Brain Washing & Potty Training
Brain washing, outside polygamist cults, is an underrated and legitimate method with some great applications.
Potty training would be one of them.
Call me crazy - I’m sure half of you will, but that would be no different than any other day - I’m trying to potty train my 2-year-old son.
For his second birthday we gave him the Potty Training (Baby Signs)
I realize common parenting advice says not to push it and to “wait till they’re ready,” but I reject such advice.
The Potty Training (Baby Signs)
The kit comes with a video and a book about going to the potty, teaching the sign language for the words: potty, more, wash. I was a little disappointed there were no fun signs like poo poo, pee pee and wipe. Isn’t wipe important? Why no sign for wipe?
I’m making him watching the video and read the book over and over and over. Also adding other videos like Elmo Goes To The Potty.
One of my major motivators is that diapers are expensive.
Another is that he’s indignant about me getting in his personal business.
Zacky, even Elmo Goes To The Potty.
You don’t want me to change your diapers?
No.
I wouldn’t want anyone changing my diapers either. If you go to the potty I won’t have to change you anymore.
No.
Does your bum hurt from that rash?
Yeah.
If you went on the potty you wouldn’t get rashes anymore.
Potty?
Yeah. You want to go potty?
No.
Do you want a sticker and candy?
Yeah!
OK. If you sit on the potty you can have a sticker and candy!
No.
Want to blow the potty train whistle?
Yeah.
Okay, sit on the potty. All Aboard the Potty Train! All Aboard! Tooot Tooot!
Potty!
Yeah, go on it.
No.
Okay.
No pressure. That’s the thing. I’m giving it a year. The year between 2 and 3 we’re potty training. If it happens quickly all the better. If it takes all year, OK.
But, I stop buying diapers on the 3rd birthday Zack.
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7 opinions for Brain Washing & Potty Training
Violet
May 13, 2008 at 7:03 am
When I was a nanny, I potty trained my little charge like this. We made and colored little paper sailboats and every time he had to go, he got to sink one (pee on it and then flush). He was so excited and couldn’t wait to go. Worked like a charm.
Ashley
May 14, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Jeremiah just sits on his and doesn’t pee. Half the time he doesn’t even pull down his diaper - and half of that half the time I don’t even bother to make him because I’m too busy trying to move bath time along. Isn’t that terrible?!
Ashley
May 16, 2008 at 9:51 am
Great idea Violet.
Tracee Sioux
May 16, 2008 at 1:08 pm
What kind of paper can you flush?
So he was standing up?
So far I’m worried about teaching him to stand up. I’ve heard from mothers of older children that my bathroom will be peed on for the next 18 years and I should make him sit to pee for as long as I can.
Ashley
May 16, 2008 at 1:33 pm
Good question - I didn’t even think of that..
Unfortunately, sitting and peeing doesn’t always ensure a clean potty area. My oldest son made a bigger mess with that then he did when he finally stood up. And yes - there is always the scent of pee in our bathroom. I disinfect it a couple of times a week and I still have the smell. I realized why a few months ago when I happened to pass by the bathroom door late at night when my oldest had stumbled in there to pee. He turned his whole body my direction and whispered “Hey, Mommy” and just keep right on peeing..on the cabinet, my rug, my linolium and the wall…Get ready Tracee.
Violet
May 23, 2008 at 11:00 am
It was just regular paper. They were tiny, and I don’t recall any problems flushing them.
But, I may have to agree with the standing up thing. My bathroom always seemed cleaner before a guy started living here.
Chris - Potty Power
Jun 2, 2008 at 1:01 pm
We are about to have our first boy and we are scared to death about the potty training because we feel like we’ve got the girls figured out and this will be a whole new ball game.
Any type of aiming idea sounds genius and the idea of sailboats sounds awesome!!
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