i am a manager at a fast food restaurant. i rarely have time to really work with my daughter. I am 22 and I feel bad that I miss out on so much and I just want to know things I can do being a working mom and raising two children how to balance the two and still have a normal life with them.
2006-07-16 19:24:37 · 5 answers · asked by tennchic01 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Don't stress about potty training, let it happen when she is ready. The older she is the easier it is. My daughter was closer to 3 and i didn't have to train her she just started going to the toilet and never had an accident. You are a busy mum, spend the time doing fun stuff with your kids rather than worrying about training her. Life is stressful enough without adding to it unnecessarily
2006-07-16 22:25:40 · answer #1 · answered by Rachel 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
wow.. there are 2 deep topics in one.
Ive been a SAHM for 10 years, since my oldest was born. Believe me.. if you can afford to stay home, its a wonderful experience. Im so lucky to be able to spend that time with my boys and make sure that I have a positive influence on them. Potty training is something that needs a schedule, consisitancy and patience. Positive reinforcement can be the only way to go.. any scolding, yelling, anger or disappointment will cause the child anxiety. Your 2 year old may or may not be ready. If she can communticate clearly with full words and phrases, she can tell you if she has to go. Sometimes being 3 and finishing potty training is ok, too.
Read up on it .. online or at your local bookstore.
Babycenter.com is a good place to start.
Good luck.
2006-07-17 02:30:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I started out by buying a simple white potty that looked the closest to a regular toilet. No bells n' whistles. Then I got her the "Feel N Learn" pull-ups which are great because when they are wet, they feel wet to the child. Then we had a "sticker" program. I would put her potty in front of the toilet and we would both go potty together. Every time she was successful, she got a sticker that she placed on the bathroom cupboard beside her potty chair. That way she was able to see the rewards of her efforts. And I also made a big effort to praise her really dramatically! Then we'd both empty her potty into the toilet and wave and say "bye-bye peepees/poopoos, thanks for coming out!" She'd sometimes just sit on the chair and "pretend" to potty just so she'd get a sticker! But she quickly figured out that she needed to produce visible results... It took about 2 months. Then I took her shopping and let her pick out her own underwear (Dora). She was so happy to wear them and very, very proud. She had a few accidents but I never made a big deal out of them to her. It got tricky when we went out because it's important that as soon as said she had to potty, we had to pull over right away. I was sure NOT to fall back on the pullups just because we were out. It just prolongs the process. She was able to wear underwear during the day and a pullup at night. Then, eventually she lost the nightime pullup and I woke her at 2am and took her to the potty - every night for about a week. And then that was that.
Every child is different tho - the key is to make a big fuss when they go and not make a fuss if they don't. Good luck with it.
2006-07-17 02:43:00 · answer #3 · answered by turtlewoman2005 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she is not ready it won't happen. My daughter was almost 3 before she was potty trained. I am blessed to be a teacher and have my summer's off. I always waited until summer to try. The summer she was trained I tried about 3 different times to train her... but she was not interested at all.
Then one day all of a sudden she started using the potty all by herself and after a week I discovered she didn't even need a diaper during the night.
You are in a tough situation... I admire you for keeping your kids and trying to work hard for them. I wish you the very best of luck!
2006-07-17 02:46:54 · answer #4 · answered by love bn a mom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you are home with her, let her run around naked for a few hours at a time. Yes you will end up having some messes to clean up, but that way she will begin to understand what is happening. That is what my wife and I are doing with our 2 year old, and it is working fairly well so far. With only being able to do it for a few hours at a time instead of a full day, it may take several days, but it is at least an idea.
2006-07-17 02:31:26 · answer #5 · answered by Brian V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋