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with kids, I’ve learnt that if I want them to learn something new or teach them
something new, I have to be constant in my approach. This was a pretty tiring
and unwanted exercise. I for one dreaded having to teach my eldest how to
potty. I just wasn’t looking forward to cleaning up his pee or wiping his poo
off the floor, eeuw. At some point I wanted him to always stay in nappies, but
the fact that I wasn’t going to buy him nappies anymore also was a bit of
motivation.
My
son had just turned two and I knew my time was fast approaching and there was
no escape. As much as I dreaded the thought, two weeks after his birthday…
IT
WAS TIME…
Take
frustration, mix it with sleeplessness, add a bit of “upset-ness”, then being
on guard every 15 minutes and finish it off with a toddler who loves running
around, eating and drinking, and also wants you to listen to his every beck and
call. Yep, you get the gist of the kind of strength required for a potty training
exercise.
The first
few days were incredibly frustration and were filled with questions like “Why
don’t you say when you want to pee?”, “Why did you pee on yourself?”, “Do you
want to pee?”, etc. The response for each of my questions was always a “Huh?”
Despite
being frustrated about the whole process, I realised I had to be patient with
him. There were moments when he did get it right and I tell you, it was the
most exciting and joyful moment ever. We even had a song and dance to
celebrate.
I
thought that it would take a long time for him to get the concept but two weeks
of constant chasing and encouragement got the job done.
(I
understand there’s a 3-day thing that others have tried, but that only works
for stay at home moms – I think)
We
still have accidents every now and then but he’s made a lot of progress from
when we first started. Going through all the frustration and being on guard every
few minutes has paid off. I’m not such a bad teacher after all.
I
can proudly say that I taught my son how to potty!
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