ander's Potty Training/prayers for Mic

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Hi! Oh, Laurie, I'm so sorry to hear of all Mic's troubles. I'm glad that you

kept

pushing the doctors for answers. You and Mic are in our family's prayers.

's potty training. For the longest time, the moment we tried to put

him on the potty, he'd start screaming. In the beginning, we'd try every few

months, not wanting to traumatize him. We tried everything - getting him a

Sesame street potty chair, Blue's clues potty insert. Once he went to

kindergarten, it was in his IEP to potty with him - they got him to sit first,

and I'm

loathe to admit it, they would " buckle " him into the potty chair. After a

while,

he got into the habit at school of sitting (but nothing else) on the potty, but

it

was still difficult to get him to sit (even clothed on a closed seat) at home.

One

day he showed an interest in sitting on the potty - not in the two bathrooms

that we set up for potty training, but in the Master bathroom that my husband

and I share! I guess that is where he most often saw Mommy and Daddy

using the potty in the morning and at night, and that's where he wanted to sit,

too! Yes, Donna, we have tried many times to pour water over his privates to

start the flow, but nothing. It is funny how you can talk him through the

entire

routine - pull down pants, sit on potty (still not always cooperative there),

pull

up pants, put down lid, flush potty (a favorite), wash hands (even more of a

favorite) with soap, shut off water and dry hands on the towel. He's got the

routine except for the pee part. I've looked at alot of information that this

group posted, and I think we will try the same time of the day - we know that

he usually has a BM about 6:30 every evening. Well, the first day, I sat with

him on the potty, sang a few songs, and when he started to get flustered, we

left the bathroom, but I tried to monitor him to see when he would have his

next BM. He didn't until the next day, which is unusual, since he often has 1-2

BM's at night between dinner and bedtime at 9. This weekend is kind of

screwy, so we are going to start Monday again trying to catch him at 6:30 - I'll

let you know if our bathrooming changes his patterns. He also doesn't like us

to show him dropping his diaper poop in the potty. Any more suggestions?

Best wishes,

Ginny

Mom to (6yo/DS/PDD/AML in remission/100% boy)

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In a message dated 2/8/2004 10:58:23 AM Eastern Standard Time,

shapirov@... writes:

He also doesn't like us

to show him dropping his diaper poop in the potty. Any more suggestions?

Ginny, does have a favorite stuffed animal? Maybe stuffed monkey

or teddy bear needs to go pee pee in the toilet?

Hey, just a little funny.....my son, who is now 22, used to go into the

bathroom and watch Daddy do his business as part of potty training. One day,

he

looked up at Dad and said, " Dad, you have the same pee pee as me, except yours

has a beard and a mustache " ...Lol

Donna

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In a message dated 2/8/2004 4:00:14 PM Eastern Standard Time,

duffey48@... writes:

Hey, just a little funny.....my son, who is now 22, used to go into the

bathroom and watch Daddy do his business as part of potty training. One

day, he

looked up at Dad and said, " Dad, you have the same pee pee as me, except

yours

has a beard and a mustache " ...Lol

Donna

ROTFLOL!!!!!!!!! I'm wetting my pants here! LOL How funny! I needed a

laugh today! Thanks!

Gail :-)

[Guest guest]

ROTFLMAOPIMPTIME A beard & a mustache, how cute is that!!!!

HUGS...Colleen

> In a message dated 2/8/2004 10:58:23 AM Eastern Standard Time,

> shapirov@m... writes:

> He also doesn't like us

> to show him dropping his diaper poop in the potty. Any more

suggestions?

>

> Ginny, does have a favorite stuffed animal? Maybe

stuffed monkey

> or teddy bear needs to go pee pee in the toilet?

> Hey, just a little funny.....my son, who is now 22, used to go into

the

> bathroom and watch Daddy do his business as part of potty

training. One day, he

> looked up at Dad and said, " Dad, you have the same pee pee as me,

except yours

> has a beard and a mustache " ...Lol

> Donna