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<blockquote data-quote="SuZir" data-source="post: 606076" data-attributes="member: 14557"><p>I think this too is mostly about child's individual development and only partly about parent choices. Kids develop both physically, cognitively and emotionally with different timetables and if you try to fight that, you just make more work for yourself. And potty training is both about communication and physical things.</p><p></p><p>Child without severe issues is not going to be going High School and still in diapers and in the end it doesn't make a big difference, if your kid is potty trained before they turn two or when they turn four. Usually early potty training just gives more work for parents.</p><p></p><p>I have not always thought that way. With easy child I did all the tree hugging business and also infant potty training (meaning I started potty training when he was a new born and he did most of his business to potty before he was half a years old.) Okay, I didn't need to wash that many diapers (I used almost only cloth diapers with him), but other than that it was awfully lot of work for me. Also difficult child was in cloth diapers and toddlers with them tend to be quicker to potty train, so also he potty trained himself around two. In less than two weeks and with three accidents during that time. I had planned to start potty train him only bit later. With easy child I used lots of time and effort with that 'elimination communication' business but in the end he too potty trained himself, when he was ready and around the same age difficult child did.</p><p></p><p>With nieces and nephews their parents have had very different tactics with potty training. But with every single one it has ended so, that kid will be potty trained when kid is ready and nothing parents do seem to make much difference. And all of them have been potty trained when they have started Kindergarten. Those parents who have given it less effort have escaped lots of work, but still they kids have end up potty trained just as well than those who have put a lot of effort to it. At least it seems to be like that in my family.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SuZir, post: 606076, member: 14557"] I think this too is mostly about child's individual development and only partly about parent choices. Kids develop both physically, cognitively and emotionally with different timetables and if you try to fight that, you just make more work for yourself. And potty training is both about communication and physical things. Child without severe issues is not going to be going High School and still in diapers and in the end it doesn't make a big difference, if your kid is potty trained before they turn two or when they turn four. Usually early potty training just gives more work for parents. I have not always thought that way. With easy child I did all the tree hugging business and also infant potty training (meaning I started potty training when he was a new born and he did most of his business to potty before he was half a years old.) Okay, I didn't need to wash that many diapers (I used almost only cloth diapers with him), but other than that it was awfully lot of work for me. Also difficult child was in cloth diapers and toddlers with them tend to be quicker to potty train, so also he potty trained himself around two. In less than two weeks and with three accidents during that time. I had planned to start potty train him only bit later. With easy child I used lots of time and effort with that 'elimination communication' business but in the end he too potty trained himself, when he was ready and around the same age difficult child did. With nieces and nephews their parents have had very different tactics with potty training. But with every single one it has ended so, that kid will be potty trained when kid is ready and nothing parents do seem to make much difference. And all of them have been potty trained when they have started Kindergarten. Those parents who have given it less effort have escaped lots of work, but still they kids have end up potty trained just as well than those who have put a lot of effort to it. At least it seems to be like that in my family. [/QUOTE]
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