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Pull ups don't work

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Last Post Aug 18, 2009 11:45 AM by: Louann
Louann
 
Louann
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Registered: 8/18/09

Re: Pull ups don't work

Aug 18, 2009 11:45 AM
I agree with you on the pull ups. I have 3 kids and they were all potty trained by the time they were 2. I did not use pull ups on them. My kids are now grown and I have a grand daughter who is 2 1/2 and her mother has no interest in potting training her. I have been using pull ups on her and I believe you are right, she just looks at them as a fancy diaper. The coolness doesn't seem to affect her. I also tried the other pants and you don't see the change to know she wet. The mother says that Children and Youth told her to not worry about it, that the child needs to learn how to put her pants on and off first. The child knows when she has gone in her pants so I beleive she should be trained and not be given a choice.
Pamperedpanda
 
Pamperedpanda
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Registered: 7/9/09

Re: Pull ups don't work

Jul 9, 2009 10:37 AM
I am also a child care provider. I personally believe that 3 is to old to be potty training. When a child can acknowledge going pee or potty, then its time. I think letting a child sit in wet pants or dirty underwear is not a solution. We are starting the process at 18 months in our child care and so far so good. I dont think Pull-ups are supposed to be worn all the time. Just like diapers, when a child is aware of the functions their body has, then you go for the regular panties or undies.We use accidents as an opportunity to teach the kids that its important to wash your hands after you help them clean up. You dont need to clean a toddler that is potty training like an infant. Show them how to get cleaned up so they are prepared for accidents when they might have to clean themselves. Never punish. We only reward them by letting them know they have done a good job. No candy, toys or special items. Timing is everything. After eating, coming in from play time and private reminders are our best success.
You dont need to be so forceful. My parents would never tolerate the harshness of your tone regarding potty training. I will agree thats its hard to get parents on the same page with you but wow, you simply sound almost angry. Bottom line, Pull-ups work. Parents and providers need to use them as tools and not solutions.
jezebellee
 
jezebellee
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Registered: 4/2/09

Re: Pull ups don't work

Apr 2, 2009 10:48 PM
While I agree with your basic premise about Pullups not working, I do not agree about it necessarily being appropriate or necessary to potty train as early as you're talking about. My 3-year-old is potty training now, and we've gone to cloth training pants, and it's going great with peeing, pooping not so great, but he never cared about being dirty, wet, whatever, and if you didn't check him constantly (as a younger child), would end up with nasty hiney rashes and soreness because of poop in there. He's part of the training process, and is really getting a thrill from being the BIG BOY. I definitely feel it was only recently (last couple of months) that he had any awareness of what it felt like when he needed to pee, so how on earth would it have worked earlier than that? I know everyone has different philosophies, but please accept that your way is not necessarily the ONLY or BEST or RIGHT way.
Rachel3790
 
Rachel3790
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Registered: 4/1/09

Pull ups don't work

Apr 1, 2009 2:55 PM
I have seen alot of parents using pull ups on their children. I do childcare out of my house. NONE have actually been successful. what happens 99% of the time is the kids wear them so long they actually get so old they stop going on themselves on their own. 3yrs old is too old for any type of diaper. My mother had me and my siblings potty trained by 1yr and i have never trained a child and it taken to over 2yrs old. It's all about weather you want them trained or not and will do ANYTHING it takes to do it. Most parents think potty training should be a clean and neat and convient process. Pooping and Peeing is not clean and never will be. Training is something you have to do in spite of what is going on around you. Life out side of potty training has to stop so you can do it quickly, and effectively. You have to do it before they are old enough to fight you because they are used to diapers. If they are old enough to understand they have a choice you have waited too long. 3yrs is old enough to know they have a choice in the matter and they chose to have diapers it means they don't have to stop playing, doing what they are told or anything. This is the age where REAL rewards have to be given because you have to give something that is worth more to them than freedom which is hard to over come. When they are under 3yrs old they don't have freedom. Over 3yrs old and they know what they are loosing and to them there is no gain in peeing all over themselves because they forgot to go. NOT loosing a picture on their diaper is not more important to them being able to be uninterrupted at play or having to leave a group of kids. You do have to make it beneficial. Having stinking pants or dripping wet pants or pee running down your leg def. hits home. They really don't want to set in cold wet pee or a pair of pants that actually stink. Good luck with pull ups you might as well save money and put them into diapers until they potty train themselves at 3 or 4yrs old you will still be laying them down and cleaning up a big kids poopy diapers.