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elimination communication/infant potty training
I'm just wondering - has anyone ever thought of trying this, or tried this?
http://www.timl.com/ipt/
We are thinking of giving it a go, as it does make sense - but then when baby has to go to nursery when I go back to work I dunno if they'd keep it up. As far as i know it should be possible to potty train kids early - my friend tells me she was potty trained at 9 months old cause her mum had had enough of changing nappies!
http://www.timl.com/ipt/
We are thinking of giving it a go, as it does make sense - but then when baby has to go to nursery when I go back to work I dunno if they'd keep it up. As far as i know it should be possible to potty train kids early - my friend tells me she was potty trained at 9 months old cause her mum had had enough of changing nappies!
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It's a good idea to try it but it would be better if you could find a local support group but from that programme I watched they are only in the states. Also I guess it depends when you want to go to work, or if you want your child to go to nursery. In my area a child HAS to be 'dry' by the time it attends playgroup (age 2) or nursery (age 3) but my friends mum is a teaching assistant in a primary school an she says some of the kids are still in nappies cos their parents are just lazy!
Philippa 16+1 x x x
I feel sorry for babies wearing nappies too - especially in summer which is the one thing that bothers me with wanting to use bulky reusables in summer..I'm sure it must get really hot.
I think you are right - some parents are just lazy..hey wait aminute..I just reread and kids are in nappies at primary school!! Wtf!! Thats just ridiculous!! I'm not sure that all kids are ready to be dry by age 2 to be honest - but I've not been involved with many potty training of kids - the girl I work with didn't get her son out of nappies till 3 1/2 cause she said he wasn't ready - she tried him and left him and tried again when she was off on maternity leave. No way I still want to be changing nappies when my boy is 3 1/2 though!!!
I'll have to be putting baby in childcare from 11 months when I go back to work so I'm assuming that they will be expecting to deal with nappies - it just more seems a waste to go to the trouble of getting baby used to peeing in a potty when you can recognise the signs of him wanting to go and then have a childcare place not wanting to mess. It'd only confuse the baby!
I'm not big on support groups and all that stuff to be honest..I'll be happy with baby and a potty at home just trying to see if we can get this to work by ourselves.
If that information was from your local council then there might be a nursery familiar with it. You would probably have to go round a lot of nurseries/childminders but I think that's the same for anyone.
There are 2 nurseries very close to me which I was planning on calling when i'm on maternity leave- cause i know they can only have so many kids under 1 so I figured it was worth getting in there early - so I'll mention it to them when I go see them. I'm assuming they'll be expecting prospective clients to want to visit anyway - cause I do!!
After house training a great dane, believe me I will have this little one sorted in no time lol !!!!!
C.xxx
I'm sure y ou'll have your lo sorted cally... in fact - once she;s all sorted can you come round and train the stupid dog next door not to bark all the time please??
No this probably isn't very politically correct, but have you tried a water pistol on the dog next door?
Have you seen the toilet training balls you can get for boys Kia? Supposed to make going to the loo more of a game and help them to aim better so they don't pee all over the seat and floor every time!! Only works for wees though unfortunately! =p
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Liz- as far as I understood it..that was what potty training was about -teaching htem what it feels like to need a wee and then weeing on the potty!! I did read that a newborn has no bladder control at all and can wee 20 times a day - I'm sure we'll both have the fun of that soon!!!
i'd forgotten about those toilet training balls.. its a clever idea but i know what my friends are like and I'd end up with them (and hubby no doubt) all having a go and then I'd have a bathroom full of pee!!!
Maybe you could have a score chart on the bathroom wall too!! lol!!
May be worth suggesting the training balls to drunk blokes though - might help them aim better! Hmm maybe I'll suggest it to my mate who's a pub manager - they have some icky messes to clean up in toilets at times!