It's potty training time around here and it's been tough on both of us parents. CP is deathly afraid of pooping and it's frustrating the hell out of us. We hate to really take her anywhere because she'll wait until the most inopportune moment to load her panties. The LW has dealt with this on a 3:1 ratio to my chances at it.
Yesterday I pretty much got a definitive vote of no confidence from her on the potty training (..and parenting) front and had to get in the car and leave the house swearing. I figure that holding CP down at the potty even though she's crying isn't all that torturous when I know that she's about to poop on the floor. The LW thinks that this is "ruining" her and making her all that more afraid of pooping and of me. While that may be true, I feel that there comes a time when coddling and letting the little one do what she wants to do needs to be replaced with stern parental steadiness .....and that's what I supply. It's a tough go either way. Add to this a muggy 80 degree house and it's a recipe for some serious fun and games.
On a happier note, CP was the belle of the ball again at the track & field event. She did the 50M and the softball throw, and the long jump, I think, but this time added the 200M. I missed most of it while taking photos, but heard other people talking about how she stopped at every relay blue line and would wait for the LW to say, "ready...set...go!". This kid is a funny one and everyone got a kick out of seeing her run.
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Children tend to poop on their own terms, when they're good and ready. You literally can't force it out of them.
My daughter's oldest gave up diapers when there was something in it for him -- preschool, which he really wanted to attend. The most recent toilet-user in our family, his brother, also gave up the dipes right at age 3. Up to that point, we didn't think he would ever do it because he was being REALLY stubborn about it.
My middle child (son) potty trained (finally!) at almost 3, yet his 16-months-younger sister was right, um, behind him.
Poop: one of the many mysteries of childrearing. You'll get through it. :)
I hear ya about the forcing bit. We're making headway at a little over 2yrs. She's done it with only a little bit of being upset for the past two days, so we're getting closer to it being easy. It helps that she gets part of a skinny cow when she gets it done. Wouldn't you know that a road trip is right around the corner...
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