Training A Toddler

groups (DOT) com

Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 11:51 AM

Nope. Both of my boys were 4 before they were fully potty trained lol! I failed

that one big time.

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From: Kristy Nardini <knardini@roadrunne r .com>

Kristy Nardini <knardini@roadrunne r .com>

Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 10:40:40 AM

Subject: Potty Training A Toddler

Has anyone had any success potty training a 17-month old boy?

Kristy

June 16, 2009

This is directly from my upcoming book: The Journey, Home From Autism. I hope it

helps.

Potty Training, at Last

By early May,

2004, I had the energy to really focus on potty training â€” full time. Tanner

would turn four in only three months and I was putting myself under a lot of

pressure. I was afraid that he would start kindergarten still wearing a diaper

and, looking back, I think that I believed that he not being potty

trained was somehow a reflection on me. We mothers endure a lot of

self-induced pressure. Now, I try to look at situations like this by asking

myself, â€œIs this life-changing? Will it matter in five yearsâ€¦ or five

minutes?â€

The answer is almost always a resounding â€œNO.â€

To begin â€œPotty

Training 101â€ I set up a TV tray with plenty of food and drinks in front of

his potty chair. I let him pick out a movie to watch. Veggie Tales â„¢ movies

were his favorites. He would have an occasional accident after sitting

on the potty chair. More often than not, he would wait until he got up from the

chair. I let him pick out â€˜big boyâ€™ underwear. He didnâ€™t care if they were

wet

or soiled.

We graduated to

bribery. If he would go to the bathroom successfully in the potty chair he

could pick out a toy. It took at least two weeks before he was successful more

than once a day but we kept trying and this became a regular part of our daily

routine. I glued pictures of him completing the step-by-step process on a page.

I used packing tape to adhere the page to the TV tray so that it was a constant

visual reminder â€” right in front of him.

After several

weeks he had acquired a number of toys and he seemed to be getting the concept

of potty training. Home-made popsicles in a cup kept him in the seat for longer

periods of time and he really enjoyed them. My recipe is in the back â€” under

recipes.

The popsicle

recipe:

Watermelon is

the favorite fruit but any will work.

2 packages unflavored gelatin dissolved in 4 cups cool water

Add 2 cups boiling lemonade and stir to dissolve completely

Add 6 cups seeded, purÃ©ed watermelon or any other fruit that

you like.

Mix together, pour into molds and place in freezer. After about

20 minutes add craft sticks to the middle. There will be a thin

frozen layer on top that keeps the sticks upright. Allow the

popsicles to freeze for another 2 hours or so.

To remove popsicles dip the mold into a bowl of hot water to

loosen. Wrap popsicles with plastic wrap and place back in

freezer. I figure my cost per popsicle is about 10 cents each. The

kids all love them!

Wrap individual popsicles with plastic wrap to store in freezer.

Sincerely,

Rhonda Spellman

http://autismwithrhonda.com/

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From: Curtis and Hackler <thehacks@...>

Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 12:04:35 PM

Subject: Re: Potty Training

I'm psyching myself up

to potty train my " newly turned 6 year old " this summer. Any words of

wisdom? Dr. Goldberg said not to push it, but he's SIX!! I can't let

this one go any longer.

Thanks-

From: <thecolemans4>

Subject: Re: Potty Training A Toddler

groups (DOT) com

Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 11:51 AM

Nope. Both of my boys were 4 before they were fully potty trained lol! I failed

that one big time.

____________ _________ _________ __

From: Kristy Nardini <knardini@roadrunne r .com>

Kristy Nardini <knardini@roadrunne r .com>

Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 10:40:40 AM

Subject: Potty Training A Toddler

Has anyone had any success potty training a 17-month old boy?

Kristy

June 16, 2009

Soon after my son turned 4, I set up a PT Boot Camp the first day of summer.

No more pull-ups (except after bath, for bedtime). I put potties all over

the house and backyard. I had his favorite movies in both of our DVD players

(potty in front of the TV), and some magazines next to each potty for me. I

put him on the potty every 30 minutes (no movies in between). One time, he

started to 'go' and I rushed him to the nearest potty and a little went in

and I Woohooo'd and high 5'd and gave him a temp tattoo. By the end of the

2nd day, he was pretty much PTd. The 3rd day, I took a portable potty (the

folding " Travel Potty " on onestepahead.com - which we still keep in our car

for emergencies) and off we went to the playground. Same thing, put him on

the potty every 30 minutes. I did not want to have to fade going in front of

the TV or anything like that. We gradually worked up to 1 hour in between

until I felt like he was fine on his own. I did have to actually take him

certain times when I knew that whatever we were doing (like at Disnyland,

Chuck E Cheese, etc.) was just too much fun.

A year or so later, he was still in pull-ups at night, but we ran out one

night and I told him, " Ooops! We're all out of pull-ups. No accidents

tonight. " And he woke up dry ! I have not purchased pull-ups since.

He has had occasions lasting for a few to several days where his bowels

weren't working (stomach bug, for example) and he had a series of accidents

until his poops were 'normal' again. I just clean up the messes and don't

make a big deal, maybe tell him, " Uh-oh, your body is sick right now. Not

your fault. " He gets right back on track when poops do.

The key for my son was and is having normal poops. When they are not normal,

he can't get the proper sensation signals (urine or poop).

Kristy

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Robyn

& Greg Coggins

Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 11:37 AM

Subject: Re: Potty Training

There's a really good book by Wheeler on potty training a child with

autism. We used social stories with great success as well. I used pictures

of the bathroom and Noah washing his hands, drying them, etc. It really

helped.

HTH,

Robyn

From: <thecolemans4>

Subject: Re: Potty Training A Toddler

groups (DOT) com

Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 11:51 AM

Nope. Both of my boys were 4 before they were fully potty trained lol! I

failed that one big time.

____________ _________ _________ __

From: Kristy Nardini <knardini@roadrunne r .com>

Kristy Nardini <knardini@roadrunne r .com>

Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 10:40:40 AM

Subject: Potty Training A Toddler

Has anyone had any success potty training a 17-month old boy?

Kristy

June 16, 2009

Hi ,

I " rewarded " my son with things that he really wanted, or computer

time. I only let him have them after he used the bathroom.

It worked like a charm. I also had his dad show him how it's done.

At night time I let him used the night time diapers until he was ready

(it took a couple of years for that, but he decide on his own!)

Good luck!

Argie

On Jun 16, 2009, at 11:04 AM, Curtis and Hackler wrote:

>

> I'm psyching myself up to potty train my " newly turned 6 year old "

> this summer. Any words of wisdom? Dr. Goldberg said not to push

> it, but he's SIX!! I can't let this one go any longer.

>

> Thanks-

>

> From: <thecolemans4@...>

> Subject: Re: Potty Training A Toddler

>

> Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 11:51 AM

>

> Nope. Both of my boys were 4 before they were fully potty trained

> lol! I failed that one big time.

>

> ____________ _________ _________ __

> From: Kristy Nardini <knardini@roadrunner .com>

> Kristy Nardini <knardini@roadrunner .com>

> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 10:40:40 AM

> Subject: Potty Training A Toddler

>

> Has anyone had any success potty training a 17-month old boy?

>

> Kristy

>

June 16, 2009

,

My son never gave me an indication one way or another that he was ready for

being toilet trained. Since I had another child, I just started training

him without waiting for the signs. He was three in a half and I woke up one

day and said, " I guess it is time for to learn to be toilet-trained. "

I did the same thing with him as I did with my daughter. I put up a piece

of construction paper on the wall of the bathroom. I made a big deal out of

picking out stickers at the store. One kind of sticker was for " Pee Pee "

and one for " Poopie. " We also picked out " big boy " underpants. (Although

he didn't act like he cared we still did this.) I stayed home for two days

and put him in the underpants (not pull-ups because our kids do not like

being wet) and when I had to go I would put him on the toilet too. My needs

reminded me not to forget to put him on the toilet.

We read books about " the potty " long before we ever started training. The

first time he used the toilet, we danced around the house, called Dad, and

were singing with delight this stupid song that our family always sings when

something great happens. Within two days, he was trained for daytime. I

didn't even attempt nighttime until he woke up dry. Then I yanked off the

diaper and put him on the toilet. If you wait for signs, it will never

happen.

Hope this helps,

Marcia

June 16, 2009

When I trained she absolutely didn't want anything to do with the potty.

For one thing she had never seen a western toilet since she is from China but

the reality was she pooed and peed anywhere she was and didn't even notice that

she pooed on her foot one day. I decided that I was not going to have a 4 year

old untrained no matter how developmentally delayed she seemed. I spend 3 days

in the bathroom with her, eating, drinking and playing on the potty. By the end

of the 3rd day she was not only using the bathroom but she was signing when she

had to go. I have to say those were the toughest 3 days of my life, she

screamed, cried, held her pee and poo for hours and then would stand and pee or

poo down her legs but the end result was amazing.

When I took her back to school in underwear all the parents of the children in

her class were amazed. She caused a flurry of children to get potty trained. I

had to laugh when one mother said that her boys just weren't ready so I asked if

she thought that they were more developmentally delayed than . She looked

shocked but she answered well, no... Then I said they can be trained. The

following week they both came to school in underwear after a long weekend in the

bathroom. It may sound mean and yes it takes time but when you think of all the

time that it takes to clean up those terrible smelling BM's 3 days isn't that

much time. Sheri

From: Marcia Hinds <hindssite@...>

Subject: Re: Potty Training

thehacks@...,

Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 9:57 PM