Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site luke.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!cbdkc1!desoto!packard!edsel!bentley!hoxna!houxm!mtuxo!mtunh!mtung!mtunf!ariel!vax135!timeinc!phri!pesnta!hplabs!oliveb!bene!luke!steven From: steven@luke.UUCP (Steven List) Newsgroups: net.kids Subject: Re: Potty training Message-ID: <253@luke.UUCP> Date: Fri, 28-Jun-85 14:59:41 EDT Article-I.D.: luke.253 Posted: Fri Jun 28 14:59:41 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 2-Jul-85 05:55:51 EDT References: <2797@decwrl.UUCP> <174@SCINEWS.UUCP> Reply-To: steven@luke.UUCP (Steven List) Organization: Benetics Corp, Mt.View, CA Lines: 45 In article <174@SCINEWS.UUCP> ned@SCINEWS.UUCP (Ned Robie) writes: >My 4 year old son pees in the toilet fine and rarely wets his bed. >But he still hasn't taken to the toilet when he needs to poop. > >Does anyone have any suggestions? Is this a common *problem* among 4 >year olds? I'm not sure if any of this will be helpful, but since both of ours (4 and 2) are potty trained and attending preschool I figure we must have done SOMETHING right. First, there is a book titled "Toilet Training in Less Than a Day". I looked at it, but didn't use it. I do have a friend who both used it and recommended it. He used it with his daughter with great success. The major drawback is that it requires total dedication for a day, a play area that is close to a bathroom, and preparation. The obvious upside is that it seems to work a lot of the time. As far as getting your son (who is, unfortunately, already partially trained) to move his bowels on the toilet, I think that patience and encouragement are your only options. The encouragement, however, is no small matter. Taking your son to the bathroom periodically and sitting him on the pot and suggesting that he take his time and just relax might help. Also, being alert to his visible signs of impending drop is essential. If you can tell when he's about to, or even when he's started, getting him on the toilet and whooping it up when he even FINISHES there helps. Being aware of the symptoms is probably the most useful thing. I'm not quite so good at it, but my wife is outstanding. She'd look up at one of our children, say "uh oh", jump, grab, run, strip the kid, and plop him/her down on the pot. As I said, I'm not sure that this stuff works for anyone else, but we've had great success. Our two-year-old son is attending preschool five mornings a week, and rarely has any accidents. The ones he has are due to the teachers not taking him to the bathroom periodically. Good luck. -- *** * Steven List @ Benetics Corporation, Mt. View, CA * Just part of the stock at "Uncle Bene's Farm" * {cdp,greipa,idi,oliveb,sun,tolerant}!bene!luke!steven ***