Comments on Raising Five: WFMW - Get Real Potty Training - Part 2

I've loved your potty-training tips. I'll have to...

2006-06-22T10:54:43.663-05:00

I've loved your potty-training tips. I'll have to try the dum-dums...my 3 yo loves them...maybe that'll get him a little more interested in using the potty.

Thanks!

I am so late checking up on WFMW's!! I love your ...

2006-06-22T07:05:00.040-05:00

I am so late checking up on WFMW's!! I love your tips on potty training. Seems like ages ago when I trained my five year old. I will be doing it again soon with my baby boy.

You sound so organized and on top of things!! I l...

2006-06-21T16:16:17.716-05:00

You sound so organized and on top of things!! I love the potty training ideas!! Thanks!

Ooo, I'm bookmarking both of these for future refe...

2006-06-21T15:51:38.956-05:00

Ooo, I'm bookmarking both of these for future reference!

Such good advice! It's been quite a while since I...

2006-06-21T15:05:45.443-05:00

Such good advice! It's been quite a while since I've been in the potty training stage--so it's been good for me to psych up. (Though I probably won't do it until next summer/fall.)

The best thing you keep saying is--"Keep it light." I so needed that advice when my oldest was potty training. I was soo uptight. It's a miracle that she survived all of my parenting mistakes.

I love when experienced mom's share their knowledg...

2006-06-21T14:25:28.636-05:00

I love when experienced mom's share their knowledge! I will have to go back and read part one that I missed when I was out of town last week.

I love your new look! It is so nice and cheerful for summer!

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WOW, What great ideas! I am working on potty train...

2006-06-21T14:14:39.676-05:00

WOW, What great ideas! I am working on potty training my 2 1/2 year old and it was going so well in teh beginning and then she just kinda lost her interest...like you mentioned. I have rewarded her for going in the potty, but not for telling me she has to go. So I am going to go that route now. And I never thought of making the trip to the potty fun....running loudly or hopping. Great tips. Thank you!

Great idea!! :) I did this with my middle son.Our...

2006-06-21T14:02:41.063-05:00

Great idea!! :) I did this with my middle son.

Our reward of choice for said middle one was Jelly Bellies (found them in a cool dispenser at Trader Joe's). Nothing else worked. However, making a big deal of parading our "big-boy" self through the kitchen to get a Jelly Bean (2 for a BM) was definitely positively reinforcing the training for him.

I loved your post. I created a place on my sideba...

2006-06-21T12:17:13.063-05:00

I loved your post. I created a place on my sidebar (Articles of Interest) for articles that I really like and want easy access to. Yours is my first entry! :-) I'm potty training my third of four children (he's 2 1/2) thanks for the useful tips!

Toilet training - eek. What great ideas you have! ...

2006-06-21T11:05:27.183-05:00

Toilet training - eek. What great ideas you have! I always find toilet training such a hassle... my tip today is about toilet training, too! (sort of)

I'm trying to potty train my last one and he's not...

2006-06-21T10:21:31.973-05:00

I'm trying to potty train my last one and he's not going for it. Just this morning he pulled his pull up off and made a huge mess. He's definately ready...I'm just not consistent enough right now. Oh to be out of diapers!!!

I like the dum dums idea b/c I hate them too!!! M&M's I always seem to sneak one for myself....

Wow...I needed you 25 years ago. Thanks for the g...

2006-06-21T10:06:20.843-05:00

Wow...I needed you 25 years ago. Thanks for the good info.

This is really great. I'm going to have to bookma...

2006-06-21T09:57:42.296-05:00

This is really great. I'm going to have to bookmark these. My 25 month old son is sitting for fun on the potty seat at bathtime, but I might try to do do more than that.

Question (because my first was a girl and born 5 1/2 years before him)--when do you go from boy sitting on potty to boy standing? And when sitting, you just make sure it's tucked down, right?

Wonderful post, Katherine. I know that this one mu...

2006-06-21T09:41:58.480-05:00

Wonderful post, Katherine. I know that this one must have taken a lot of time!

We did a reward of marbles in our house. Dollar Tree has a big bag of marbles for one buck. I had a mason jar that we used to fill the marbles with. One marble for number one, two marbles for number two. He got to shake the marbles, pick the marbles, and drop the marbles into the jar. We didn't get them out and play them (big choking hazard with a baby in the house), but it was really exciting to pick the marbles and shake the marbles.

His big treat at the end was an evening of going to the movies with just mommy (no sisters allowed!) and we saw Curious George at the dollar theatre.

Reward treats equal two bucks :) Can't beat that price!!

good tips, at our house we are much more lazy. I ...

2006-06-21T08:33:38.030-05:00

good tips, at our house we are much more lazy. I wait for the kids to ask for "panties" or in the case of the lone boy of the group "underwear" and then we buy them and for 4 out of 6 that resulted in no accidents ever. The other one, well.... and the baby hasn't asked yet:)