Dear Zany Mum
Having 4 kids, you must be an expert on children. My question is how should I potty train my 20 month old? My Mom potty trained my first 2 kids. And now, I am on my own on this last baby, unless of course, I wait until my Mom visits me in August. I have let her walked around bare bottom for a week before and she just pee’ed on the floor. Luckily, we have wood floors around the places that she has accidents. This morning while I was busy blogging, she pooped on our new sectional. Actually, she pooped on her diapers and she removed the diaper herself. Sometimes, I see her hiding under the table trying to poop in her diapers. If I insist, she will relunctantly poop in her potty. I have since given up on potty training her because I don’t think she is ready. Thanks in advance.
Lee-Ping Chong
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Hi Lee-Ping
You let your baby walk around bare-bottom? This is dangerous. How do you know there aren’t paedophiles lurking around outside the house? Tsk, tsk, this must stop immediately, dear. Don’t give perverts the opportunity for cheap thrills. You may think your neighbourhood is safe but you never know. Still water runs deep. The gardener cutting the grass outside, the milkman delivering milk, the newspaper vendor come to collect his dues… these are all potential no-gooders. And if you think I’m paranoid, you’re right.
An apple a day
Keeps the doctor away
Some paranoia a day
Keeps kids out of harm’s way
And if you insist on letting her go butt naked, you’ll have to clean up the leaks. If she was wearing a nappy, a small leak would have been entirely absorbed. If it was major, just remove the nappy and double it as a rag for the clean up. A busy mum has to do all she can to cut corners.
Seeing as to how your daughter removes her diaper after pooping, I think she’s on her way to graduating toilet-training school soon. Most toddlers wallow around in their own poop, so be happy that she’s precocious enough to know poop doesn’t belong in diapers.
You are wise to recognize that your girl isn’t ready yet. She’s only 20 months old. There’s plenty of time yet. Be patient. Meanwhile, stock up on your disposable diapers – never mind what the environmentalists say about them - they keep a mother sane, floor cleaner and Dettol if she picks up food from the floor. One more thing, you may want to buy half a dozen potties and place them all over the house. That way, when the urge hits, there’s always a potty near at hand and you don’t have to scramble to the toilet for it. Toddlers aren’t good at controlling their bladders.
By the way, don’t you wish you have dear old mum with you all the time? You could always count on her to do the dirty work, eh?
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Dear Zany Mum,
Thank you very much for your advices. I will be more aware of my surroundings. Having more potties around the house is a great idea. We used to have one in the minivan, we could move that back into the house. Once she is trained, we can move it back.
Since I wrote this question, she has learned to poop in the potty. We are still working on the pee. I will definitely try your ideas.
Lee Ping, I told you so. Sorry, can't resist that. It's only been a few weeks since you wrote that question and she's graduated from poop school. Congratulations! Pee is not as stinky and dirty, so take your time. If you have other ideas, please do share.
My daughter is 25 months old. She will let us know if she need to poo. But when comes to pee, she just do it! It's difficult not to swear under the breath *sigh...
hijackqueen, I know how you feel. Sometimes I tak boleh tahan, I smack her bottom.
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