A Mom Just Like You.....My Journey through Life with 8 Children....
• Aug. 7, 2007 - Potty Training 1-2-3....
Potty Training 1-2-3...at the
Potty Training Stations....
  
I must admit I am not one who is quick to rush into the potty training stage with my children. I am in no big hurry for them to go on the potty. lol My husband on the other hand prefers to get them potty trained asap. Because of this he came up with a system that worked quite well and only takes 3 days to train them. I potty trained all 4 of our boys and my method took varied lengths of time with each boy. My husband potty trained all the girls and all 4 were trained within 3 days.
In this post I will share with you my husbands very simple yet successful method for potty training your little ones. The picture you see above is a potty training station he sets up for the potty trainer. Because the last ones to be trained at this time are twins he set up two stations side by side. He always sets up the station on a hard floor like in the kitchen or in our sun room. He puts the potty trainer in the station with blankets, and towels lining the floor to make it comfortable for them. He places a little potty in there for them to use whenever they need to go and they wear nothing on their bottom so we usually put a long t-shirt on them to keep them covered. They have books, toys and or some movies, like our family videos, to help pass the time for as I said this is a 3 day process. They are told when they have to go potty to sit on the potty seat and go. "Do not go on the floor" we are sure to explain. There is always someone with them at all times. Their older siblings will also take turns doing shifts so the potty trainer is never alone.
When we put them down for a nap we put them on a crib mattress that is covered with a sheet and we place it in their station. They go to sleep bare bottom and if they awake they just go right onto the potty. They seem to be successful with not having any accidents during their nap time. Whenever the potty trainer goes potty in their little potty they get a small reward of some sort. Whether it be a cookie, a mint or a piece of gum or something simple but fun for them. It encourages them to want to go again and again to gain their reward. It was funny we thought the twins would be the slowest to get it but instead they got it the fastest for they were actually encouraging each other to go so they too could get a snack. If one went and got a snack the other wanted one too so they would work hard at going too. It worked out great.
We also felt the reward system was a small scale example to them of how God rewards us when we do what we are supposed to do. So it is a good opportunity to have one of those teachable moments....
At nighttime we would put a pull up on them and we called it a special night time pantie. We awoke them early to put them onto their potty station. Sometimes if I heard them stir at night I would go into their room and take them to the potty.
This method has been 100% successful in our household. Each one trained this way was trained in 3 days. As you can see, our goofy little potty trainer, graduates are quite proud of themselves. This is a first for us to not have a child in diapers in the last 12 years. Two years ago was a first for me to not be nursing a baby in 10 years and now the diapers. I think we are moving onto a new season in our life. I sure will miss these precious days.
Mothers if you are in that season of life that all you do is change diapers and nurse your babies and you feel like there is not light at the end of your tunnel. Allow me to share that there truly is an end and may I share that it comes oh so fast! Faster than you could ever imagine!! Do your best to enjoy these days and soak in the moments. Build fond memories and make those fleeting moments ones you cherish. This season of your life, before you know it will be gone and once it goes you don't get it back! So bask in it and remind yourself it is but for a moment of time!! You will be glad you did.... Hugs to you, be encouraged!!!
Dearest Lord, may we never forget that these precious little ones are little for such a short time. They are growing before our eyes daily and they just keep growing. We don't realize it until one day they are so much bigger and we wonder where the years have gone! Help us to always cherish the days we are in so that we may enjoy each and every day! Encourage those who may be feeling hopeless or exhausted. Show yourself to those who need that little extra boost right now. Thank you Lord for the opportunity to raise these precious ones for you! In Jesus name I pray, Amen~
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• Aug. 7, 2007 - Interesting