They ("experts") say that you have to wait until your child meets some criteria before you start potty training--beyond just being over 18 months. If you start too early it's futile and you could actually slow your kid down and make the whole process take longer. I'm not in a hurry to start potty training but we're definitely seeing the signs that Noah is getting ready...
1) Noah has become the biggest, most obnoxious squirmy worm on the changing table. He hates having his diaper changed.
2) When his diaper is wet he will spread his legs and squat while pulling at his crotch. Occasionally he has pulled his diaper down so his little butt hangs out.
3) He likes the toilet and laughs when we use it. He also likes to flush for us.
But last night he did something that showed me he had a greater understanding of this whole toilet thing than I thought he did. I let him run around naked while I prepared his bath. He was playing in his room so when the bath was ready I went to get him. He was standing behind the rocking chair looking all upset and pointing at his little blanket that had fallen from the back of the chair. I calmed him down and said, "it's okay, just pick it up" but he was still upset and would only just point and whimper. When I bent over to pick it up I saw that there was a small puddle right next to it. He began to cry even more when he knew that I had seen it. I explained to him that it was okay and I quickly cleaned the puddle up. As soon as it was clean he was fine. Clearly he knew that potty didn't go there...either that or he's a total neat freak. :)
2 comments:
aaaww... poor fella. He was embarrassed to have you see it! That's so sad and so sweet all at the same time!
Poor little guy! He did know that potty didn't go there! He probably was embaressed!
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