Who is in charge of the house if a child isn't potty trained at 4 years old?
C'mon already!
Need help getting your little darling to go poo-poo in the potty chair? Ask me.
Reasonable rates. Kind but firm method. No bribery, games, toys, no making it an enjoyable experience. It's going potty for Pete's Sake not a trip to Disney world.
From: the voice of experience whose younger sister was trained by me at 10 months and my daughter at 12 months old.
Ok Miss Vicki, Here is what WebMD has to say.
ReplyDelete"The age for potty training is rising.
In the 1940s, the average age for potty training was 18 months. Averages today, according to a 2001 study by Schum, show baby boys in the United States give up diapers at 39 months and girls at 35 months.
And that may be a good thing.
Some experts have attributed the rising age of potty training to permissive parenting (and overzealous marketing by diaper companies). But it could show that “we’re learning that pressuring children to achieve potty training isn’t constructive,” says Andrea McCoy, MD, an associate professor of pediatrics at Temple University. “Two-year-olds are working to express their autonomy. Engaging in power struggles with them is frustrating and fruitless.”
Your child isn’t ready for potty training until he’s emotionally ready ...
Just because your toddler can stay dry during a nap doesn’t mean he’s ready to use the potty consistently. Your child also has to want to use the potty. Signs of that readiness include being able to follow simple instructions (“Don’t forget to pull your pants down!”), wanting dirty diapers to be changed, and being interested in “big kid underwear.”
… and he’s not ready for potty training until he’s physically ready.
Babies don’t have the “ability to hold urine and stool until they’re at least 12 to 18 months old,” McCoy says. So while they may learn to associate the toilet with elimination, they’re not actually being toilet trained.
Children who toilet train early don’t become neatniks.
Dozens of studies have shown that, contrary to popular belief, the age of potty training won’t turn someone into a compulsive cleaner, a slob, or any other type of personality."
You just didn't want to change Kitty's poopy diapers! Admit it!!!!!!
I really believe that it depends on the child. I have known babies that were trained as early as Kitty but I have to admit my boys were 3 and my grandsons were almost 2.
We can debate this more at Chicken Foot tomorrow!!
Emotionally Ready? puh-leeeeze! These are the kind of kids who live at home with their mommy and daddy until they are 58 years old. Thanks for the information Turtle, guess we disagree and you are right about the diapers :- ) Still, I maintain and have proven experience that kids can be trained much much earlier than society accepts these days.
ReplyDeleteI agree. If a child can walk, she or he can walk to the toilet. Why would you want to go through the expense and hassle of diapers for longer than you had to?
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