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hahaha thanks for sharing...
posted by
_Symphony_
on March 12, 2006 at 11:58 AM
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Symphony
for you.......I was so lucky.....I just took the pacifier away, and Michele never missed it.....I just took the bottle away, and she never missed it.......and when I was ready to potty train her, the sitter told me she had been potty trained for weeks and she wondered why I kept bringing diapers everyday! I was so young and clueless!
posted by
Krisles
on March 12, 2006 at 10:39 AM
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Thank you all so much for your comments....much appreciated!!!!
posted by
_Symphony_
on March 12, 2006 at 8:30 AM
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hiii
all is fine but atleast give him sweets unexpectedly also just sometime..dont you feel great when life gives you something unexpectedly..you start feeling good & then act good..
posted by
abhilasha
on March 11, 2006 at 11:04 PM
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SYMPHONY...
You're a great mother. The child will give clues when they are ready. With my first child, I was anxious for him to learn so much, so quickly. I took his bottle at a year (he was pushing the nipple in or squirting it while hiding behind the couch. haha). I potty trained him so early, that my mother-in-law was amazed. When it came to my lastborn, I was much more layed back in her advances. She advanced just fine too, in all aspects. Children mature at their own individualistic rate. Just enjoy each stage and enjoy your little blessing. Positive re-enforcements always worked best with my children.
I remember, with one of my little girls, I let her throw all her bottles in the clean trash bag, because she was a big girl now and didn't need them. It worked. (I dug the bottles out later, when she wasn't around) haha.
Just be creative with your reward system and keep Mom and child happy, too!
posted by
jacentaOld
on March 11, 2006 at 10:48 PM
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Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Dear Symphony.. Really, I did not have much experience on raising children. I had a chance to watch over my Eldest sisters 2 girls and a boy aged about 9, 7, 2. I let them do anything they want without hurting themselves or the others, but on dinner time they have to eat one big plate of rice with food and they cannot leave the table until they finishes it. Now the eldest is already a Medical Doctor living in New Jersey, the second one is already a Lawyer taking her Masters in Law and the boy is now 33, but not interested in girls. LOL. I asked them if they remember if I ever abused them. They cannot remember an instant where I was unkind.
That was a nice blog like a super nanny.
Anyway I have written a new blog. It was unscheduled but it is posted. It is a bit horror at the start but has a good ending.
I invite you to read it. - - - - Scrathing Inside the Cold Coffin. - -
regards.. Prof.
posted by
PROF-SUMAKEL33
on March 11, 2006 at 4:55 PM
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Hi Symphony-
Child-led - when they're ready, they'll do it. My son was cute. He always wanted his dad to stay with him until he finished his #2. He really had anxiety about it at first. I forgot all about that until his Daddy remembered for me....... this too shall pass.
Cee
posted by
LadyCeeMarie
on March 11, 2006 at 2:20 PM
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This is just to say hello. I read from your post that you'll be working this weekend.
(B)
posted by
A-and-B
on March 11, 2006 at 2:18 PM
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Tania!! Whoo-Hooo!
hello hello hello
posted by
David1Spirit
on March 11, 2006 at 10:34 AM
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**hugs**
posted by
Tanoolicious
on March 11, 2006 at 10:32 AM
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SYMPHONY
Good work. You'll be very successful.
posted by
avant-garde
on March 11, 2006 at 7:02 AM
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What in the world is a dummy????
I don't know nothing about potty training and stuff but it sounds like you're a good mom.
posted by
Passionflower
on March 10, 2006 at 8:30 PM
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All I have to say is that there are precious few four-year-old children
who still use diapers, use a pacifier, drink from a bottle and throw full-out tantrums. Most of this transition comes most easily when they are really ready. Don't stress yourself out about it. When a kid's ready to potty train it only takes about 2 days. When they're not ready, it takes forever.
Oh, and as for the bottle and the dummy, my friend had this brilliant solution.
The Easter bunny comes, but the night before you set all the dummies and bottles in the basket with great reverence. Tell child that the bunny will take said items and replace them with candy galore for Easter!!! And maybe a small toy, but the dummies and the bottles will be gone for good as the Easter bunny doesn't come for another year and lives very far away and has no phone. It worked!!! Easter's coming! Sippy cups can be sucked on, if that's what he needs.
posted by
brettnik
on March 10, 2006 at 2:46 PM
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You're a hardworking mother!
posted by
A-and-B
on March 10, 2006 at 1:41 PM
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Symphony
I don't know how impressed he will be. Other young mums will know more about that. But I am impressed with you. You are trying so much to be the very best mum you can. It will all work out dear one. Be blessed and have a successful week-end.
posted by
Justi
on March 10, 2006 at 10:38 AM
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hahaha FactorFiction
well, I guess I better try sweets and stickers...or even both.....LOL...but thanks for sharing...I like to know what works for all...so I can try all...
posted by
_Symphony_
on March 10, 2006 at 8:02 AM
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Oh and as a side note, stickers did not move my kids one bit.
They were not impressed...
posted by
FactorFiction
on March 10, 2006 at 7:57 AM
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Thanks scriber
posted by
_Symphony_
on March 10, 2006 at 7:49 AM
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Thanks anthony1wiley ...I will need it.
posted by
_Symphony_
on March 10, 2006 at 7:48 AM
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Thanks for sharing - homegirl
- I love reading how others did it.
posted by
_Symphony_
on March 10, 2006 at 7:48 AM
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SYMPHONY --you are handling many problems well, i would say.
posted by
scriber
on March 10, 2006 at 7:45 AM
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Symphony
Sounds like you have your work cut out for you luv and good luck
posted by
WileyJohn
on March 10, 2006 at 7:31 AM
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I took the potty bootcamp approach
When my kids diaper got too grown up for my sensibilities.
I took a week when I did not need to leave the house for anything. Then I just took the diaper leaving him with a long shirt on... and I played the "potty potty" video continuously.
He peed in the potty every time, but he did poop in the corner a couple of time... I just showed him where it was supposed to go and he was trained in a matter of days.
I DID NOT WORK FOR MY DAUGHTER TWO YEARS LATER!
posted by
homegirl
on March 10, 2006 at 7:25 AM
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Thank you so much for sharing, ginnieb
I think that is a great idea about the stickers...I think I will change the sweet part and do that instead...that may be more noticable for the both of us to recognise how he is comes along.
and you and factorfiction are right....I wont do it all at once....
posted by
_Symphony_
on March 10, 2006 at 7:14 AM
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Sounds great Symphony....
..I would also do a star sticker or something like that other than sweets when he uses the potty. If you make giving up the dummy (and that's what I've always called it too...my dad was from Scotland) a kind of ceremonial rite...a really positive step for him with another gold sticker or something like that...then that could work too. It really sounds like you have things well planned....and ya....I wouldn't do them all at once either! Sounds like Nanny 911...she has great ideas! Good luck!! It will all fall into place..you don't see any kids at school in diapers or sucking a dummy or bottle....it all happens!!
posted by
ginnieb
on March 10, 2006 at 7:11 AM
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hahaha FactorFiction ...I love the gloating!...
Thank you for sharing...and yes dummy is a pacifer.......thanks for the advice ...much appreciated!
posted by
_Symphony_
on March 10, 2006 at 7:10 AM
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hehe I don't have to do that anymore...
Okay, gloating aside...
I assume "dummy" is the pacifier/binky thing? I remember doing the ceremonial special dinner that he decided when to do it... we threw out thing out in the garbage outside the Burger King, then he got to go in and get a Kids Meal and a shake to celebrate. But I believe we still needed the fairy to come for the nighttime one... no cold turkey approach
We tackled one "big thing" at a time to minimize rebellion. Trying to force too many things at once did not work...so we talked to him to see which he was most agreeable towards first...
Good luck!
posted by
FactorFiction
on March 10, 2006 at 7:06 AM
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Yes, lovelyladymonk
Thats a great idea - thanks
posted by
_Symphony_
on March 10, 2006 at 6:58 AM
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Thanks A-and-B
posted by
_Symphony_
on March 10, 2006 at 6:58 AM
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Lol...Sounds like you've got your bases covered. Instead of giving him sweets when he goes to the toilet though, you may want to try putting star stickers on a piece of construction paper for him to look at and see how well he's doing.
Best wishes...
posted by
lovelyladymonk
on March 10, 2006 at 6:38 AM
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You're an expert in this area! Here's wishing you success in your plans!
(A)
posted by
A-and-B
on March 10, 2006 at 6:10 AM
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