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How did you Potty Train? How'd that go? (lemmy.world)

submitted 21 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Getting ready for the literal and figurative shit storm that is potty training. I would love to hear some experiences-

What method did you use? Was it from a book or a parenting blog? How long did it take? What would you do differently? What did you do right?

I plan to record evidence of our triumph so I can show her when she get sassy and says I don't do anything for her. Welp kid, you'd literally be an animal defecating on the floor! Let's watch exhibit A, shall we?

(I'm not really recording my child, I feel like I have to say this for the former FBI agents who recently have so much time on their hands. I was being entirely facetious...which sounds like feces)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

My oldest was easy, we just brought the potty chair into the living room and removed the diaper, and she figured it out fairly quickly. Supposedly girls are easier than boys though.

My youngest, he has been a real headache. Having other kids around makes the whole just not wearing pants and peeing in the living room thing a bit more difficult. He's starting to get it now, at five, but it's been a long road of positive reinforcement. Finding the right treats was essentially the key, and now it's routine. Like a dog!

So I guess-
Girls: Make it convenient for them.
Boys: Train them like a dog.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] [email protected] 3 points 20 hours ago

I had pull-ups to ease transition and I caught my daughter behind the door in one of the rooms taking the pull-up off and trying to get the diaper on